January 2010
38 posts
2 tags
Jan 1st
December 2009
44 posts
Bruce Schneier Remains Unafraid →
fraidycats: Bruce Schneirer: Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy a country’s way of life; it’s only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage. The more we undermine our own laws, the more we convert our buildings into fortresses, the more we reduce the freedoms and liberties at the...
Dec 31st
24 notes
3 tags
WatchWatch
A guy lifts Stonehenge-sized blocks on his own with stones and wood. But wait, I thought only aliens/giants could handle such a feat? Via Roger Ebert.
Dec 30th
1 tag
Dec 30th
10 notes
1 tag
“The Two Kinds of American Men: 1. Guys whose sexual cosmology has been...”
– Merlin Mann. Count me in as a number 1. It’s half the reason I read comics.
Dec 30th
1 tag
“These are just a few of the millions of examples of counter-intuitive...”
– Seth’s Blog: When data and decisions collide. Amazing how scared people are of raw, true data when it conflicts with their beliefs.
Dec 28th
2 tags
Dec 28th
24 notes
2 tags
WatchWatch
merlin: Merry Christmas, you magnificent bastards.
Dec 27th
88 notes
Dec 23rd
2 tags
Climate Change Deniers vs The Consensus |... →
Point-by-counterpoint argument on climate change. Like many things, it comes down to whether you “believe” the data or not. Few of us are smart enough to parse the data, so I’ll trust the majority of scientists. Until things change.
Dec 23rd
2 tags
Dec 23rd
2 tags
Dec 22nd
2 tags
Dec 21st
1 tag
Dec 20th
2 tags
Bret Hart's return?
No friggin’ shit: After over ten years of separation (excluding the short return he made for his Hall of Fame induction and DVD release), Bret Hart will return to the WWE. The five-time WWE champion has agreed to a short-term deal with the WWE. While there are no details of what is his role in the company will be, one will assume his debut will be the night TNA airs their first-ever...
Dec 19th
2 tags
Dec 18th
79 notes
4 tags
Dec 17th
4 tags
“Subject: Operation Chokehold On Friday, December 18, at noon Pacific time, we...”
– Via Fake Steve Jobs, concerning the spat against AT&T. Count me in.
Dec 17th
1 tag
Dec 17th
1 tag
“When you buy comics off the newsstand, your primary goal should be reading and...”
– Smart advice from Mile High Comics that helps explain the “comics as investment” fallacy.
Dec 17th
1 tag
Dec 15th
1 tag
“The tally of missing e-mails [22 million], the additional searches and the...”
– Nice. From the AP. When these are released, mark my words: the Plamegate stuff will get traded to Darth Cheney.
Dec 15th
3 tags
“When you’re lucky enough to create a smash hit product — when the stars align,...”
– Fake Steve Jobs, preaching truth about AT&T. The last few paragraphs of the rant are the best.
Dec 15th
“The challenge for people trying to market vaccines or highlight long-term side...”
– Seth’s Blog: The amateur scientist (that’s us)
Dec 14th
“Theory: As long as strangers hold the power to affect your mood, you are deeply...”
– Twitter / Merlin Mann
Dec 14th
2 tags
Dec 14th
3 tags
Dec 10th
1 note
1 tag
Dec 10th
2 tags
“There’s a movement to get Dick Cheney to run for president? Ridiculous. He...”
– Tim Siedell (aka, badbanana)
Dec 10th
2 tags
Dec 10th
1 tag
News from the front
Day off today. I get to speak to Jackson County employees about recycling at a free breakfast, do some Christmas shopping, hit the gym, then yoga with Jess, and perhaps do some ironing. Life as usual. * * * * * I’m celebrating a full year of my first gym membership. I remember I was a newly-single, world-is-my-oyster vagabond who started to notice the bathroom scale creep...
Dec 9th
4 tags
Dec 9th
2 tags
“New Age beliefs are the Creationism of the Progressives. I move in circles where...”
– Via New Agers and Creationists should not be President - Roger Ebert’s Journal
Dec 8th
2 tags
Dec 8th
2 tags
“Per square yard, it’s the loudest stadium in the history of the planet.”
– Keith Jackson, on Oregon’s Autzen Stadium.
Dec 8th
Dec 7th
1 tag
"Our coach can eat your coach"
So long, Mark Mangino. May your last hot dog serve you well.
Dec 4th
1 tag
“For anyone who thinks a hashtag campaign or a goddamned ribbon helps “raise...”
– Merlin Mann, being his plucky self. He backs it up with a quote. It’s timely, because I’ll back it up with the hour of e-mail- and web-authoring I just did for my own non-profit.
Dec 3rd
1 tag
Dec 2nd
3 tags
Dec 2nd
1 tag
Dec 2nd
2 tags
Dec 1st
1 tag
Dec 1st
2 tags
“They who can give up liberty to obtain a little safety, deserve neither liberty...”
– Via Dr. Zaius.
Dec 1st