June 19, 2009
The Onion: When they nail it, they really nail it
Heroic PETA Commandos Kill 49, Save Rabbit
June 17, 2009
Headline Of The Day:
Mexico cocaine 'hidden in sharks'
Our greatest fears have now been realized: America's two greatest enemies, drug cartels and vicious man-eating sharks, have joined forces to form a new Axis of Evil. How long can civilization hope to stand against the dual scourge of this Great White Menace? How long I ask you?
In the same story, it is revealed that the cartels have also smuggled cocaine across the border in sealed beer cans, reaching new heights of deviousness by concealing an illegal, immensely profitable drug inside a container meant for a regulated, less profitable drug. Nefarious!
June 07, 2009
One Day My Prince Will Come
Today a certain local granting organization sent me out to review a performance by the Seattle Girl's Choir. The music was good but an alarming number of "traditional" songs feature lyrics about girls being purchased/bartered/abducted into marriage. Kinda disturbing.
I liked the Shaker songs, though.
June 05, 2009
Sentences like this one should really help lure young people into careers in science:
There is some accompanying footage showing a researcher tickling a gorilla. Which you gotta admit, looks good on a resume.
May 21, 2009
Letter to my Republican Brother Concerning a Public Health Care Option
My brother sent me a message asking this:
"By the way, what do you think of the idea of being forced to go to the DMV to see a doctor and then being subject to rationing, unless you're a wealthy politician like Teddy Kennedy?"
and then followed it with this video.
He followed by adding "I'm against it. And I think that it is framed falsely. They are talking about insurance as if it were health. They are brushing over medical care, which is far better in the US than anywhere else... for now. And they're talking about equality of access as if it were equality of results."
The following is my response:
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May 14, 2009
Today's Suggestion
Belgian Circus Folk. Seriously.
May 03, 2009
Last Night's Phrase that Pays:
"Talmudic Shillelagh."
On a sort-of related note, go see Keefee. Shit's funny.
April 21, 2009
Man Uses Twitter Employing Only the Power of His Brain
Hot damn! This brings us one step closer to the dream of literally being able to read every thought that momentarily flashes through any connected person's head the instant it occurs. No more typing "Gonna eat some soup." into a clumsy hand-held device -- now it will just type itself. Awesome.
Now if they could work on perfecting a brain interface on the receiving end, so I can see a text-crawl of all my Facebook friends' brain-tweets scrolling at the bottom of my field of vision, that would be perfect.
April 18, 2009
Breaking News: Where Else?
One of the most intriguing headlines I've ever seen:
Tasmania's wombat poo paper a hit
I would include some sort of explanation here, but really what do you need to know?
April 17, 2009
Admitting You Have A Problem Is The First Step
US government to regulate carbon dioxide emissions.
Apparently, after reviewing the evidence, the EPA have decided that climate change is a potential problem.
