You've heard of Absolute Zero. There's also Absolute Hot. It's 255,021,300,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000° F. [link]
I've been pillaging this site for old radio shows to listen to in the car. [link]
Most tragic headline ever. [link]
I know, it's not really the most tragic.
This picture is from an experiment where they take out all the cells of a heart, leave the connective tissues, then repopulate it with cells from the organ recipient. The idea is to prevent tissue rejection. [link]
Buy their water bottles! [link]
Evidence that Mars likely once had an oxygen rich environment. [link]
An unsettling cartoon. [link]
Batman versions of Christmas movies.
Rethought MST3K. [link]
I wanna see this world developed into a book or movie. [link]
The universe could be collapsing. [link]
A high quality Sherlock and Doctor Who crossover fan film.
Where all these damn squirrels came from. [link]
This guy thinks we should be eating more nuts. [link]
Following the bit about where shirts come from, here's where they go after we're done. [link]
AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon are pushing legislation that allows them to kill landlines entirely. [link]
Metallica has now done a concert on all 7 continents. [link]
What the new female GM CEO is up to with the company. [link]
I've got a lot more links to sort through, but I'm stopping there, this week.
Friday, December 20, 2013
Thursday, December 19, 2013
Santa Park
I have a vision for a short cartoon. In my head it looks rather South Parkish.
Picture this, the Army sets up a Santa display in an Afghani town, which one isn't important. The display has a big throne on a platform covered with fake snow, a Christmas tree and a couple of giant candy canes as a backdrop, and a couple of conspicuous soldiers, maybe Secret Service, with machine guns standing guard on each side. Santa walks out from behind the backdrop laughing and holding his belly. He moves to sit down and bellows "HELLOoooo, CHILL... ...dren." hesitating noticibly when he finally looks at the crowd.
Flash to the crowd. There's about a thousand, three foot tall, kids all glaring at Santa. I can't decide if I should make them all turban wearing and with long beards or add in a decent mix of three foot tall black shrouds with eyes that would be little girls. None of them are moving or making a sound. It would be a bit like when Buzz Lightyear first saw the field of green, three eyed aliens, in the claw machine.
Flash back to Santa swallowing hard, glancing over at a stern looking man in dark sunglasses, dark suit, and an ear piece who nods at Santa.
Santa grins a big toothy grin.
Santa sits.
Patting his lap, Santa calls up the first little kid. The kid gets lifted into place and Santa asks "What's your name little boy?"
A closeup of the child. The child blinks.
The beard opens up and stream of "Mujabalasalafaladalasimsalabim!" pours out causing Santa to jump.
"My, that's a mouthful. And what would you like for Christmas?"
Screaming "To crush the American imperialist running dogs, to drive the godless infidels from my home and Allah's chosen land, and a pony." At which point the child's mouth opens covering most of his face so we can see his tonuge wiggle as he lets out "ALALALALALALALALALALALALAL..."
Cut to the crowd where all the little boys have their heads opened up and are yelling similarly and firing uzi's into the air. If I include girls in the crowd their eye will be whipping back and forth nervously.
Flash to the man in black who puts his hand to his ear and says "Mr. President, Operation 'Christianize Afghanistan' is not, repeat, is NOT, going strictly according to plan."
Mind you, I wrote this in the early years of the invasion of Afghanistan when Bush was in office. I can totally see him trying to convert a nation by introducing Santa and Christmas.
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Picture this, the Army sets up a Santa display in an Afghani town, which one isn't important. The display has a big throne on a platform covered with fake snow, a Christmas tree and a couple of giant candy canes as a backdrop, and a couple of conspicuous soldiers, maybe Secret Service, with machine guns standing guard on each side. Santa walks out from behind the backdrop laughing and holding his belly. He moves to sit down and bellows "HELLOoooo, CHILL... ...dren." hesitating noticibly when he finally looks at the crowd.
Flash to the crowd. There's about a thousand, three foot tall, kids all glaring at Santa. I can't decide if I should make them all turban wearing and with long beards or add in a decent mix of three foot tall black shrouds with eyes that would be little girls. None of them are moving or making a sound. It would be a bit like when Buzz Lightyear first saw the field of green, three eyed aliens, in the claw machine.
Flash back to Santa swallowing hard, glancing over at a stern looking man in dark sunglasses, dark suit, and an ear piece who nods at Santa.
Santa grins a big toothy grin.
Santa sits.
Patting his lap, Santa calls up the first little kid. The kid gets lifted into place and Santa asks "What's your name little boy?"
A closeup of the child. The child blinks.
The beard opens up and stream of "Mujabalasalafaladalasimsalabim!" pours out causing Santa to jump.
"My, that's a mouthful. And what would you like for Christmas?"
Screaming "To crush the American imperialist running dogs, to drive the godless infidels from my home and Allah's chosen land, and a pony." At which point the child's mouth opens covering most of his face so we can see his tonuge wiggle as he lets out "ALALALALALALALALALALALALAL..."
Cut to the crowd where all the little boys have their heads opened up and are yelling similarly and firing uzi's into the air. If I include girls in the crowd their eye will be whipping back and forth nervously.
Flash to the man in black who puts his hand to his ear and says "Mr. President, Operation 'Christianize Afghanistan' is not, repeat, is NOT, going strictly according to plan."
-----
Mind you, I wrote this in the early years of the invasion of Afghanistan when Bush was in office. I can totally see him trying to convert a nation by introducing Santa and Christmas.
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Friday, December 13, 2013
Friday Links: December 13
Bee deaths are being blamed on the pesticide ingredient neonicotinoids. It's the only theory I'm hearing these days so I guess they've finally settled on just one thing. Here's a list of pesticides that use neonicotinoids. [link]
Oldest globe in the world. [link]
Good guy Satanists show jack ass Christians the error of their ways. [link]
Toddler that kicks ass at basketball. [link]
20 things the rich do every day. [link]
Written by someone who doesn't understand what "poor" means.
20 things the poor do every day. [link]
Written by someone who does.
The last VW Type 2 Microbuses are being built. [link]
The Fallout 4 website was a hoax. But Fallout 4 IS under development. They're looking for voice actors. [link]
The US sold off the last of its GM stock this week. They took a loss on the stock, but came out ahead economically. [link]
Tell this site what Lego sets you have and it'll tell you what else you can build. [link]
Lost Egyptian city found underwater. [link]
Radiolab Live. It's two hours and I haven't watched it, but I'm sure it's worth it. I'll watch it soon.
Another option for using your Dougmas Jars. GiveDirectly to a family in Kenya and Uganda. [link]
Depressing holidays. [link]
Massive Finnish nuclear waste disposal site. [link]
This year marked the smallest increase in medical costs in more than a decade. But hospital costs are still exorbitant. [link]
Could you pass a citizenship test? [link]
The Blues Brothers mall chase scene done with Legos.
And then check out their channel.
Video of the Moon orbiting the Earth.
If different wavelengths of light are affected differently by fluctuations in space/time then the Big Bang may not have happened. [link]
What do you mean IF?! I've been operating under that assumption for decades!
The viability of sex as exercise. [link]
Why is it harder to come out as an atheist politician than as a gay one? [link]
Brooke Shields got her old car back. [link]
10 frame animated photos. [link]
Cats really are ignoring you. [link]
Stolen cobalt-60 recovered. [link]
20,000 people applied for 400 Ikea jobs. Spain has an unemployment problem. [link]
There's a bit more than just the sounds of fingers on a table.
Oldest globe in the world. [link]
Good guy Satanists show jack ass Christians the error of their ways. [link]
Toddler that kicks ass at basketball. [link]
20 things the rich do every day. [link]
Written by someone who doesn't understand what "poor" means.
20 things the poor do every day. [link]
Written by someone who does.
The last VW Type 2 Microbuses are being built. [link]
The Fallout 4 website was a hoax. But Fallout 4 IS under development. They're looking for voice actors. [link]
The US sold off the last of its GM stock this week. They took a loss on the stock, but came out ahead economically. [link]
Tell this site what Lego sets you have and it'll tell you what else you can build. [link]
Lost Egyptian city found underwater. [link]
Radiolab Live. It's two hours and I haven't watched it, but I'm sure it's worth it. I'll watch it soon.
Another option for using your Dougmas Jars. GiveDirectly to a family in Kenya and Uganda. [link]
Depressing holidays. [link]
Massive Finnish nuclear waste disposal site. [link]
This year marked the smallest increase in medical costs in more than a decade. But hospital costs are still exorbitant. [link]
Could you pass a citizenship test? [link]
The Blues Brothers mall chase scene done with Legos.
And then check out their channel.
Video of the Moon orbiting the Earth.
If different wavelengths of light are affected differently by fluctuations in space/time then the Big Bang may not have happened. [link]
What do you mean IF?! I've been operating under that assumption for decades!
The viability of sex as exercise. [link]
Why is it harder to come out as an atheist politician than as a gay one? [link]
Brooke Shields got her old car back. [link]
10 frame animated photos. [link]
Cats really are ignoring you. [link]
Stolen cobalt-60 recovered. [link]
20,000 people applied for 400 Ikea jobs. Spain has an unemployment problem. [link]
There's a bit more than just the sounds of fingers on a table.
Thursday, December 12, 2013
Why I missed class
Back in college I was in an electronics class putting together a circuit on a breadboard. In front of me was a multimeter/oscilloscope that started making a horrible noise. I gave it a whack and it shut up. A few minutes later it started again. So I whacked it again. This repeated a few more times until I realized that it wasn't the multimeter, but an alarm clock. I was actually in bed and it was time to get up and go to class. But I was purple and spherical. I knew this. I had been purple and spherical my whole life. In fact, I was a giant grape. I realized something then. Fruit doesn't have to go to class. Because it's fruit. So I turned off my alarm, rolled over, and went back to sleep.
Now, imagine later that afternoon as I walked into my second class of the day with the teacher whose class I missed. I went over and explained to her why I missed class and the test that morning. She looked at me for a long time and said "I wish I was a giant grape." I got to make up the test.
Now, imagine later that afternoon as I walked into my second class of the day with the teacher whose class I missed. I went over and explained to her why I missed class and the test that morning. She looked at me for a long time and said "I wish I was a giant grape." I got to make up the test.
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Both Christmas trees, both Christmas trees
I made another Christmas "Tree". It's actually a bunch of silver christmas ornaments hung from fishing wire in rings to form a cone. The strings are attached to a window screen attached to the ceiling. I should have done two more rings, but I didn't.
Next year I'll use foam core draw rings, and staple the strings to the foam.
It's based on this design. [link]
Next year I'll use foam core draw rings, and staple the strings to the foam.
It's based on this design. [link]
Monday, December 09, 2013
Quantum Santa
The question of how Santa Claus manages to visit every home in the world in a single night has long baffled children of all ages. To answer the question we must look to the other conditions of his visit. Specifically the idea that you must go to bed before Santa will come.
Santa's visit goes unseen year after year. Searches for his Arctic toy factory have similarly been unfruitful. Not because it's not there, but because it can't be seen. You see, Santa exists in a quantum state.
Subatomic particles exist not as a point but as a probability cloud. Observation of the particle causes the probability waveform to collapse and it's position to be set. Working along similar lines, come the early morning of December 25 Santa exists in millions if not billions of homes simultaneously. If he were seen his waveform would collapse and he'd exist in only one house. Obviously he'd never meet his schedule if that happened regularly. He must exist in all those places to get the job done. Children must be in bed and asleep so they won't risk seeing Santa before he can manifest in their house.
Santa's visit goes unseen year after year. Searches for his Arctic toy factory have similarly been unfruitful. Not because it's not there, but because it can't be seen. You see, Santa exists in a quantum state.
Subatomic particles exist not as a point but as a probability cloud. Observation of the particle causes the probability waveform to collapse and it's position to be set. Working along similar lines, come the early morning of December 25 Santa exists in millions if not billions of homes simultaneously. If he were seen his waveform would collapse and he'd exist in only one house. Obviously he'd never meet his schedule if that happened regularly. He must exist in all those places to get the job done. Children must be in bed and asleep so they won't risk seeing Santa before he can manifest in their house.
Friday, December 06, 2013
Friday Links: December 6
Han Solo's blaster going up for auction. [link]
Modern vintage movie art. [link]
A chem lab Christmas. [link]
Mangafication of "classic" movies. [link]
Video of an avalanche hitting a warehouse. [link]
The degradation of quality of a copy of a copy of a copy holds through YouTube just as it did on a VCR.
Eagle steals camera.
High school demonstration of Einstein's gravitational space warping model.
Weak password for nuclear silos.
[link]
How to be a feminist according to stock photography. [link]
A recent history of US/Iraq relations and what's in the nuclear deal. [link]
RIP Scott Adams' father. Scott wants everyone who denied his father a peaceful death to die horribly and slowly. [link]
I'm unsure how this works, but it's impressive log splitting.
Animals WERE harmed during the making of these movies. [link]
Efforts to get a chimp legally recognized as a person. [link]
8 basic life saving skill everyone should know. [link]
Really? "You appear to be having a heart attack. Have some aspirin!"
Planet Money makes a T-shirt and shows you the whole process from growing to delivery. [link]
A quick summary of what's possible and happening with 3D printing.
Modern vintage movie art. [link]
A chem lab Christmas. [link]
Mangafication of "classic" movies. [link]
Video of an avalanche hitting a warehouse. [link]
The degradation of quality of a copy of a copy of a copy holds through YouTube just as it did on a VCR.
Eagle steals camera.
High school demonstration of Einstein's gravitational space warping model.
Weak password for nuclear silos.
[link]
How to be a feminist according to stock photography. [link]
A recent history of US/Iraq relations and what's in the nuclear deal. [link]
RIP Scott Adams' father. Scott wants everyone who denied his father a peaceful death to die horribly and slowly. [link]
I'm unsure how this works, but it's impressive log splitting.
Animals WERE harmed during the making of these movies. [link]
Efforts to get a chimp legally recognized as a person. [link]
8 basic life saving skill everyone should know. [link]
Really? "You appear to be having a heart attack. Have some aspirin!"
Planet Money makes a T-shirt and shows you the whole process from growing to delivery. [link]
A quick summary of what's possible and happening with 3D printing.
Thursday, December 05, 2013
Obligatory Dougmas post
It's the Dougmas season again. I'm greedy so I'm claiming the whole month. The ultimate expression of the spirit of Dougmas is to say fuck you to the Salvation Army with a Dougmas Jar.
The Salvation Army is pissed that they can't discriminate in their hiring practices, but they do still put the care of (and proselytizing to) the needy above their own bigotry. But, where legal, they do turn away homosexuals for aid and refuse to hire them. A good deal of the money given to them is spent in lobbying efforts to make them exempt from these laws both here and internationally. More money is spent on bibles and other material used to try to convert those who need their help. This year their leadership even admitted that their official stand on homosexuals is that they should all die. Seriously, it's in their handbook.
Some of our preferred charities are
* Solar Electric Light Fund (http://self.org)
* Trees for the Future (http://treesftf.org/)
* Wayne Foundation (http://waynefdn.org/)
* Dian Fossey Gorilla Foundation (http://www.dianfossey.org/home/)
* Save the Rhino (http://www.savetherhino.org/)
I also encourage you to plant a Douglas Fir. Considering that the ground is likely frozen and hard to dig it is acceptable to wait until May 25, Towel Day, to plant your tree. The world needs all the trees it can get.
But above all, try to find the time to spend with family and close friends this month. It doesn't have to be near the solstice or New Year or any other date, but you're more likely to be able to get days off around then.
Take a jar and place it where you set your keys when you get home. When you empty out your pockets put all the change in the jar. Mind you, these days you might have to make some extra effort to use cash in December just so you'll have the change. At the end of the month you take that money and give it to your favorite charity that isn't the Salvation Army.
The Salvation Army is pissed that they can't discriminate in their hiring practices, but they do still put the care of (and proselytizing to) the needy above their own bigotry. But, where legal, they do turn away homosexuals for aid and refuse to hire them. A good deal of the money given to them is spent in lobbying efforts to make them exempt from these laws both here and internationally. More money is spent on bibles and other material used to try to convert those who need their help. This year their leadership even admitted that their official stand on homosexuals is that they should all die. Seriously, it's in their handbook.
Some of our preferred charities are
* Solar Electric Light Fund (http://self.org)
* Trees for the Future (http://treesftf.org/)
* Wayne Foundation (http://waynefdn.org/)
* Dian Fossey Gorilla Foundation (http://www.dianfossey.org/home/)
* Save the Rhino (http://www.savetherhino.org/)
I also encourage you to plant a Douglas Fir. Considering that the ground is likely frozen and hard to dig it is acceptable to wait until May 25, Towel Day, to plant your tree. The world needs all the trees it can get.
But above all, try to find the time to spend with family and close friends this month. It doesn't have to be near the solstice or New Year or any other date, but you're more likely to be able to get days off around then.
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Faux Christmas tree, faux Christmas tree
I just set up Grandma's Aluminum Christmas tree. It's older than I am by about a decade. The lighting is from color change LED strips I got from Ikea. They replace a lamp with a motorized spinning color wheel that came with the tree and I've never seen. And since my library is under renovation I threw up a spare section of wall panel behind the tree to hide my shame.
Monday, December 02, 2013
Holiday shit list
Now that we're into the Dougmas season I should give you this years list of businesses and charities that don't deserve our money.
Hobby Lobby doesn't sell stuff for Hanukkah, because fuck Jewish people. [link 1] [link 2]
The Salvation Army steps it up this year by stating that their policy is that gays should be put to death. [link]
Chick Fil A still thinks gays are horrible and shouldn't marry.
The Christian Children's Fund refused $17,000 raised in memory of Gary Gygax (in 2008). They didn't want money donated by Dungeons and Dragons players or that was raised by selling D&D merchandise. The poor children that might be fed or provided with clean drinking water were better off hungry than fed with dirty gamer money.
I still don't know if they followed through, but Christian Charities threatened to stop providing aid in Washington, DC if they were forced to obey local anti-discrimination laws. They did stop providing support to spouses of employees when DC legalized gay marriage. They also gave all foster care duties to another organization so they'd never have to adopt out children to gay couples.
And I'm still pissed at Amazon.com for being patent trolls. They patented 1-click ordering back in the mid-90s despite the fact they didn't invent it and were one of several websites using it and then started attacking the other sites. It wasn't long ago they also patented social networking sites. But, I won't get on your case if you cut them some slack. The other ones, I'm going to give you a disappointed look if they see your money.
Hobby Lobby doesn't sell stuff for Hanukkah, because fuck Jewish people. [link 1] [link 2]
The Salvation Army steps it up this year by stating that their policy is that gays should be put to death. [link]
Chick Fil A still thinks gays are horrible and shouldn't marry.
The Christian Children's Fund refused $17,000 raised in memory of Gary Gygax (in 2008). They didn't want money donated by Dungeons and Dragons players or that was raised by selling D&D merchandise. The poor children that might be fed or provided with clean drinking water were better off hungry than fed with dirty gamer money.
I still don't know if they followed through, but Christian Charities threatened to stop providing aid in Washington, DC if they were forced to obey local anti-discrimination laws. They did stop providing support to spouses of employees when DC legalized gay marriage. They also gave all foster care duties to another organization so they'd never have to adopt out children to gay couples.
And I'm still pissed at Amazon.com for being patent trolls. They patented 1-click ordering back in the mid-90s despite the fact they didn't invent it and were one of several websites using it and then started attacking the other sites. It wasn't long ago they also patented social networking sites. But, I won't get on your case if you cut them some slack. The other ones, I'm going to give you a disappointed look if they see your money.
Friday, November 29, 2013
Friday Links: November 29
J.P. Morgan tried to have a Q and A session online. They had to cancel it. [link]
Lee Harvey Oswald's pallbearers were all volunteers from the media because nobody else showed. [link]
Long but interesting article about a fight with a major "revenge porn" host. [link]
Carving a turkey with an elephant rifle.
Man dies on TV while the audience laughs. [link]
Making happier cities. [link]
What is the "nuclear option" for filibusters? [link]
Tips for poster design. [link]
How to identify artists from their paintings. [link]
Envisioning a post-antibiotic era. [link]
90 companies are responsible for 66% of all greenhouse gas emissions. [link]
When Hanukkah will cross with other holidays. [link]
Abandoned websites that still work. [link]
New British Airways billboard.
The fight to wipe out polio (and a few other successes and failures). [link]
A problem with an Xbox One stream.
Lee Harvey Oswald's pallbearers were all volunteers from the media because nobody else showed. [link]
Long but interesting article about a fight with a major "revenge porn" host. [link]
Carving a turkey with an elephant rifle.
Man dies on TV while the audience laughs. [link]
Making happier cities. [link]
What is the "nuclear option" for filibusters? [link]
Tips for poster design. [link]
How to identify artists from their paintings. [link]
Envisioning a post-antibiotic era. [link]
90 companies are responsible for 66% of all greenhouse gas emissions. [link]
When Hanukkah will cross with other holidays. [link]
Abandoned websites that still work. [link]
New British Airways billboard.
The fight to wipe out polio (and a few other successes and failures). [link]
A problem with an Xbox One stream.
Wednesday, November 27, 2013
Movie Review: All is Lost
I recently watched the nearly-silent movie titled "All is Lost". Robert Redford plays a sailor whose ship is damaged by a drifting shipping container. The boat's taking on water, his electronics are shot, but little by little things get better... right up until the point where they get much, much worse.
"All is Lost" pulls you into the movie and makes you feel the whole thing. Even without explosions and car chases the movie keeps you in suspense almost the whole time. Even when things are going well and you start to feel hopeful and start to relax you still know there's more to come. Robert Redford silently goes about the business of trying to save his ship and supplies and his silence is what helps draw you in. You have to pay attention to what he's doing since he won't tell you. Even if he grumbled or talked to himself it would break the tension and make the audience smile. It also serves to show you how bad off he really is when he finally does break and scream out his frustrations.
I highly recommend this movie. I'll get it on DVD and probably give a few away, too.
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Doctor Who 50th Anniversary post
It was originally designed as a kids show. This tells me that England either treats its kids differently than we do in the US or that they do a better job of recognizing that different age levels like different entertainment.
There's been a lot to celebrate the 50th Anniversary. To the left you see a metal I got for a virtual 5K for charity. No shutting down city streets and screwing up traffic. Just run your own race.
A couple of months back they had a second Doctor Who Proms. Yeah, apparently they use that word differently than we do.
A few days ago the BBC had a special episode to commemorate the anniversary. Alas, Christopher Eccleston decided to opt out, but Matt Smith and David Tennant made the show along with a lost Doctor mentioned first at the end of last season and an extreme closeup with the next Doctor on the schedule as well as a surprise Doctor. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart passed away, but an actress playing his daughter and current head of UNIT also figures prominently.
If you go back to the first episode when the show came back in 2005 you see The Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) in Rose Tyler's living room look at himself in the mirror and evaluate his features. This tells us that his regeneration was so new he hadn't seen a mirror, yet. Not since the end of last weekend's special. Over the next few episodes we learn that all the Time Lords, The Doctor's people, are dead. They were killed in The Time War. And The Doctor killed them. It was something that ate at him and gave darkness to his character. But we'd assumed that it was he or The Doctor (Paul McGann) from the 1996 Fox movie that fought in the war. With the recent short "The Night of The Doctor" we saw the death of that Doctor and the creation of The War Doctor (John Hurt).
This special is about The War Doctor and his decision to wipe out his own people if it would take out all of the Daleks as well. He had to know what would become of him and what he would think about himself and what he'd done. And maybe, given 400 years, if he could come up with another way of doing things.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Another stupid Superman post
It's a good thing Superman doesn't exist. He'd be constantly getting shot at. If people know that a particular individual is completely invulnerable they're going to want to test it themselves. At first it'll just be nutjobs fearing alien invasion, the usual guys who assassinate good people, and people trying to impress Jodie Foster. Then random people who want to see it for themselves or who think it'll be funny will start shooting him. Before long it'll be a game. People will be finding new and creative ways to shoot Superman and post the video to YouTube. Eventually, the fad will die off, but there will always be people who shoot Superman for fun and sport. Superman will have to spend as much effort watching for incoming bullets to catch so they don't ricochet into bystanders as he does actually fighting crime.
Friday, November 22, 2013
Friday Links: November 22
The story of the Simon's Cat creator.
Breaking Bad alternate ending from the DVD special features. [link]
MI6 hacked AlQaida's website and swapped bomb making instruction with a cupcake recipe. [link]
I never played the game Glitch, but it's creators have gone belly up and make the game public domain. You can get art and code and whatnot for yourself. [link]
Blockbuster's tombstone. [link]
Texts from Star Trek: TNG. [link]
The idea that half the brain is for logic and the other for creativity is complete and total crap. That said, enjoy this quiz about which side you use most. [link]
Competitive? Laughing? [link]
You've seen the gif, now see the commercial. Jean Claude Van Damme doing the splits between semis.
Sarah Palin as asshole of the day. [link]
Are you kidding? Only of the day? She needs her own parking spot since she's there so much.
Short news quiz. [link]
I didn't know who the blonde woman with the pale skin is. I nailed everything else.
How to open a can without tools. [link]
In Iraq video games are about the only safe hobby. [link]
An article about self-driving cars. [link]
Speaking of self driving cars, if you haven't seen it yet, you should watch "The Great Robot Race" from Nova. [link]
A musical instrument designed by Leonardo DaVinci is played for the first time. [link]
Magpie and puppy playing.
Social media may make for worse writing, but better writers. [link]
The dispute between the Cheney sisters over gay rights. [link]
So that's what the Canadian army is for!
Well we aaaaaall shiiiiine oooon... given a long enough exposure. [link]
Breaking Bad alternate ending from the DVD special features. [link]
MI6 hacked AlQaida's website and swapped bomb making instruction with a cupcake recipe. [link]
I never played the game Glitch, but it's creators have gone belly up and make the game public domain. You can get art and code and whatnot for yourself. [link]
Blockbuster's tombstone. [link]
Texts from Star Trek: TNG. [link]
The idea that half the brain is for logic and the other for creativity is complete and total crap. That said, enjoy this quiz about which side you use most. [link]
Competitive? Laughing? [link]
You've seen the gif, now see the commercial. Jean Claude Van Damme doing the splits between semis.
Sarah Palin as asshole of the day. [link]
Are you kidding? Only of the day? She needs her own parking spot since she's there so much.
Short news quiz. [link]
I didn't know who the blonde woman with the pale skin is. I nailed everything else.
How to open a can without tools. [link]
In Iraq video games are about the only safe hobby. [link]
An article about self-driving cars. [link]
Speaking of self driving cars, if you haven't seen it yet, you should watch "The Great Robot Race" from Nova. [link]
A musical instrument designed by Leonardo DaVinci is played for the first time. [link]
Magpie and puppy playing.
Social media may make for worse writing, but better writers. [link]
The dispute between the Cheney sisters over gay rights. [link]
So that's what the Canadian army is for!
Well we aaaaaall shiiiiine oooon... given a long enough exposure. [link]
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Jury duty report
Never mind. I got excused from jury duty.
It's a relief. Last time I did this I was led over to another building for the jury selection and never had to return to the original courthouse. This time we stayed inside the main courthouse in a much cozier courtroom. The problem was getting into that courthouse. It's much like going through airport security, but the line is out in the cold November air instead of a warm, sheltered, airport terminal. I don't want to stand in near freezing temperatures every morning for 20 minutes. But the light shining off the ice crystals in the air over our heads was kinda pretty.
We gathered to go to the courtroom near the escalators. While waiting, some bits of plastic came flying off the bottom of one of them. When we looked closer we saw that one of the stairs had caught on the metal platform instead of sliding under it. It jammed up the escalator, but good. It was pretty impressive.
The case I would have been on was just standard criminal stuff. Some guy was allegedly selling PCP.
They now have ATMs in the courthouse where you can get your daily pay and proof of service immediately. A significant chunk of the nation's supply of one dollar bills must be in stock to keep those machines fed.
It's a relief. Last time I did this I was led over to another building for the jury selection and never had to return to the original courthouse. This time we stayed inside the main courthouse in a much cozier courtroom. The problem was getting into that courthouse. It's much like going through airport security, but the line is out in the cold November air instead of a warm, sheltered, airport terminal. I don't want to stand in near freezing temperatures every morning for 20 minutes. But the light shining off the ice crystals in the air over our heads was kinda pretty.
We gathered to go to the courtroom near the escalators. While waiting, some bits of plastic came flying off the bottom of one of them. When we looked closer we saw that one of the stairs had caught on the metal platform instead of sliding under it. It jammed up the escalator, but good. It was pretty impressive.
The case I would have been on was just standard criminal stuff. Some guy was allegedly selling PCP.
They now have ATMs in the courthouse where you can get your daily pay and proof of service immediately. A significant chunk of the nation's supply of one dollar bills must be in stock to keep those machines fed.
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
irregular schedule
I have to report for jury duty tomorrow. Last time I spent 6 weeks there. So I'm going to use it to justify irregular postings for a little while.
Monday, November 18, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Friday Links: November 15
Before you watch the 50th Anniversary Doctor Who episode "The Day of the Doctor" you need to see this short "The Night of the Doctor".
I'm "Invasion of the Disco Death Bots". What's your monster movie? [link]
The whitest jobs in America. [link]
A Kickstarter for a 3 string guitar for kids and beginners. [link]
Fact about gender based pay inequity. [link]
Google barges are boring. [link]
A different way to police. [link]
Interview with the Hyperbole and a Half girl. [link]
Fairy armadillos. [link]
Game: Zombies Inc. - eat everyone in the world [link]
Nested brick games. [link]
I'm "Invasion of the Disco Death Bots". What's your monster movie? [link]
The whitest jobs in America. [link]
A Kickstarter for a 3 string guitar for kids and beginners. [link]
Fact about gender based pay inequity. [link]
Google barges are boring. [link]
A different way to police. [link]
Interview with the Hyperbole and a Half girl. [link]
Fairy armadillos. [link]
Game: Zombies Inc. - eat everyone in the world [link]
Nested brick games. [link]
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