February 2012
11 posts
Girl Scouts: A Gateway to the Dark, Terrible World... →
It probably is easier.
friend: I feel so much better after talking to you.
friend: Anything I can do to help you?
me: stop time?
me: cure my cold?
me: keep the GOP from being idiotic?
me: or any politicians for that matter...
friend: stopping time is easier than that.
Flaws found in faster-than-light neutrino... →
whoops. but expected.
Catapult Pittsburgh →
neat idea.
Human experiments: First, do harm : Nature News &... →
always be wary of power. this is an example of why citizens need to keep watch on their government’s actions.
Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning Is... →
At the gym: who is looking at whom - The Oatmeal →
reality through comics. again.
Mitt Romney’s misfire on the national anthem - The... →
Busted. I love when people in the public spotlight make stuff up that sounds good. It’s great, cause it’s so easy to check with the intertubes freely available. It’s just sad that so many people don’t bother checking…
Anyhow, getting back to the anthem: our hand-over-our-heart thing is not only not original, but also FDR never asked for it. We changed this around...
January 2012
10 posts
“I’ve given up being “concerned” about politics, … , or...”
– Coping mechanism of a friend.
“I have my owner up here talking about a Stanley Cup. That’s a bunch of...”
– NHL Coach John Tortorella (NY Rangers, 2012)
Wikipedia to black out Wednesday in protest →
Congress can be lame. Can’t we just move with progress and inovate rather than trying to trim rights to “fix” issues? We’re barely climbing out of the digital media decade long setback from previous legislation…
(thanks to Cyrus for the link)
Tiny Eyes →
It’s fun trying to see the world through my little man’s eyes.
“We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.”
– Benjamin Franklin
“I didn’t fail the test, I just found 100 ways to do it wrong”
– Benjamin Franklin
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
– Benjamin Franklin
Asymptote: the Vector Graphics Language →
In the process of making plots and figures, I finally read over a tab I had open for N months. Wow. This is awesome. How could I not have ever used this before!?! Serious oversight.
December 2011
5 posts
Try OCaml →
ala tryRuby. It’s a fun way to test drive a language without having to first deal with install issues.
Using mutt on OS X (linsec.ca) →
This just made my Monday morning…
“Oh, see the happy moron;
He doesn’t give a damn.
I wish I were a moron;
Indeed,...”
– poem recited in a coffee shop
Rottweiler dogs maul woman to death in Czech... →
heh. really? apparently if you keep 25 dogs, and don’t feed them and/or mistreat them — they might eat you.
November 2011
5 posts
How To Use Git-SVN as the Only Subversion Client... →
Doing this. It’s good and easy. Git Love.
The Darker Side of Apple: The Human Cost of Your... →
September 2011
7 posts
Typhoon pounds Philippines, flooding capital →
“We see people on the roofs of their houses drinking gin and smiling and waving,” Ramos said. “Such resiliency helps them get by in stressful times.”
How Finland became an education leader →
Wow. Trust and professionalism; what a concept. Sounds like a wonderful idea.
How Americans Spend Their Day →
Texas' Decision to Close Physics Programs... →
sigh
Economic impact of living with a smoker →
What teachers really want to tell parents →
This seems appropriate readings since my daughter started Kindergarten today…
August 2011
10 posts
Keep the Webb Telescope, 32 Nobel Laureates Say -... →
how much more endorsement do you need?
Slow Money Middle Tennessee | catalyzing →
If you’re interested, go vote.
“Mark my words: The Republican Party is committed to giving the American people a...”
– The Onion
Investments...
If you had purchased $1,000 of shares in Delta Airlines one year ago, you would have $49.00 today!
If you purchased $1,000 of shares in AIG, you would have $33.00.
If you purchased $1,000 of shares in Lehman Brothers, you would have $0.00 today.
But, if you purchased $1,000 worth of beer, drank all the beer, turned in the aluminum cans for recycling, you would have $214.00.
Therefore the best...
What Happened to Obama’s Passion? - NYTimes.com →
Announcing Git Support for Google Code Project... →
missed this. finally! :)
“A sugar-coated Satan sandwich”
– Rep. Emanuel Cleaver on the deal to prevent US default
July 2011
7 posts
