Pulitzer-winner Michael Chabon has rounded up a bunch of authors who will be auctioning off the chance to be in one of their novels on eBay. The authors include Chabon, Stephen King, Amy Tan, Lemony Snicket, Nora Roberts, Neil Gaiman, John Grisham, Peter Straub and others. The auction goes live on Friday and benefits The First Amendment Project.
The single most deceptive URL on the Internet (and one that’s a little troubling when you see what it’s really about): GetLoaded.com. Yeah … I’ll take my long distance truckers without the alcohol humor, thanks.
Download unofficial audio guides for the Museum of Modern Art in New York City from Art Mobs. Not to be outdone, MoMA now is offering their official audio guides as downloads as well.
The Commerce Department is looking to squash the .xxx domain before it’s launched. Because, you know, without that domain, there’s no pornography on the Internet. (Hey, guys, how about this: Approve the URL and require all adult sites to have the .xxx domain names, and then it’d be easy to keep kids from wandering in.)
Truly we live in a golden age. Today, at the pinnacle of civilization, one can go to the Lego Web site, design something using their Digital Designer and then they will gladly sell you a kit that contains all the Legos needed to make your creation. (Source.)
Probably nothing is as boring as a writer’s navel-gazing blog — pause for polite laughter — but Josh Friedman has a damn good one. (Source.)
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