Night of the living dead wax
[Posted Sunday, March 22, 2026 3/22/26 8:30 am]
There is a company that makes it possible for you to save the memory of a loved one on a vinyl record, inviting you to "live on from beyond the groove".
The name of the company is And Vinyly (a play on the phrase "and finally", I assume). They advertise that for just £3,000, they will press the ashes of a deceased person into a vinyl disc. You pick the music or speaking audio message for the disc.
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Or, you can keep the record silent. The ashes are sprinkled on the vinyl just before it's pressed by the record stamper into a translucent disc. So, the pops and crackles you hear on the record are a result of the dear departed's actual ashes. You can actually see the ashes if you hold the record up to the light.
The UK-based company has been offering this service since 2010. Ashes from dead pets can also be used.
And Vinyly creator and music producer Jason Leach says, "It's a bit more interesting than being in a pot on a shelf."
Truer words never spoken
[Posted Thursday, March 12, 2026 3/12/26 10:30 am]
What's in a name?
[Posted Sunday, March 1, 2026 3/1/26 10:36 am]
I came across this photo of a booklet while searching for something else on eBay:
This is a training handbook created for the U.S. Forest Service in 1948. Notice the name of the person who prepared the booklet.
A guy named "Woods" who works for the Forest Service? How cool is that?
The needs of the many
[Posted Sunday, February 22, 2026 2/22/26 8:20 am]
Today we remember Leonard Nimoy who passed away on this day on February 22, 2015.
Rest in peace, Mr. Nimoy. May your memory live long and prosper.
Happy Valentine's Day
[Posted Saturday, February 14, 2026 2/14/26 3:07 pm]
The power of the internet
[Posted Tuesday, February 10, 2026 2/10/26 9:44 am]
A while ago while surfing around the net, I came across this amusing image:
Looking at it got me to thinking, I wonder if, just by going on information available in the picture, could I find the exact location of where this picture was taken?
Well, I can say now officially, the internet is magic, because take a look at this:
All I did was simply search in Google for "Bloor Meat Market." In seconds it responded with a listing for this business which is located in Toronto, Canada. The search results even includes pictures of the store, which is obviously across the street from where the Cylon is standing in the joke image.
The power of the internet and AI is pretty amazing, isn't it?
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