Distractions – Page 191 – Ammo for your Dreams

Inupiat

Post author By Dotan Dimet
Post date September 22, 2003

A good site about the Eskimo people living in Northern Alaska: Inupiat of Arctic Alaska.

Warrior Queen Burial

Post author By Dotan Dimet
Post date September 22, 2003

A 1,500-year-old Anglo-Saxon “warrior queen” has been found buried just two feet under the surface of a county field.

Lincolnshire’s own 6ft tall “Boadicea” has been described as one of the best Anglo-Saxon finds of its kind in the county.

She was still holding her shield and had a dagger at her side when she was found. On either side of her at the site just outside Lincoln were the remains of a man and a woman who were possibly her attendants.

The woman was wearing an amber necklace and had her feet bound together with rope. The male companion was buried with his hand over a pot.

[ via Cronaca, pointed to by Celsius1414 ].

Software and Programming

Save My Settings

Post author By Dotan Dimet
Post date September 22, 2003

Office 2000 Save My Settings Wizard – can it smother Clippie in the crib, please?

Resources

Road to Nowhere

Post author By Dotan Dimet
Post date September 21, 2003

Cities of North Alaska: Kotzebue,
Barrow. Interestingly, both of them are “damp” towns, meaning you can bring in your own alcohol, but you can’t sell it.

Also interesting is how so many of the buildings in Kotzebue seem to be prefabricated.

Comics

Batman: Dead End

Post author By Dotan Dimet
Post date September 20, 2003

How would a Fan film look like if made by Hollywood pros? Damn impressive, that’s how: Batman: Dead End (thanks to Oren Henkin for the link).