October 2011
1 post
August 2011
2 posts
IBM produces first working chips modeled on the... →
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Money in your Mind
[Copied from my post on G+]
I think bitcoins are an amazing invention. And I think the time is right - or very nearly right. There is a build-up of anger toward corporations and banks, and toward a government that is consistently eroding our freedom and our rights. A way of exchanging value that is under no particular person’s control, where transactions don’t go through self-serving...
June 2011
1 post
Kissing > Rioting →
January 2011
4 posts
Mandatory Army survey says atheists are unfit to... →
sweetupndown:
savagemike:
From the site:
I’m a bit furious about a mandatory survey that I just took. The survey, Soldier Fitness Tracker (SFT), measures individual soldier’s competency in four areas: Emotional, Social, Family, and Spiritual. As a foxhole atheist, I was a little annoyed at first, but I’ve learned that I’ve really got to pick my battles on some issues. This quickly turned...
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There is no Infinity - Rant #2
I think Cantor was wrong when he defined infinity. I think all the mathematicians that built on his work are wrong. When and if you’ve finished laughing at me, read on ;)
Ok so I don’t think those incredibly intelligent guys are wrong about everything. It’s just some of the fundamentals of number theory that I have problems with.
Like the idea of infinity. And the idea that...
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Sick of being Ripped Off - Rant #1
In the last 16 months, my house has been damaged by the weather twice.
First, the car port roof blew off, the night my wife and I went to the Pearl Jam concert. The gate to the back yard went with it.
I had to argue with the guy that fixed the gate - who insisted that the sharp metal edges of the colour-bond were completely normal. Luckily our close friend next door is a builder who knows better...
Type 241543903 in Google Image Search →
You know, it's okay to blame BOTH the shooter AND...
sight: The Syntax Highlighter for Chrome →
thechangelog:
As an API junkie who uses Chrome as his everyday browser, the Pretty JSON Chrome extension has made viewing JSON files much easier on the eyes.
Thanks to Tomás Senart, I’ve regained my Sight when looking at source code in the browser. Sight is another extension for Google chrome that provides:
Auto syntax highlighting for a long list of languages
Several TextMate-inspired...
July 2010
2 posts
Lego Paradox.
legos:
Something I found while looking up paradoxes.
Submitted by seandnguyen:
June 2010
3 posts
“RT @mtnspring: Some people want a new iPhone but personally, I can’t wait...”
– app_engine
“The simpler we make things, the richer the experience becomes.”
– Steve House (via mnmal)
February 2010
25 posts
Harry Potter vs. Frodo Baggins in one of the best...
shilmulo:
kris10mo:
dirtyhollywood:
omegleshit:
You’re now chatting with a random stranger. Say hi!
You: FML
Stranger: What’s wrong?
You: NOTHING, GOD
You: YOU WOULDN’T UNDERSTAND
Stranger: Then why the hell did you say FML?
You: it’s just this whole voldemort trying to kill me thing, plus dumbledore’s dead so there goes my VIP membership at the strip club
You: it’s suuUUCHHhHh a...
“It is always sad when someone leaves home, unless they are simply going around...”
– ~ Lemony Snicket (via gatekeeper)
charlotte hotel #34: reblog with a stereotype... →
shilmulo:
clitorisaurus:
…
Mexican
i like to mow lawns and wear huge hoop earings and lip liner and i sharpie my eyebrows on i like tacos
bad english and reckless driving
own a pouch of “jewgold”
want to cut your baby’s foreskin off and eat it
was born from an egg
responsible for every major war…
Liver-eating Gypsies who were forced to participate in gymnastics and ballet since the age...
“A 42-year-old HIV patient with leukemia appears to have no detectable HIV in his...”
– Man appears free of HIV after stem cell transplant - CNN.com (via mikehudack) (via dcwhip) (via apsies) (via sugarysalvation) (via autismsucks)
This news story is from more than a year ago - February 11, 2009. Is there anything new to it?
(via inothernews)
If he’s still alive, that’s...
“One given to wrong mindfulness has right mindfulness by which to avoid it.”
– buddha
“Humor is a reminder that no matter how high the throne one sits on, one sits on...”
– Taki
“There’s a fine line between ‘wrong’ and ‘visionary.’ Unfortunately, you have to...”
– SHELDON, The Big Bang Theory (via inothernews)
another test
testing
post by email...
please?
post by email
please?
test
another social media integration test…sigh
I want integration!!
No RSS dashboard feed and email updates not working - tumblr isn’t doing the job.
Now holding out hopes for Buzz - already getting better integration via mail and rss, “RSS News Feed Reader” facebook app and twittermail.com…
http://www.google.com/profiles/sje397
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SingleFunction - Showcasing Single Function... →
(via mnmal)
Some cool sites here
January 2010
32 posts
Passive Voice
emilytoler:
Me: I’m totally using this to teach passive voice in a few weeks http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/lists/28rodovich.html
Friend: that’s awesome! I want to think of more; lyrics are easier than titles: “If my sweater should be desired to be destroyed by you.”
Me: Big butts are enjoyed by me, and lies cannot be told by me. This fact cannot be denied by other brothers.
Friend: rap,...
“Those who danced were thought to be quite insane by those who could not hear the...”
– unknown
“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like...”
– Thomas Jefferson
“I hope we shall … crush in [its] birth the aristocracy of our monied...”
– Thomas Jefferson, on corporations.
Jack (my 5yo) can hear so well...
…he can hear a tiger roar, from OUTER SPACE!
“Each time someone stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others,...”
– ~ Robert F. Kennedy (via gatekeeper)
“In Early Tests, $99 Wii Balance Board Outperforms $17,885 Medical Rig #hcr...”
– timoreilly