links for 2008-05-06

Common sense prevails, for once

A big step up from Comic Sans

"As you can see, Photoshop is such a powerful tool it's no wonder it cost $1000 to purchase!"

""Surprisingly decent" was the consensus among nine reviewers who visited chain restaurants in the suburbs around New York City. "

"My "challenge", for those sciencebloggers who choose to accept it, is this: read and research an old, classic scientific paper and write a blog post about it."

"Not one of those insured passengers died in a crash -- and this was not just a coincidence, at least not to many of the people who bought the insurance."

"While Mary Sue is a fictional character who bends the universe around herself with her amazing specialness, Macho Sue bends the universe around his manhood. "