Hey all, Dan here, having not updated in forever and a half, I've decided to start a new journal to chronicle my adventures in Switzerland and beyond.  That's right, I'm moving to Switzerland for a year or two to work on the biggest particle accelerator ever at CERN.  The new journal is
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Bacardi 151
Congratulations! You're 132 proof, with specific scores in beer (80) , wine (83), and liquor (113). All right. No more messing around. Your knowledge of alcohol is so high ( Read more... )

"Yet, when told of the exact text of the First Amendment, more than one in three high school students said it goes "too far" in the rights it guarantees. Only half of the students said newspapers should be allowed to publish freely without government approval of stories ( Read more... )

New icon. Thanks Becky.

The Dante's Inferno Test has banished you to the Sixth Level of Hell - The City of Dis!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:
LevelScorePurgatory (Repenting Believers)Very LowLevel 1 - Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)LowLevel 2 (Lustful)Very HighLevel 3 (Gluttonous)LowLevel 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)LowLevel 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)Very ( Read more... )

I saw a distrubing, but not unexpected trend in the exit polls - there seems to be a clear correspondence between how little higher education one has received and how likely one is to vote for Bush. Now to all you educated Republicans, fuck you, you're wrong, we can argue this some other time. But putting forth a question to everyone, is it wrong ( Read more... )

Procrastinating by starting a meme. I'm sure one like this has been done before, but whatever. 10 song mix tape. No repeat artists. No two songs from the same compilation album or soundtrack. Here goes ( Read more... )

OK, they won the X-prize, does that mean it's my turn to go into space next? Would anyone care to contribute to the "Send Dan Into Space" fund? According to market predictions, I'll only need $100,000 or so. Let me know if you're interested in donating and I'll give you my PayPal email.

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