January 2010
33 posts
Once there was a giant moose who liked to drink Diet Dr. Pepper. She was a fine moose, with fiery red hair and deep blue eyes that sparkled when she talked about the nature of the universe. She was a very introspective giant moose. Her thoughts were formed in a symbolic structure; her thoughts combined sym-bolic elements from sub-symbolic elements that could themselves be represented in the...
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Quantum mechanics is one of those things that will always get me thinking. Quantum anything, really. I know I’m nowhere near smart enough to pursue a career in the field, but that won’t stop me from reading as much as I possibly can about it given the chance.
Ars Technica recently had an article about some of the advances we’ve made in the field of quantum computing. According...
““Are you running out of ideas?”
I run out of ideas every day! Each...”
– Ze Frank, acting as further evidence supporting my theory that everyone in the world is smarter than me.
WatchSo, I just recently learned of The Show.
I’m very sad that I’m so late to the party on this.
But, y’know, on the other hand… archives.
Go go gadget Sunday night.
Not-too-long-ago, I was a little kid on the internet. I started out as one of those kids trolling AOL chatrooms with {s goodbye} and {s gotmail} on my (awesome and nerdy) grandmother’s computer.
In middle school, I used Dogpile for my searches (more is better! also, there’s a dog in the logo, and dogs are awesome). I was a member of a few video game and sci-fi BBS communities, and...
Music Math
Tears For Fears + Daft Punk = VHS or Beta
Dinosaur Jr. + Matthew Good Band = Big Wreck
Gang Gang Dance + Jamiroquai = The Juan MacLean
Iron & Wine + Andrew Bird = Owen Pallet
Silversun Pickups + Land of Talk = The Like
Justice + Air = Black Moth Super Rainbow
Spoon + Garbage = Robbers on High Street
Dirty Projectors + The New Pornographers = The Fiery Furnaces (previously)
Alexi...
Wolfmother - “Woman”
This song is...
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Gardens Theme from LittleBigPlanet →
(Over 10 MB, so you get a link.)
I will never be unhappy while listening to this song. Never.
The joy begins at about the one minute mark; let it build. You won’t be disappointed. I promise.
List of Potential Dog Names, As Found In My...
Breed-wise, Black Poodle and Irish Setter are the leading contenders.
General
Minus
Abe (Oddworld)
Benedict (“Ben”)
October (Toby for short, from a dream Jill had)
Gossamer (sounds like a weapon; hunting dog? Irish Setter?)
Albatross
Sebastien (Not dog-friendly)
Archibald (“Archie”)
Fenchurch (female, but LOVE this one)
Demitri
Bartelby (“Bart”?...
To the SUV Driver Passing Me On the Freeway During...
Your confidence is inspiring in all of us, and I feel that I speak for everyone when I say that your rebellious brake-checking of those you successfully pull in front of after passing is a delightful distraction in everyone’s evening. However, I feel duty bound to inform you that your confidence is misplaced, as you appear to be under the assumption that the mass and volume of your vehicle...
