Because a couple of people have requested distraction

[alexsarll]

"The Portugese have done what? Ensign, activate War Plan Lemon." Courtesy of alasdair posting the 50 most interesting articles on Wikipedia, though given one item on that list is a subsidiary item of another, really it's only 49. I already knew about 12 of the...things is really the only word...which they cover, and a couple of them I don't think are all that, but I doubt anyone could fail to find something splendidly odd and new in there somewhere.

Martin Gore called as expert witness on sadness, alienation, as gamer sues World of Warcraft.

Everything else I had to say, I've already said in Facebook status updates and I don't like duplicating material. Good clouds today, though.

Comments

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

At least they got a primary colour, don't knock it! Imagine how it must feel for Spain and Cuba, getting no-account shades like Olive and Tan.

[mooism.livejournal.com]

It sounds like a quote from Flash Gordon somehow. I note that Americans equating red with their greatest rival is not a new-fangled post-war thing.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

And yet it also connotes Republicanism. Never understood that.

[willjsm.livejournal.com]

I want to meet Stanislav Petrov before he dies. The man's a hero.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Indeed! Though it's notable that even in 2006 the resurgent Russian propaganda machine was trying to talk his significance down; I imagine after three more years of Putin, it would have gone even further and he'll have been reclassified as an active traitor and/or unperson.

[diamond-geyser.livejournal.com]

Hullo. I am not on Facebook. If you post interestingness there, there is worth in reiteration elsewhere. Here, for example.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

The Indelicates were dead good. I played some 40K and kicked arse. You're not missing much. Oh, also, my birthday is at N19 this year but that will get an LJ post too at some stage, I would think.

[diamond-geyser.livejournal.com]

Ha, the Man Indelicate is another for the Sarll scale of doppeldangers.

Also thankye.

[barrysarll.livejournal.com]

Yes, even my mum once made that mistake when watching a pop vid of theirs.