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September 18, 2012
fighting words
The Wordnik Word of the Day for September 18, 2012 is
dictionary attack
http://www.wordnik.com/words/dictionary attack
(noun) An attack that uses a list of words (from a dictionary) to guess passwords or decryption keys.
This term seems to have originated in the late 1980s.
Example:
During a dictionary attack, a single domain is bombarded with emails using a huge number of names as potential email addresses, so that hopefully at least one or two will reach geRead More...
September 17, 2012
Bookstores made from unlikely buildings
Here is a collection of unlikely buildings that have become bookstores.
This one was a church:
This one is a barge! So not really a building:
This one was a former theater:
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Expedition 32 Landing
Expedition 32 Landing
The Soyuz TMA-04M spacecraft is seen as it lands with Expedition 32 Commander Gennady Padalka of Russia, NASA Flight Engineer Joe Acaba and Russian Flight Engineer Sergie Revin in a remote area near the town of Arkalyk, Kazakhstan, on Monday, September 17, 2012. Padalka, Acaba and Revin returned from five months onboard the International Space Station where they serRead More...
September 13, 2012
Finally - FINALIA!
The prophecy spoke of a beast, a raven, a snake ... and a girl who dared to dream in a world where dreams were forbidden.
THE EDGE OF FINALIA by Delores Hawk - finally available in its entirety.
Visitors to this blog have been captivated by the first five installments of THE EDGE OF FINALIA and have demanded the rest. At last, Delores Hawk has acquiesced. Personally, as a rabbit, I find the idea of ravens, snakes, and other beasts (not to mention an author who isRead More...
September 12, 2012
Roald Dahl's Birthday - September 13
In honor of Roald Dahl's birthday on September 13, check out this page with some of his best quotes.
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September 11, 2012
a word for raconteurs
The Wordnik Word of the Day for September 11, 2012 is
conte
http://www.wordnik.com/words/conte
(noun) A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising or marvelous events.
‘Conte’ comes from the Old French ‘conter,’ to relate, recount.
Example:
The modern short story - as distinguished from the old conte and also from that quite insignificant kind of brief lovetale which flourished in crude American miscellanies before 1850 Read More...
September 10, 2012
two giants
Colorful Colossi and Changing Hues
A giant of a moon appears before a giant of a planet undergoing seasonal changes in this natural color view of Titan and Saturn from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Titan, Saturn's largest moon, measures 3,200 miles, or 5,150 kilometers, across and is larger than the planet Mercury. Cassini scientists have been watching the moon's Read More...
September 7, 2012
Back to school - author school picture edition
Here are some class pictures of famous authors. Click on any of the pictures to see more of them.
J.D. Salinger
Stephen King
Sylvia Plath
September 5, 2012
a bit of bite
The Wordnik Word of the Day for September 6, 2012 is
morsure
http://www.wordnik.com/words/morsure
(noun) The act of biting.
‘Morsure’ comes from the Latin ‘morsus,’ biting, a bite.
Example:
Farther, that nothing less than a violent heat can disentangle these creatures from their hamated station in life; or give them vigour and humour, to imprint the marks of their little teeth. That if the morsure be hexagonal, it produces poetry; thRead More...
Back to school time
For back to school time - check out these images of some of the most beautiful and imaginative public schools. We hope yours is as nice - though when it comes to schools what's most important is good teachers, books, and a can do attitude!
Click on the images for more.
