November 2009
62 posts
October 2009
42 posts
RT Wellington is going to miss @dandormer. (via @randjmcn) RT Just for the record, @dandomer is not dead. (via @randjmcn) lol
Google Reader consumes 50% of my morning before work. Breakfast 2.0 is inescapable!
The Hairy Ball Theorem →
bestofwikipedia:
The hairy ball theorem of algebraic topology states that there is no non-vanishing continuous tangent vector field on the sphere. This is famously stated as “you can’t comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick.” (via Chuck)
And I suppose that is all there is to say about that.
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“Last week the Vatican invited Anglicans who are “uncomfortable with female...”
– Can We Talk About Religion, Please? - The Moral of the Story Blog - NYTimes.com
Rough. I was raised as a Catholic, so my obvious built-in response is that the Holy See can do no wrong.
Here is another way of looking at it though: The Catholic church is allowing you to join its ranks and all you...
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How have I not heard of Grooveshark before now? http://bit.ly/dTyGs I dare say it is better than Pandora.
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Good Job Facebook
Facebook just recommended that I “reconnect” with an old friend.
The reason we haven’t talked in a while is mostly due to his being dead.
Way to remind me though. Good lookin’ out.
Prelude to Republican Fratricide →
GOP candidates in New York and New Jersey should be cruising to victory this November. But angry conservatives would rather hand power to Democrats than help moderate Republicans win.
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GOP v. Conservative Party - Round 1 →
Two things:
1) I can’t even begin to describe how much fun it is going to be to watch the Republican party rip itself apart.
2) I didn’t know that Owens, the Democratic candidate, currently has no formal party affiliation.
It’s all very exciting. Rush-Beck might get their own political party filled with poorly educated FoxNews evangelists, and the U.S. may get a real...
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“I haven’t had a drink for 20 years, but there is nothing that has brought me...”
– Ever-Present Surveillance Rankles the British Public - NYTimes.com
I was blissfully unaware of Britain’s wide spread omniscience. Being part of a surveillance state is apparently accepted fact.
And here I thought V for Vendetta was just a cute action flick that overused slow-mo again.
I...
Why Americans Stopped Believing in Global Warming | The Atlantic Wire: http://bit.ly/SEAGq via @addthis Depressing but true I suppose.
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$643 later and myself and my car are allowed back on the road without issue…Ouch.
Rob Furlong →
bestofwikipedia:
Rob Furlong, a former corporal of the Canadian Forces, holds the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at 2430 meters (2657 yards, or 1.51 miles) in 2002. Born in Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Furlong taught himself to fire a rifle ambidextrously. (via kami)
You’d think after a mile you’d be in the clear. You’d be wrong.
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Weather forecast gold. Wherever you happen to live. http://bit.ly/13ZAmb
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Just by Radiohead
Goes great with this gem from...
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Soma by The Smashing Pumpkins
Just because.
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“When the smart guys started this business of securitizing things that didn’t...”
– Op-Ed Contributor - Wall Street Smarts - NYTimes.com
A pretty interesting theory on how an influx of exceedingly intelligent people screwed Wall St.
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“Suggested pick-up lines can be risqué. To pick up “the artist,” the...”
– Amp Energy Drink’s iPhone App Gets Anger Flowing
This is brilliant. PepsiCo’s iPhone application provides the assist for picking up women and then encourages you to post information about your conquest to social networks!
I completely sympathize with the people who think this...
#Ubuntu 9.10 beta on the way! What? I have tomorrow off…I can waste my time tonight…
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Watchproofmathisbeautiful:
Music is Math by Glen Marshall
Don’t bother watching this video is such a small size. Click the link to the HD version. It’s a great way to spend 5 minutes out of your day.
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Recovering from last night and listening to some reissued #shoegaze thanks to the suggestion from Wired. http://bit.ly/30uS8z
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Google Flu Trends | United States →
The flu is on the move! This data is pretty interesting. The chart that plots flu activity is rather alarming as this year seems to have a very significant deviation in terms of time of outbreak.
I like the ad on the right hand side from the CDC that says “This flu season could be worse than prior years.” Ya think?
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WatchMurphy just wont let go, which Monica finds quite funny. A little more speed and I bet I could get him off the ground.
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“There is some speculation that this was not actually caused by a server...”
– T-Mobile Sidekick Disaster: Danger’s Servers Crashed, And They Don’t Have A Backup
Anyone with network admin and SAN deployment experience want a job? I think I heard of one that just opened up.
Getting up early tomorrow to check out http://bit.ly/2AdPsi. Ya, it’s kinda nerdy. I know. #lcross
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Booing Rush Limbaugh's Play for the St. Louis Rams →
I’m not even sure how to respond to this. Part of me is just so fucking angry that this man can even afford to make a bid for an NFL team that it suggests there is no God, while another part of me is awash in all the truly amazing half time show possibilities.
Maybe we can see a half time show dedicated to the Rams’ dancing like Parkinson’s victims with bad treatment reactions.
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I thought it was getting a little noisy in here.
1800 - human population reaches one billion.
1930 - human population reaches two billion.
1960 - human population reaches three billion.
1975 - human population reaches four billion.
1987 - human population reaches five billion
1999 - human population reaches six billion.
I have seen these stats repeatedly in the last decade, but honestly it doesn’t get old. I almost feel bad for...
Alright, back to work after a nice three day “break” and a wedding. I’m going to need a damn good coffee to start the day off.
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“Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, ‘This is an...”
– Douglas Adams
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Zero 7 - Red Dust
I don’t have a hangover...
Getting ready for Cashman’s last night out!