Misty, water-colored memories of the… Wired News Blog Network.
• In yet another sign that John Brownlee over at Table of Malcontents thinks a heck of a lot more than I ever do, he writes: "Professional bloggers are, at best, symbiotic parasites. In the sea of the internet, blogging is a million lampreys sucking on the bloated cephalopod of a giant squid feeding upon the tiny Nautilus of a single unique thought."
If I didn't have a case of attention deficit, I'd totally spend a few minutes mulling the greater issues raised by this… ooo! What's that thing over there? It's sparkly!
• D batteries are a pain. Gadget Lab tells you how to avoid using them by dipping into your stash of double-As and teaches me about a certain kind of device that likes its Ds.
• Wired Science posts part of an amusingDavid Letterman Top 10 list about crazy astronauts. The bigger issue: are they getting it on up there? Some illustrious blogger at Sex Drive Daily explores the possibilities.