Random Linkage 2007-Oct-16 PM
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007- The Catholic church just can’t escape the problem of sex scandals
The Vatican was last night at the centre of an unusually public sex scandal after acknowledging it had suspended a senior official who was filmed apparently propositioning a young man in his office.
- Schulz family not happy with Schulz and Peanuts, the Charles Schultz biography, released today
Monte Schulz, the oldest son, says the book accentuates the negative, gets some facts wrong and shortchanges his father’s “joys, his passions.” Says daughter Amy Johnson: “We were all very deceived. We never should have allowed him ([author] Michaelis) into our homes.”
- Early signs point to success in Radiohead’s experimental “Pay what you feel it is worth” release of the band’s latest album
- A good write-up on why getting a computer or laptop without Windows makes financial sense
- I may have found a new line of work that I could enjoy
A dentist accused of fondling the breasts of 27 female patients is trying to keep his dental license by arguing that chest massages are an appropriate procedure in certain cases.
- Build a simple office booby trap to fire tacks at fiendish cow-orkers trying to sneak up on you
- I love books. I already have my preferred publisher (anything O’Reilly) and shopping site (Bookpool), but I’m open to other options. Lately, I’ve taken a fancy to some of the texts put out by SitePoint - especially now that you can get a free Ruby on Rails complete ebook for about another 40 days
- A neat tutorial on creating a 3D image from a picture using Photoshop
- Animals painted on hands - much more impressive than it sounds from that description
- look closely - that’s a hand
