On reflexion, it's really not worth it to try to convince some people we really landed on the moon. For example, if they vilify weathermen for not being 100% right all the time for their specific neighborhood. Or if they believe doctors have no idea what they're doing and could do a better job themselves ( Read more... )

Who has two thumbs and is getting jazzed about Gencon?

This guy! (my thumbs are pointing at me, FYI)

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I desperately need reader software that will show web pages and PDFs flowing across multiple monitors. When I get to the bottom of one column, I look to the next screen to continue. Does this exist?

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As a gamers that may pick up Project Natal for his xbox at some point, what guarantee do I have that the cats that harass me while playing already won't be picked up by the scanner and horribly ruin ganeplay?

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Josh Hartnett, who knew I would only respect you after 30 Days of Night?

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I hope that I grow to be horrendously old and have a ton of kids because I'm going to be the craziest old man and I'm going to need a lot of people to terrorize.

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The wisdom found in 30 Days Of Night is that in rock, paper, scissors vampire wins.

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Turned on the tv when I got into work and was shocked, SHOCKED, that MSNBC was talking about some bullshit with Obama in Russia, working on foreign relations issues ( Read more... )

In other news, apparently a second(!) clout story is brewing in our education system. Early reports indicate that a significant number of applicants are being admitted to schools ahead of more qualified students. This is an even more pervasive and shadowy issue than the current big story of political clout getting substandard students in ( Read more... )

I wonder if my office building is pulling some kind of scam where they just use free samples of toilet paper from suppliers. For he last few months it's been such a random swing in quality of the paper. Sometimes it's quilted double ply, sometimes it's low grade single ply. Once in a while it's even both kinds on the rolls. It ruins the ( Read more... )