Tales Of Brave Ulysses

It’s amazing what you can turn up on the internet, especially stuff this is ridiculously absurd and completely unexpected. Something like Cats In Sinks, a truly serendipitous find. I’ve had a picture of my cat in my sink on an old web page for six years now, and today I’ve finally found my brethren in cyberspace.

Just read this little bit of news on Wired – Subway is phasing out their beloved Sub Club rewards program due to rampant fraud. I’ve got two full cards in my wallet right now, so this sucks. I just redeemed a card less than two weeks ago at my local Subway, so I wonder if this phase out has struck Guam yet?

Here’s a little tidbit: An Italian computer geek found the remains of an ancient Roman villa using the excellent Google Earth satellite images available on Google Maps. He was looking at satellite imagery of his home town when he noticed telltale signs of a dried up riverbed. Studying this ancient watercourse, he came across rectangular shapes that could only be a buried, man-made structure. Luca Mori describes his discovery on his blog, Quelli Della Bassi – which is currently slashdotted.