Used Linotype offered for sale by San Angelo printer -- note the warnings! http://ping.fm/emCk2

"It can be said that the Linotype was the 'Twitter of 1886' for it sped up the spread of information at a dramatic rate." http://ping.fm/w8EaO

2011 is the 125th anniversary of the Linotype machine, the "eighth wonder of the world." http://ping.fm/UufS1

Great comic book mastheads! http://ping.fm/q6UXj​11/10/12/supertype-comic-book-​mastheads/

Artist sews paper in to 3-D sculptures. http://ping.fm/tY4w9

I forget the rotation: Is this a "Stocks Fall on Europe Fears" day or a "Stocks Rise on Europe Hopes" day? @TheSlot Bill Walsh

More on the first official Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day. http://ping.fm/fxSek

Today, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2011, is the first official Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day. http://ping.fm/Iqoch

Iggles fans love to dis the Cowboys and vice versa. Sometimes the media types get involved. http://ping.fm/R8q21

50 examples of logo design that cleverly use negative space in typography. http://ping.fm/2sn7X

"These are the times that try men's souls." I guess Founding Father Thomas Paine had to put up with NPR pledge drives, too.

Apple’s iPhone 4S Cracked Open, Money Spills Out. http://ping.fm/mrBK6

News 8's Gloria Campos last night on the Texas Rangers win: "There's nothing better than a grand slam with the bases loaded." D'oh!

As public editor of The New York Times, Daniel Okrent formulated Okrent's Law: "The pursuit of balance can create imbalance because sometimes something is true." Agreed, but why is that not considered stating the obvious?

The world will richly reward the person who can synchronize football broadcasts on radio and TV. bettermousetrap