That's DOCTOR Andrew to you, young grasshopper.

Oh by the way, I'm moving to $%#^!@#${^@&#$ NO CARRIER

I guess the most compelling argument I can think of to become a statistician is that you get to make pictures like this.

And then spend a whole day rotating them and playing with the colors.

Never one to shy away from discussion of a topic just because it’s usually considered taboo, I’m actually quite opinionated on the subject of bathrooms.  (Yes, I suppose if you're a wuss and are easily offended, you ought not read this.)

1. Whoever came up with the idea of what I call the “automated bathroom” needs to die a slow, horrible death. ( Read more... )

If you use XP, and have a flat panel monitor or a laptop, go get this.  Seriously.  Now.

If ClearType is turned off, turn it on and fiddle with the settings.  It's unbelievable how much of a difference good-looking fonts can make.  I've always thought that one of the things about Macs that makes them so cool is how nice the text looks.  Now I don' ( Read more... )

Sometimes it takes me an embarrassingly long time to make very simple realizations, but I'm especially ashamed of the fact that it took me twenty-five years to figure out the basic, indisputable fact that cooking is awesome.  It's even more embarrassing when you consider that there has always been a special place in my heart for gluttony.  I guess ( Read more... )

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What is this word "hypocracy," and why do see it so much ( Read more... )

Dean's Barbecue updated their menu a bit.  Under "Drinks" the first line now reads:

Tea (Sweet or Yankee)            1.25

Not that that's saying much, mind you, but these are actually funny. 

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My friend's research is on the front page of CNN! Holy crap. Linky. In fact, I lived with Scott while he was in the process of building this thing, so I personally witnessed part of the robot's construction. Nifty, eh?