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I have a feeling this is something, say, Clint would bother to go see. I might have been willing to make the effort if I weren't planning to be out of town.

What's one step down from a pet peeve? Lately I've been noticing this phenomenon in official statements that kinds bugs me, but mostly I just think "who are you trying to fool?". It happens when a time-frame for delivery or response is framed in a deliberately misleading way. Two examples ( Read more... )

#Dollhouse finale felt lackluster. I still hope there's more ( Read more... )

Well, the first of May came and went without much fanfare. And mid-spring was actually on May 4 ( Read more... )

I've heard two people recently refer to something as a "fractal phenomenon" because it shows the same trend at all timescales. For the record, that is a crappy metaphor. Fractals are not remarkable for being the same at all levels of magnification, in fact the opposite is true.

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This is much longer version of a list I've been compiling in my head for years. In addition to some films on their list, my list includes Murder in the First and American History X.

You're on a large lifeboat in the middle of the Pacific. You've figured out that given the frequency of traffic in your region of the ocean, you're virtually guaranteed to be found within a month. Unfortunately, you only have enough fresh water to support the ten people on your raft for half that time. To make matters worse, you come upon a new ( Read more... )

I just got a silly part-time job helping the delivery guy for Harmony Valley Farm deliver all the CSA boxes for the season. It's one day of work per week and in exchange I'll be getting a veggie share, a fruit share, and some cash. While the cash equivalent of the pay is fine, it's fun to basically be working one day a week for all of the food ( Read more... )

Let's say I started a corporation that engaged in contract killing. Someday it would be caught, maybe very quickly if it operated in the open like a normal corporation: website, branding, superbowl commercials... Not only would it be sued into bankruptcy, but the employees of the company involved in committing murder would be indicted for those ( Read more... )