xkcd

I just read some of a new comic called xkcd. Cory Doctorow posted about it on Boing Boing. Here are a few favorites that I ran across. [1][2][3][4][5]

Star Wars Essays

My basic criticisms of Star Wars are poor storytelling. I haven't had the time to write down all my problems with the movies, but luckily David Brin has. Check out his excellent discussion of the problems with Star Wars.

Baby Name Voyager

Here's a really neat program for exploring baby names. I got it from Sarah Lane's blog. Check it out. It explores frequency of baby names from 1900 to 2003.