Link Archives
Repressed Martial Arts
The best fight scene ever.
Air Guitar
A better? way to play air guitar.
Google Food Blog
This guy posts pictures of food that he gets to eat FOR FREE because he works at Google. That's it, I'm moving to Mountain View. via Valleywag.
Google's Snack Room
Gosh.
Fewer Signs, Fewer Accidents
An interesting 37signals post on removing rules: “The trouble with traffic engineers is that when there’s a problem with a road, they always try to add something,” Monderman says. “To my mind, it’s much better to remove things.”
More Republican Corruption
Ever heard of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands? Neither had I, until my dad sent me this post. Apparently, loopholes in US law (and the increasingly corrupt Republican party) let things like sweatshops, a lower minimum wage, and sex slavery flourish. Thanks, Republicans! Thanks, Abramoff!
Gladwell on Pitbulls
"...the Ontario government chose to make a generalization about pit bulls. But it could also have chosen to generalize about powerful dogs, or about the kinds of people who own powerful dogs, or about small children, or about back-yard fences—or, indeed, about any number of other things to do with dogs and people and places. How do we know when we’ve made the right generalization?"
A Bull Gets Revenge
Video of a bull at a bullfight jumping into the stands and injuring spectators. GOOD! Torturing animals shouldn't be a spectator sport. Well, animals shouldn't be tortured at all but it's even worse when thousands gather to watch their suffering.
THE TYPETESTER
Check your web fonts, yo!
Poor Richard's Redemption
A good article about Benjamin Franklin. The link is stolen from Daring Fireball.
"With equal genius Franklin codified good behavior and defied it. He was an organization man who was not particularly organized, a committee man who worked most effectively through back channels. With equal gusto he preached temperance and wrote drinking songs. He practiced frugality only, he admitted, so long as it was absolutely necessary."
CHOCOLATE CITY
Is it just me, or is New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin just a little bit crazy?
"You take dark chocolate, you mix it with white milk, and it becomes a delicious drink. That is the chocolate I am talking about," he told CNN.
Nikon to End Film Cameras?
Apparently, Nikon is phasing out production of their film camera line, with the exception of the F6. Wow, didn't think this would happen so soon.
Windows Media for Quicktime
What the heck? When was this released? Now you can play Windows Media files with Quicktime without having to install the Windows Media player for OS X. Neat!
Google Earth for OS X
Yay! Google Earth is now available in beta (isn't everything perpetually beta in Web 4.6?) for Tiger!
The Treasure From Our Hump
Ummmm, camels rapping about bringing gifts to the baby Jesus to the tune of a Black Eyed Peas song. It's funny. At 1am, at least. In a really ridiculous, absurd way.
Pat = Asshat
Pat Robertson, once again proving himself the world's biggest asshole, suggests that Sharon's stroke was God's punishment for "dividing Israel."
Steve, Don't Eat It!
Steve eats things that a person really shouldn't eat.
Power Napping
How to make the most of a power nap. Never over 20 minutes!
Peace Arch Border Lineup
Cruising around NW Washington in Google Maps, I found the mother of all border lineups heading north at the Peace Arch crossing. This looks like an insanely long wait.
Jeff Reardon, Jewel Thief
Retired all-star relief pitcher Jeff Reardon has been arrested for robbing a jewelry store in Palm Beach Gardens. Guess that $2.5 million per year in the early nineties must've ran out, eh Jeffy?
Eat Your Lawn
"The lawn devours resources while it pollutes. It is maniacally groomed with mowers and trimmers powered by the 2 stroke motors responsible for much of our greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrocarbons from mowers react with nitrogen oxides in the presence of sunlight to produce ozone. "
via Airbag
Hoodies of Terror
Anticon is selling these hoodies with built in masks...terrifying, awesome, or hilarious, depending on who you talk to. Also, expensive.
Green Conservatives
New British Tory leader David Cameron "regards environmental issues as among the most serious challenges facing society." Conservatives in North American should take heed.
Gibson for Gov
Schwarzenegger isn't conservative enough for Cali Republicans, so they're trying to tap MEL GIBSON to run for Governor next year. WHAT THE EFF?
Move Israel to Europe, the Holocaust didn't happen
You, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, are an asshat!
Google Transit
Plan your transit trips with Google! This looks to be amazing. Via Slashdot.
10 Golden Rules of Google
Rule no. 5? "Eat your own dog food."
Tallest building causes earthquakes
Wow, "Taipei 101 is thought to have triggered two recent earthquakes because of the stress that it exerts on the ground beneath it." via Slashdot.
Liberal Blog
Now that Canada is in another election campagin, the Liberal Party of Canada has a weird blog up on their website. Via Langley Politics
Samish Flickr
My brother came out to visit me at Samish Island and took some really nice pictures. On film, no less! Here are the photos on Flickr.
Web 1.0 Summit
"Scaling Extensible Whatever with Blah Blah Blah Across the Enterprise(tm)"
Pat's at it again
Arnold's a prick, but Pat Robertson's still a bigger one.
Digital Hearth en Español
Digital Hearth translated into Spanish. People read the Hearth in Spanish? Deeper zone.
Jowlers!
A site dedicated to jowling.
Bellingham Pop Fest
The Bellingham Pop Fest is this weekend! Get there fast, because International Falls is playing with Mt Eerie on Saturday evening!
Buy Gallo's Sperm
More evidence that Vincent Gallo is the biggest asshat in the world.
Keep The Change
I know that everybody and their mother is linking to "Keep The Change," a new savings program by Bank of America, but that's because it's such a good idea.
Chef Grant Achatz
A really great article about Grant Achatz, his new restaurant, and his fascinating experimental cooking techniques.
Boards of Canada interview
Pitchfork interviews Mike and Marcus...a couple interesting revelations of note: 1) they are brothers, and 2) they've recorded an acoustic version of Music Has The Right To Children which will most likely never see the light of day (would love to hear that).
Flickr Related Tag Browser
What a great way to integrate Flash with the Flickr API. Functional Flash like this is so rare but so good when you find it.
Robertson calls out Chavez
Pat Robertson, King of the Jackanapes and Overall Asshat, has called for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. It's par for the course though; the U.S. Christian Right calling for very un-Christianlike terror tactics against those they disagree with.
Recording Notes for Pixel Revolt
John Vanderslice, who is hands down the nicest person in music, ever, has a page up with recording notes from his latest full-length, Pixel Revolt. Apparently, David Berman helped to come up with the title. Ah, that's why I like the title so much.
The Lifestraw
The Lifestraw looks like a pretty legit zone. Instant water purification for under $2 a year. This will save thousands of lives. Thank you, Denmark’s Vestergaard Frandsen Group!
Nikon D50
The newish Nikon D50 looks pretty cool. With a street price that's hovering around $740, how can you go wrong?
Mr. Sun
Mr. Sun is hilarious. Somehow I continually forget to visit his blog. I think it's probably the best on the Internet.
Libelous Claims About Large Corporations
"The StarKist tuna company breeds extra dolphins to put in their fishing nets to die."
You saw it here first: Libelous Claims About Large Corporations, presented by Edan and company.
IE7, Same Old Shite
Dave Shea of Mezzoblue puts the beta version of IE7 through the CSS wringer...and looks like nothing's changed. How can a company with so much money do so little to fix so many problems with their web browser? ARRRRRGGGH.
Spooky Saturn Sounds
NASA recorded some radio waves from Saturn. Pretty trippy!
100 Quick & Healthy Recipes
"Sometimes cooking takes a lot of time in our life, but we got some good news for you. The World’s Healthiest Foods has an excellent list of healthy foods which need less than 30 minutes of preparation and cooking times." lifehack.org compiles some nice looking recipes for those of us who are lazy in the kitchen. Via kottke.
Karl Rove, Whistleblower
Ah, those cute little conservatives over at the Wall St. Journal! "In short, Mr. Rove provided important background so Americans could understand that Mr. Wilson wasn't a whistleblower but was a partisan trying to discredit the Iraq War in an election campaign. Thank you, Mr. Rove." And Mr. Rove ISN'T a partisan spin doctor? Hm.
Covered Wagons
Coming out to What-The-Heck Fest this weekend? Sleep in a covered wagon down at Pioneer Trails! Only $25 a night...plus, you can reenact portions of the ill-fated Donner Party trip by eating your wagon mates.
Anacortes Police Blotter
Look at all the vandalism going on in Anacortes lately! Bored and intoxicated kids, is what this is.
Bellingham to Anacortes bus service
Bus service to Bellingham soon coming to Anacortes! YESSSS. Of course, it'll probably take like 2 hours, but it's still a pretty nice option for those Fidalgo residents without cars.
Danny Way to Leap Great Wall
Dang! Danny Way is going to try and ollie over the Great Wall of China! Such a huge ramp and gap.
Keller Vs. Blumenthal
"Iron Chef match up we'd like to see: Thomas Keller of the French Laundry restaurant (Yountville, CA) versus Heston Blumenthal of the Fat Duck Restaurant (Bray, UK)."
The Surrealist Compliment Generator
"Your raw sensuality flusters me as the dog sneezes into the ventilation fan."
Swallowing your car key
"I was acting like I pretend swallowed it, but then it actually went down into my stomach!" Richardson said. "It didn't hurt. It just went down easy. I was thinking, 'Uh-oh.'" It was Allen's only key to start the pick-up.
Your (sic) Going To Hell
Somebody get these guys a popsicle and a spellchecker. Pump the speakers for this one.
Political Theory
The political theory daily review. Get in, get deep.
DC HOOPS
WOAH.
(via Cameron Moll)
Phoning It In
Rhode Island radio station features performances recorded live over the phone. With cool artists like John Vanderslice, Mount Eerie, Karl Blau, Little Wings, Woelv, Thanksgiving, etc. I am especially enjoying the set by The Watery Graves. Curtis' piano sounds so good.
Liberals Survive Again
"The federal Liberals scored a quick and decisive victory Thursday night, catching the Conservatives off guard by passing their controversial budget amendment and ensuring their minority government is safe until the fall." Also, why is Peter Mackay calling Paul Martin 'Hannibal Lecter'? Weird.
No Hitter on LSD
Pitcher Dock Ellis relates his story of pitching a no-hitter on LSD in 1972. Yikes!
An Open Letter to the Kansas School Board
"But what our scientist does not realize is that every time he makes a measurement, the Flying Spaghetti Monster is there changing the results with His Noodly Appendage. We have numerous texts that describe in detail how this can be possible and the reasons why He does this. He is of course invisible and can pass through normal matter with ease."
Thunderstorm, Sunset, Portland
I talked to my dad on Father's Day and he told me about this awesome thunderstorm that was happening in Portland. Here is a Flickr set of some amazing pictures from that night.
Skating out of poverty
Using skateboarding as a tool to get out of poverty in South Africa. Deep.
A Painful Cheese Race
"Chris Anderson, 17, clasps his Double Gloucester cheese as he waits to be taken away on a stretcher, suffering a sprained ankle, after claiming first prize in one of the races in the ancient daredevil sport of cheese rolling at Cooper's Hill in Brockworth, England, Monday"
40,000 Water Balloons
The world's largest water balloon fight may have just taken place in Fort Nelson, BC. "Oh, I just got hit!" No ship you just got hit, you were in the world's largest water balloon fight!
Kabalarian Turds
Those KRAZY KABALARIANS! "While the name Turd creates the urge to be generous and happy, we point out that it causes an emotional intensity that is a challenge to control." Teehee!
What The Heck Fest, 2005
The best little music festival in the Northwest returns to Anacortes. The Poison Dart will be playing, as will dozens of other excellent musical acts.
Liberals Survive
Somehow, Canada's federal Liberal Party made it through 15 confidence votes tonight. This means no election this summer. Hooray!
Ames Rooms
Let's get CRAZEEEE with perspective!
Tsunami Warning
There is a tsunami warning for the West Coast from Southern California up to Vancouver Island right now, due to an earthquake off the coast of California. I live two blocks from the sea. Guess I'd better pay attention. Tsunami warning called off. We are safe...for now!!!!!!
Anatomy of an Icon
Older but good article by Dan of Simple Bits about his icon-building process. Helpful if you are trying to figure out the intricacies of icon design.
Tumbleweed Tiny Houses
The tiniest houses. Thoughtful layouts. Highly movable. Pretty cute!
High School Principal shuts down paper
The principal of a high school in Georgia shuts down the paper and cancels the journalism program. So the students go online to publish their story. Be sure to read the "Email Trail" pdf of correspondence between the principal and the journalism teacher...crazy stuff. So many education administrators are paranoid, controlling and hegemonic. This reminds me of stuff that happened at my university a few years back.
Phallic Logo Awards
What it says. 8===>
Baffeled by Bush Poo Flags
German police are baffeled by Bush poo-flags.
Abusing Amazon Images
How to hack Amazon's image urls to make book images look ridiculous. Fun!
Where is Jeff Mangum?
"Neutral Milk Hotel's bandleader built a faith on the transcendent power of music. Then, when he needed it most, he gave up on it." This article is from a couple of years ago but it's a really interesting read.
Baby Musk Ox
Probably the cutest thing EVER.
Star Wars Returns
No, not that Star Wars. The U.S. Government, God Bless It, is once again planning weapons in space: "Another Air Force space program, nicknamed Rods From God, aims to hurl cylinders of tungsten, titanium or uranium from the edge of space to destroy targets on the ground, striking at speeds of about 7,200 miles an hour with the force of a small nuclear weapon." WHAT THE EFF?
The Short Life of Flash Mobs
"Who'd have thought a single email designed to mock New York scenesters would have turned into an international craze? The founder of flash mobs talks to Stay Free! about his experiment in social networking." A revealing interview with the person who invented "Flash Mobs" - apparently as a joke.
Arrested Development Lives!
Looks like Fox got wise and decided to order a third season of this brilliant show. YESSSSS.
Belinda.ca joins the Liberals
Woah, Belinda Stronach has crossed the floor of Canadian Parliament to become a Liberal! This should help them a little bit in their quest for survival this week.
World's Worst Places
Using satellite imagery, Sprol.com takes you on a sightseeing tour around the world to places that humans have wrecked. "Our mission is to use space imaging to show people the visual macroscopic effects of our decisions and behavior."
Mystery Piano Man
This unknown man in the UK hasn't said a word in weeks but is a piano virtuoso. "The man's talent came to light after staff at the Medway Maritime Hospital gave him a pen and paper in the hope he would write his name. Instead the patient, dubbed The Piano Man, drew very detailed pictures of a grand piano."
Device Convergence
Colin O'Brien on the (lack of) demand for devices that can take pictures, make phone calls, play mp3s, and drive your car. "Companies seem intent on converging devices just because they can. And considering the number of people I hear complaining about the difficulty of finding a mobile phone without a camera built-in, theyre not about to stop there."
Wind Turbines in Scotland
The government in Scotland is pushing for approval and grants for urban rooftop wind turbines. Pretty cool. Also, The executive is committed to meeting its ambitious target of 40% of electricity generated in Scotland from renewable sources by 2020 tackling climate change and creating new green jobs. We will do this by the development of a mix of renewable energy sources including marine, tidal, biomass and wind. These will be delivered through both large and small-scale projects.
Wrapping a Glacier
A Swiss ski area wraps a glacier in foil to stop it from melting. Helloooooo, Christo did this like 17 years ago, alright?
No Confidence Vote for Canada's Liberal Party
"In what could be seen as the beginning of the end for Paul Martin's minority government, the Liberals lost a vote on a controversial motion in the Commons Tuesday night." This is an intense year for the Canadian Government. I have a feeling it's just going to get worse. Of course, it can't get as bad as this.
Addiction - James Woods
"Walking in the mountains is an unhooking experience where you gently let go of addictive preoccupations, in an environment that does not support them. Natural landscape is psychological like any other, in the sense that we project meaning onto which is not inherent or inbuilt."
I like this essay, and this man's photography. Also, in his photo gallery, the background changes on each page to match the colors of each photo. Simple and beautiful.
Bonjour for Windows
Apple releases Bonjour networking (formerly known as Rendezvous) for Windows. Hook up your computers to other computers! Easily!
Spokane Mayor Pederast?
The Spokesman Review has a huge feature on their recent investigative report into Jim West, Spokane's mayor and one of the most powerful Republicans in the Washington legislature. It appears that he's got quite the history of sexual abuse and molestation of young boys. Sort of reminds me of the Neil Goldschmidt scandal that broke in Oregon last year.
Google Web Accelerator
Google adds a "Web Accelerator" service. I guess this could be cool if you're running Windows XP?
Tag Clouds
Jeffery Zeldman waxes philosophical about the (mis)use of tag clouds as navigational elements.
Brightblack on Matador?!
Brightblack just signed with Matador! This is interesting to me because I've had some sort of flaky dealings with them in the past, and I haven't heard anything about them in a long while. Good music, though.
iPod Shuffle
The iPod shuffle now commands about 60% of the flash-based music player market in the US. That's in a mere THREE MONTHS after its release. Unheard of and incredible.
BC Election Debates
thetyee.ca has an interesting "blog commentary" on last night's BC election debates between Gordon Campbell, Carol James, and Adrienne Carr.
Mint Records
Mint Records is a label from Vancouver with some great bands but such a terrible website. Almost unusable. Like some Netscape 3.0 relic from the 90s. It also uses "Impact" as a headline and link font. Lord help us all.
Stephen Malkmus
I've been listening to a copy of the new Stephen Malkmus record. It's pretty much shit. Ah well. This didn't really warrant a full entry, so it's relegated to the sidebar. This just links to his website.
Idaho Loves Napoleon
Idaho House Resolution No. 29: "WHEREAS, tater tots figure prominently in this film thus promoting Idaho's most famous export;" etc, etc.
Ultimate Blogger
Urban Honking is hosting a "Reality TV" style competition called "The Ultimate Blogger." The winning prize is worth over $500 and includes a ton of awesome stuff like an iPod shuffle, $100 cash, a copy of Transmit, a Movable Type installation, Flickr pro account, and more! Sign up!
Langley Politics
A site dedicated to politics in Langley, BC. Of interest if you live in Langley and are interested in politics, I suppose. Niche Market! (Hi, Megan)
Time Machine on Ebay
Friggin' sweet!
X That Changed The World
A new trend in book titles: "Anyone contemplating writing a book on current trends in the publishing industry might consider this as a catchy title - Book: the book about the book that changed the world about the fish that changed the world."
Dog Blog
"As I walk around San Francisco, I encounter dogs tied to things, take their pictures, and offer them up to the world with whatever commentary springs to mind." Kind of not very funny but the dogs are cute.
Adobe/Macromedia FAQ
The Adobe/Macromedia acquisition FAQ, as translated by John Gruber of Daring Fireball.
Brian Schweitzer Interview
Brian Schweitzer is the governor of Montana. And he's a Democrat. How did this happen? What can this tell Democrats about how to win elections in red states? Read on.
Powell's Author Interviews
Powell's Books has dozens and dozens of author interviews posted on their website. I've been reading the interviews with Jim Wallis and Malcolm Gladwell. Great resource.
What Dominey Knows
Todd Dominey with some thoughts on the Adobe/Macromedia merger/buyout thing.
Adobe Buying Macromedia
Holy crap. Adobe is acquiring Macromedia.
6 Billion on the Isle
Would it be possible to fit the world's population on the Isle of Wight?
Terrifying Oldham
The most awesome and terrifying picture of Will Oldham ever taken.
New Sufjan Stevens Album
Pitchfork posted the tracklist to Sufjan Stevens' new album, "Illinois," due out on July 5th. The names of the songs are so long and pretentious and awesome. I am excited about this.
Curtis Knapp Photography
Not your mom's Curtis Knapp...not the Curtis Knapp of Marriage Records, either. This Knapp shoots photos of Brian Eno.
Mt. Eerie on Wikipedia
Hey, look! Phil's on Wikipedia! Looks like he's got a fan in Detroit.
Google Satellites
Google went and bought themselves a satellite. Find your house! I've wasted 30 minutes on this already; right now I am searching for skateparks in Vancouver, BC. Wow.
Sixfoo! 360
A social networking site for social networks.
Google Vs. Yahoo
Does Yahoo have a new lease on life in the web war with Google? Ben Hammersley, writing for the Guardian, certainly thinks so.
Link Prefetching
Woah, Mozilla/Firefox have implemented a "link prefetching" feature that lets authors specify and preload a next page or image...pretty deep into the possibilities of this vibe zone. Via Kottke
Seal Hunting Sucks
WARNING: This link contains graphic images of seals being killed and looking at other dead seals (so damn sad). I'm sorry, but I really have to swear here: These seal hunts seem fucking brutal. Please don't go to this link if you are feeling squeamish.
Humans Threaten Earth
"Human activities are causing irreversible damage to the natural world, a major study finds." Of course, there will always be those conservative naysayers who believe that humans can't do a thing to hurt the earth...such as the current government of the United States. Well, on marches Capital!
All About the Doug Fir
Willamette Week (PDX) has a big feature article on the swanky Doug Fir Lounge. Provides a good background on the newish venue and why it's been so successful. I'm uncomfortable with the name for some reason. Calling Douglas Fir trees "Doug Fir" is the new orange, I guess.
Bee Killer Imperils Crops
A tiny parasite is threatening to wipe out over half of the U.S. honeybee population. This is bad news in just about every way.
Solar Death Ray
Somebody made a Solar Death Ray from 113 mirrors. They destroy things with it. "But don't worry, new things will get burnt, melted,
and cooked as soon as the sun comes out!"
Torrents of Decemberists
Wired News article about how The Decemberists are using BitTorrent to distribute their new video. Grassroots bandwidth distribution in the hiznouse!
Duct Tape Wallet
3M has official instructions on how to make your own wallet from duct tape. Neato.
Link straight up jacked from The Morning News.
"Chinese Democracy"
The story of the still-unfinished Guns n' Roses album, after more than 7 years of work and $13 million in production costs. Stupid, stupid rock stars. Stupid, stupid record labels. via Kottke.
DH on TV
"The Cunningham family gathers around the digital hearth"
Interview: Wikipedia
Wikipedia gets more page views than USA Today's website. usatoday.com has a staff of 160. wikipedia.org has a staff of 1.5. Interesting...
St. Patrick's Timeline
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, The Onion has a highly accurate history of Ireland available.
Free SXSW MP3s
South by Southwest, the massive annual music/film/interactive festival in Austin, TX, is offering a free BitTorrent download of 750 songs [!]. It's 2.6 gigs [again, !] but should be worth the time spent downloading.
Emo Band Quiz
What Emo Band Are You? Apparently, I am the "Get Up Kids." Uh, great.
The Two-State Solution
"Residents of Eastern Washington want to split Washington in two. Why not out cut the rubes loose?" Hey, I've got an idea too: split Oregon and Washington down the Cascades and merge the western parts of both. Then dissolve the border to BC. Cascadia, halved! YESSSS.
Mount St Helens Goes Boom
Mt St Helens sent out some ash today. We were there just 2 months ago! Pretty awesome to have an active volcano in your backyard.
365 Days of Shows
This guy Josh in Portland has been to a different musical performance every day for almost an entire year.
Kicking Horse River Lodge
I REALLY like the cut-and-paste style of this site for a ski lodge in Colorado. So brown! So orange! So woody! Link found at King Cosmonaut.
Dinner at Applebee's
A writer for the San Francisco Weekly (who happens to be Jewish) goes undercover and meets a charming group of white supremacist families for dinner at - where else - Applebee's. Funny story but also quite disturbing.
Tsunami Pictures
A relief worker in Thailand found a smashed up digital camera on a deserted beach and the memory card was still intact...the images document the scary and tragic moments right as the tsunami washes ashore.
Apple's New iPods
Beside the price drop and the slight hard drive boost, kind of lackluster update, eh?
King Cosmonaut
Wow, this site looks good. Once again, linked via Airbag
The Robot Ate Me Tours!
My friend and roommate Ryland just embarked upon a month-long tour of the West and Southwestern parts of the United States.
Prefuse 73 interview
Pitchfork interviews Scott Herren of Prefuse 73 about his new album. And pizza.
Climate Change, Yo.
Image gallery from the BBC showing "before and after" photos of glaciers, snowfields, and more. Dang!
Arrested Development in jeopardy?
Fox may cancel Arrested Development. It's the only good sitcom on television right now. Asshats. (link and insult borrowed from Airbag)
Show Hidden OS X Files
If you are having trouble seeing hidden files (such as .htaccess) in OS X, here is a good quick fix.
Waiter Rant
Do you want pommes frites with that?
PW Elverum and Sun
Mt. Eerie has a website. Oh look, Phil figured out how to pop up pictures from his textpattern site!
Cyberduck
Really cool little free FTP program for OS X.
Secure WiFi
Douglas Bowman explains how to encrypt your email when using a wifi network. Useful! Neat! Important!