Word of the Day
Extemporaneous (adj., ecks-TEMP-purr-ANE-ee-uss)
Spoken or done without much preparation, off the top of one's head, unrehearsed, or makeshift.
Gif of the Day
In Calgary, where it can be -13ºF, soap bubbles freeze faster than they pop.
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Link of the Day
Floppy disk drives play the "Imperial March"
Someone from the Polish University of the Sciences has hooked two floppy disk drives together so they can play the "Imperial March" from The Empire Strikes Back:
For some of our readers, this will bring back memories. For other readers, these were things we used to store tiny pieces of files on a computer and to amuse ourselves with the sounds they made. We can't make your music with these things because music these days is not what it used to be, no sir.
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