So, I don't know if anyone still reads this, but I'll be back in Texas for the weekend of September 14th. I'll get into Houston on Friday night and leave Monday afternoon. Anyone who wants to to get together, let me know.

When I took them out to clean their cage today, I noticed that one of my rats has grown a couple of sizable tumors. Since last time I handled her, they either weren't there or were so small that i didn't notice them, they are growing pretty rapidly, which is fairly standard for rats. Breast cancer is one of the more common issues rats are known to ( Read more... )

The latest XKCD isn't really his best work, but the alt-text makes a damned important point. "I just noticed CVS has started stocking homeopathic pills on the same shelves with--and labeled similarly to--their actual medicine. Telling someone who trusts you that you're giving them medicine, when you know you’re not, because you want their money, ( Read more... )

You should play this game. It is pretty short, and it is pretty awesome. Set in the near future of 1988, it's an awesome sci-fi tale of love, wherein you may or may not: save the world, commit telephone fraud, and/or hack the Gibson.

Digital: A Love Story

 Presented without comment: "Soylent Green is awesomely bad, like all Charleton Heston movies, really. They are their own category of so bad they're good. Planet of the Apes is the greatest and most terrible of them all. The newer one has almost nothing in common with the original and retains none of what made the original great. It's a work of art ( Read more... )

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Today is the universe's birthday. According to James Ussher, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, the first day of creation was 23Oct4004BCE ( Read more... )

The Intoxicating Influence of Tom Bombadil video - RJ-RotWK Mod for Battle for Middle Earth II: Rise of the Witch King - Mod DB

 So, if you know me, you've probably heard me bitching about hippies a lot. You've probably heard me talk about eating tuna-safe dolphins, too. Neither is entirely a joke. Hippies mean well, but meaning well doesn't exactly count for much when you base your decisions on pot-addled gut feelings rather than facts. It's usually the opposite of helpful ( Read more... )