Daisy was sung by a computer in 1961

I had no idea that having HAL in 2001 sing Daisy was a reference to an actual computer, programmed to sing the exact same song.  In 1961.

Neque Ego Haer Intellegere Possum

There's a column in the Times about Latin diplomas. It's slightly interesting, to me in part because my diploma's in Latin.

But the best part is the graphic at the top, which is my headline. It reads, (I'm told), "I don't understand this either."

I want that on a bumper sticker. Or T-shirt. Or something.

Edit: I'm told by an aunt that it should be Neque Ego Haec Intellegere Possum. See, I told you I didn't understand it.

Lincoln Emoticon

It's possible that Abraham Lincoln used an emoticon in one of his speeches. Although there's a great deal of discussion on the New York Times blog. Honestly, more discussion of the idea than I would have thought possible. As if it were ever possible to determine whether it is either a coincidence or historic antecedent.