short takes

[cellio]

Who thought it would be a good idea to put strobe lights on school buses? Fortunately we're past the time (until next fall) when I ever see them before dawn, but they're still annoying. Clue delivery: drivers are safest when our eyes are on the road, not when we're distracted by something wacky in the peripheral vision! And you're a bus, for crying out loud; you're way more visible than the cyclists.

Harvesting a few browser tabs...

I has a sweet potato made me laugh so hard I couldn't see. Really. Several times. (Link from hobbitblue.)

In the interest of species equality, cat laws.

Too many books for the available shelf space? Not a problem!. (Source forgotten.)

Time breakdown of modern web design in this entry is spot-on.

Comments

[cellio]

Exactly what I was wondering. Epilepsy doesn't disqualify you from driving, so isn't this somewhere between risky and reckless?