Flixster is free and covers both movie showtimes and Netflix queue management very well in one app.

I'm trying to think of a Chiang story that DIDN'T blow my mind in some way. Can't wait to read this.

@PunkRockMachine: um, Danielle?

VOTE: Simplenote. Especially when combined with Notational Velocity.

@goodywitch: earth balance.

Thanks for including a vegetarian-friendly post once in a while! I'd also recommend [vegweb.com] as a real motherlode of veg recipes.

The snowflakes are by the wonderful cartoonist Minty Lewis!

I used to work as a projectionist, and we would use a clothespin to clip a dryer sheet to the top of the brain (the spooling mechanism of the platter) to help keep static from building up on the reels. It seemed to help.