Heinlein was fantastic. This is the kind of dad I aspire to be:
Nothing fazed Dad, he meant what he said, he wouldn't argue and he never gave in. So when he told me I could go to the moon but the means were up to me, he meant just that. I could go tomorrow -- provided I could wangle a billet in a space ship.
Thoughts of Kip Russell in Have Space ( Read more... )

I'm ashamed to admit it, but I'd forgotten how awesome Jimi Hendrix is. As I listen to his songs again, I regret the time lost where I could have listened to them ( Read more... )

Now that dumbass gangstas have invaded the internet, where do smart people go to hide ( Read more... )

Good news: Got a call from a head-hunter

Bad news: It's for a monotonous job that pays $11.50/hour.

No thanks.

- While cooking rice in beer instead of water sounds like a good idea, it is not ( Read more... )

Well, I got a 63% on the essay that I submitted that earlier thing with. This is not really surprising, but still complete bullshit. The class average was 75%, and that's factoring in the many people who didn't submit anything (I personally know about 10). A person I know who submitted less than one third of the required content got an 80 ( Read more... )

There is a particular prof that has been wasting my time in a course. His lectures never have any content, and his assignments are jokes. We were recently required to write an essay for his course discussing a technology he was supposedly teaching us. This is what I submitted as my conclusion:

As you have probably seen, I more or less ignored ( Read more... )

See how familiar you are with the female anatomy.

As some of you probably know, some women choose to cosmetically enhance their vaginas. I personally don't agree with the practice, but whatever. Now, can you tell the difference? I barely could, I got 7 out of 12. Boobs are much easier.

Just reviewed the content of a discussion board for one of my courses, when this little gem caught my eye ( Read more... )