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why write?
this is going to be an attempt to write more, to get whatever is clogging my brain out and organized, or at least reduce it to a more manageable mess ( Read more... ) -
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I'm really not sure why things like this amuse me, but they do.
sounds like a great coffee table book :)
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I think I OD-ed on existentialism
I've been listening to these lecture series on existentialism. I'm not entirely sure why, probably because my brother sent them to me so I figured I might as well. Not even halfway through I am already zoning out. I try to pay attention, I'll see (hear?) this through to the end! But I feel myself clenching my teeth at every mention of Camus' Absurd ( Read more... ) -
Olin Shivers (Acknowledgments cont'd)
After re-reading the wonderful acknowledgments for the Scheme Shell Reference Manual I thought to look him up.
Dr Shivers appears to be an associate professor in the College of Computing at Georgia Tech. He also says he's feeling a lot better now. Here's more if you want to read about the man who collects rants. Just don't ask him where he buys his ( Read more... ) -
There's always free cheddar in a mousetrap, baby
I heart Tom Waits!
I love him, I love his voice. I've been listening to his music all day and I just can't get enough... So I'll share the joy
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Stupid enough yet?
What do you do when you're bored and anxious? There are a few very pressing matters and important decisions demanding my attention, and I really don't want to think about them. There are a few options open to me and I can see any and all of them leading to potential disaster.
At some point in life you have to stop and think and make a decision...
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Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity
I don't know how true this is, whether the following is taken from real court cases as it claims, but it makes for a good laugh anyway :)
These are from a book called Disorder in the American Courts, and are things people actually said in court, word for word, taken down and now published by court reporters who had the torment of staying calm while ( Read more... )
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