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25 November 2003 
Choice Words
Did you know:
The Rot13 method of encrypting text is performed by rotating the alphabet by thirteen characters. Because there are 26 letters in the alphabet, the decryption process is the same as the encryption. The longest words to form other words when Rot13 encrypted are the seven letter words abjurer and nowhere, which become each other.This and other fascinating word facts await you at the Word Oddities page of the Fun With Words site. Logophiles, clear your schedules. (Via MeFi.)
08:48 PM |
The Artist's Studio
Artist Bryan Larsen walks us step-by-step through the evolution of one of his recent paintings, bloggishly, taking comments and questions along the way. You can see his other stuff here. (I think this is my favorite, with this a close second.)
08:30 PM |