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Quotes of the Day

"The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.": - Douglas Adams
"A cynic is a man who, when he smells flowers, looks around for a coffin.": - H. L. Mencken
"Dealing with network executives is like being nibbled to death by ducks.": - Eric Sevareid
"We don't know a millionth of one percent about anything.": - Thomas A. Edison

Word of the Day

Plimsoll line - noun: 1. Any of various horizontal lines on the side of a ship indicating the depth to which it may be immersed under various conditions. 2. A threshold or limit.

About iMagpie

iMagpie is a quickly hacked up replacement for iGoogle that I wrote in a few hours.

The name changes every time the page is reloaded because:

naming things is hard, so I decided to skip it
it's a small tribute to FireSomething, credited with the original idea and many of the animals in the list.

There is basically just one feature - you can set the location for the weather forecast. Enjoy!