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Doctor, heal thy universe
I had a random thought about Doctor Who today. There's something pretty basic to the new series that's never bothered me before, but I'm pretty sure it will from now on ( Read more... ) -
Heads I win, tails you lose
Here's a random philosophical question -- just something that occurred to me when I noticed a foreign coin (I think it was a Spanish euro) in a charity donation box ( Read more... ) -
Excelsior
It's a sad day, but one we all knew was coming. RIP Stan Lee, 1922-2018.
Fortunately, we don't have to guess what his last message to us would be. He put those words in Reed Richards' mouth 51 years ago. And what could be more Stan the Man than writing his own eulogy?
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Might as well make 'em blue
So I checked out the new (2012) Ninja Turtles cartoon. Pretty good, though I really don't get the heavy anime influence. Ninja itself may be Japanese, but the Turtles are American, so why are they saying "hai" to Splinter and having their moods indicated with anime symbols? (I didn't see any sweatdrops, but they used that red sharp sign for anger ( Read more... ) -
Compound interest
There are lots of interesting math pages around. Here's an oldie-but-goodie: What's Special About This Number?, a page that's been online about as long as my own. The maintainer, Erich Friedman, is out to tell us something mathematically interesting about as many of the counting numbers as possible. This is a task which in one sense can never end ( Read more... ) -
Tea For Two (fic, K-ON!, humour)
A while back I ran into a K-ON! fic where Mio is asked what one person she'd most like to meet, and for some reason she says President Obama. Ever since then, I've had the idea for this fic on the backburner. It's set sometime in 2010. Take it with an entire salt lick.
No real people were harmed in the production of this fic. Of course, if you ( Read more... ) -
Characters, Please Relax
Note to all manga and anime characters:
CPR does not count as your "important first kiss". Honest. It doesn't go on your permanent record. Not even the pickiest etiquette expert would say otherwise.
It's okay. You can find another plot device now.
Sincerely,
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Regrets
Well, November is upon us, it's an even-numbered year, and that means it's time for my biennual* Election Day post ( Read more... ) -
Fine, be that way
[01:32] <@BSWolf> you're playing second life now?
[01:32] <@Makine> whos eyes are those eyes
[01:33] <@Makine> BSWolf: no
[01:33] <+pewbert> i thought makine was bibi
[01:33] <@Makine> i tried it once and it broke my computer
[01:33] <+Hildr> i did a study on second life
[01:33] <+pewbert> but now i see its aelie
[01:33] <+Hildr> its not a ( Read more... )