Miscellaneous Miscellany:
- Delete Wikipedia: A Webcomics Case Study (Halfpixel). There were recent Wikipedia deletion attempts on the entries for Evil Inc. and Ugly Hill. To illustrate/prove a point, Kristopher over at Halfpixel gamed the system and got the entry for his comic Starslip Crisis deleted. His point wasn't just that Wikipedia can be gamed. As he stated: "...instead of worrying about what Wikipedia thinks about our webcomics, there's a better use of our time: making truly notable webcomics."
- Sohmer (of LICD infamy) has some thoughts on Valentine's Day.
- Misc. Things: Neil Gaiman public interview on the WELL (BB); Parrot uses 950 words to converse with people (BB); Dating advice for men explained in electrical diagrams (BB); How would you live if you knew when you'd die - call for stories (BB).
Quotes:
"Valentine's Day: Because love isn't quite complicated enough as it is." -- xkcd (2/14/06)
"I Death Coil mages, and not because I have to, but because I can." -- Kjarne, Ursin Server (Official WoW Warlock Forum)
"You should generally not put a warlock in heroic mode, as the maximum raid size of 40 members will be unlikely to defeat him." -- Dellevin, Chromaggus Server (Official WoW Warlock Forum)
Overheards:
Overheard 1:
Chick: A new day, another dollar. A new day, another dollar. A new day, another dollar. As long as I have my smoothie, I'm okay. Smoothie -- okay. No smoothie -- not okay.Two:
Frustrated employee to dim coworker: If you'd stop being an idiot I wouldn't have to hate you anymore.Three:
Coworker: You know, they really need to make more Queen Latifah movies.Four:
Patron: Ummm, I'm looking for a book.
Librarian: Okay, well, do you know what it's called?
Patron: No.
Librarian: Do you know who wrote it?
Patron: No.
Librarian: Are you just hoping that we have some sort of book?
Patron: Yeah.
Librarian: You know you're in a fuckin' library, right?
Old Miscellany:
This Week in Miscelleny I
This Week in Miscellany II
This Week in Miscellany III
This Week in Miscellany IV
This Week in Miscellany V
This Week in Miscelleny VI (there is no VI)
This Week in Miscellany VII
This Week in Miscellany VIII