Picks and finds from Erica Tesla. Little elaboration here, kiddies; if you’re looking for that, go to my blog. I largely post stuff here to distribute stuff to friends - stuff that otherwise I’d forget to IM them (or whatever) - or to save it for me, for later. Yes, I am so scatterbrained I have to blog stuff to myself.Tumblr (3.0; @sperari)http://sperari.tumblr.com/<a href="http://thepioneerwoman.com/homeschooling/2009/11/illustrate-and-write/">Homeschooling (Pioneer Woman)</a>: <p>Just a kid learning to read and write. But oh so awesome.</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/234628389http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/234628389Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:48:57 -0600<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/bKKDKAKNH-k&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/bKKDKAKNH-k&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Impersonations by Kevin Spacey (Full Video) (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/wcome2myworld">wcome2myworld</a>)</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/232653457http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/232653457Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:58:21 -0600<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kse8pfM5ns1qz4gl9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Why net neutrality is important (via <a href="http://petelumbis.org/blog/?p=1197">PeteLumbis.org</a>)</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/229106061http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/229106061Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:27:12 -0500<a href="http://www.intosudoku.com/Doc/Index.html">Sudoku</a>: <p>A great resource on solving Sudoku puzzles, particularly the really hard ones.</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/223569974http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/223569974Mon, 26 Oct 2009 01:08:30 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ks2vyxPi7K1qz4gl9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.partiallyclips.com/index.php?id=1626">PartiallyClips - A Webcomic for Grownups</a></p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/222855536http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/222855536Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:18:32 -0500<object id="flashObj" width="400" height="224" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/42806370001?isVid=1&publisherID=293884104" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=42968550001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fvideo%2Fplayer%2F0%2C32068%2C42968550001_1927247%2C00.html&playerID=42806370001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/42806370001?isVid=1&publisherID=293884104" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=42968550001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.time.com%2Ftime%2Fvideo%2Fplayer%2F0%2C32068%2C42968550001_1927247%2C00.html&playerID=42806370001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="224" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" swliveconnect="true" allowscriptaccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><br/><br/>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/211393522http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/211393522Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:27:19 -0500<img src="http://3.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqpi2bfq0m1qz4gl9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.explosm.net/comics/1809/">Comics - Explosm.net</a></p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/199610990http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/199610990Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:15:47 -0500<img src="http://5.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kp73mqhxCD1qz4gl9o1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://imgur.com/GyddD.png">imgur.com</a></p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/175491497http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/175491497Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:13:38 -0500<img src="http://23.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_koys4q6yzS1qz4gl9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>You -must- read this whole thing. It’s amazing. And now I’m contemplating spending several thousand dollars on dinner for two in Spain. (via <a href="http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2009/08/dinner_at_el_bu.html">Dinner at El Bulli: The Greatest Restaurant in the World - The Amateur Gourmet</a>)</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/171808189http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/171808189Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:24:25 -0500<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/HwTVbIQ5Dpslvjv3jr2HMGs7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.latfh.com/post/167506984/look-at-this-fucking-law-order-summary-via">lookatthisfuckinghipster</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Look at this fucking Law & Order summary.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://cosmopsis.tumblr.com/">cosmopsis</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/167827443http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/167827443Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:01:27 -0500<a href="http://sudokugrab.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-does-it-all-work.html">iPhone Sudoku Grab: How does it all work?</a>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/161715514http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/161715514Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:18:47 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/SFQsUIn56r24tgbjVNaH4wmXo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>via <a href="http://www.superpoop.com/081209/americas-military-leaders.jpg"><a href="http://www.superpoop.com">www.superpoop.com</a></a></p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/161549658http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/161549658Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:42:27 -0500“Wait, the conservative opponent of health care reform, fighting (literally) to defeat a plan that would bring coverage to those who lose their jobs, lost his coverage because he got laid off?”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2009_08/019423.php">The Washington Monthly</a></em>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/160121725http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/160121725Mon, 10 Aug 2009 18:49:30 -0500<a href="http://www.tweak.com/phonetag/hector/">Tweak: Phone Tag - Hector Rivera</a>: <p>Stories from a bounty hunter.</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/159193645http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/159193645Sun, 09 Aug 2009 11:07:15 -0500<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/28/technology/28texting.html?_r=2&hp">Driven to Distraction: Texting Raises Crash Risk 23 Times, Study Finds (NYTimes.com)</a>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/150464151http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/150464151Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:15:04 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFQkMAPVoIo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xFQkMAPVoIo&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Craig Ferguson 7/21/9A Late Late Show beginning (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/Malinky2Stoatir">Malinky2Stoatir</a>)</p>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148703681http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148703681Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:53:12 -0500“<p>So, once again, I figure, I’m left in the position of months of a near sedentary, non-weight bearing lifestyle…</p> <p>Except, that’s complete and utter excuse-driven bullshit.</p> <p>I will not allow a repeat performance. I’ve lived and breathed the right thing to do for far too many years to do the wrong thing one more time. I’m human, yes. But, I’m not willing to suffer and blame circumstances any longer. Even if it seems like every form of movement I adore has been, at least temporarily, stripped away from me.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/fat-bottom-bloggers-is-your-blog-killing-you/">Fat Bottom Bloggers: Is Your Blog Killing You? | Awake At The Wheel | Crossroads of Work & Play</a>. This is amazing and inspiring. It makes me want to redouble my health-seeking initiatives. And go play more.</em>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148583252http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148583252Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:46:13 -0500“<p>————————————————————————-<br/> ISSUE #88318<br/> ————————————————————————-<br/> Client Issue:<br/> “your getting than you used to be”<br/> (That’s the entirety of the message from the client.)</p> <p>Problem Point:<br/> While it is unclear whether or not this is actually a complaint, what is clear is that the technician’s “getting” is in some way different than the technician himself was at some point in the past.</p> <p>Improvement Goal:<br/> Each technician should take better care of his “getting”, to ensure that it stops differing from how the technician used to be. That way, the technician will potentially be praised by the client with the commendation that, “your getting is now exactly the same as you are now”. And those are the type of praises that result in raises.</p>”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/Support-Should-Never-Be-Necessary.aspx"> Support Should Never Be Necessary - The Daily WTF</a> (Read the whole thing. I cried.)</em>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148571664http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148571664Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:20:14 -0500“Based on data from the first three months of Kickstarter’s existence, it looks like there’s more than something to it. To date, if a project manages to get to 25% of its funding goal, it has a 94% success rate. Here’s a visual to illustrate that. The X axis represents percentage funded, the Y axis shows the percentage of projects that have reached that level:”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://blog.kickstarter.com/post/148411574/kickstarter-and-the-1-000-true-fans">The Kickstarter Blog</a></em>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148570209http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/148570209Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:16:41 -0500“In 2003, researchers at a federal agency proposed a long-term study of 10,000 drivers to assess the safety risk posed by cellphone use behind the wheel.”<br/><br/> - <em><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/technology/21distracted.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all">Driven to Distraction - In 2003, U.S. Withheld Data Showing Cellphone Driving Risks - Series - NYTimes.com</a></em>http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/146467202http://sperari.tumblr.com/post/146467202Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:06:55 -0500