Things I have learned over the past few days

[kaberett]

• which lubricants are least harmful to sperm
  
• that "aplomb", "plummet" and "plunge" all derive from the Latin word for lead, plumbum, which is why the chemical symbol for lead is Pb and also is why "plumbing"
  
• there is honest-to-gods a species of fish called the sarcastic fringehead (I'm so sorry, I've closed the tab, but I am absolutely certain I learned this from one of you, so please do take credit)
  
• ... it is possible to make the history of the user agent string funny
  
• how to install Linux on a dead badger

Comments

[sorrillia]

Wait, you didn't know about "plumbum"? Is very surprised lemur.

[kaberett]

I knew about plumbum! Just not the first three derivatives.

[ghoti]

I feel like the sarcastic fringehead can be my evil twin or something.

[kaberett]

YES

[ghoti]

But I am waaaaaay cuter ;-)

[vass]

OMG SARCASTIC FRINGEHEAD. That is wonderful.

Dead badger Linux: I loved that so much that I bought the short story collection. The other short stories aren't as good, but it was still a reasonable train read.

[kaberett]

ISN'T IT

[syntaxofthings]

This entry made me giggle. I thank you.

[kaberett]

\o/

[davidgillon]

The badger thing is wonderful - like something out of Charlie Stross's Laundry Files, and I know I have a whole bunch of geekish twitter followers who will adore it if they haven't already seen it.

Gesamtkunstweak

[hairyears]

I wonder if there's an image of the Sarcastic Fringehead suitable for use as an icon or avatar.

Meanwhile, faking the user agent string is a necessary skill for us Opera users.