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Cute, Geek, Web

Real-Life Snail Mail

Apr 09. 2011

This is too stinkin' cute not to post. Vicki Isley and Paul Smith, researchers at UK’s Bournemouth University, have decided to take the term "snail mail" literally and created an email delivery service called Real Snail Mail. Real Snail Mail is a web service that uses live snails to deliver email. The delivery could take years; as a matter of fact the average delivery time is 615 days, 15 hours, 37 minutes and 27 seconds. How does it work? According to their website:

Our snails are equipped with a miniaturised electronic circuit and antenna, enabling them to be assigned messages. Your message is collected from a despatch centre at one end of their enclosure. Once associated with the tiny electronic chip on...

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Art/Design, Geek

Geek Zodiac

Apr 07. 2011

I don't put much stock in astrology or zodiacs, but I gotta give some cred to this geek zodiac, created by James Wright and designed by Josh Eckert. (Click to view large) And because the fine print is a bit difficult to read: † This is not to say that Ninja and Samurai are the same, only that they tend to appear around the same time and often in the same stories. And yes, Jedi Knight falls under this category (but depending on your reading, Han Solo would be either Pirate or Treasure Hunter). * Also includes those who hunt the undead. ** “Desenrascanço (loosely translatable as “disentanglement”) is a Portuguese word used, in common language, to express an ability to solve a problem...

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Parenting, Personal, Relationships

Are Two Girls the Best?

Apr 07. 2011

People often ask us how many kids we plan on having, and our answer is: "It depends." J and I made a deal before we got married. J wants lots of kids. Like, enough for a full soccer team. ("But I'll settle for a basketball team," he says. :roll: ) I was never sure if I wanted kids, but if I were to procreate I thought that two would be a nice number, the reason being that one would be too easy to spoil and three would be too much for me to handle. So we compromised. Since I would be the primary caretaker of the kids, we would aim for two. But if they were the same sex, we will...

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Blogging, Personal, Touching

The Broke-Ass Bride Needs Our Help

Apr 05. 2011

Do you know a fabulous blogger by the name of Dana LaRue? If not, you're missing out on a whole lot of awesome. Dana and I first met while blogging for Weddingbee. Her upbeat, can-do attitude is simply charismatic, and I was so happy to watch her start The Broke-Ass Bride which quickly turned into one of the premier wedding blogs on the 'net. Long-time readers may remember that two years ago, J and I went through an extremely difficult period when we lost our first baby just as I entered the second trimester. What made the loss even more bitter was that our insurance company refused to cover the costs of the surgery that I required from the miscarriage...

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