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yalje (and I'm geekier, nerdier, and dorkier than you :-P )
It's meme-y time again, my dears...
"We're drawing up a plan for world domination. The key element? Coffeemakers that think."
Outcast Genius
52 % Nerd, 73% Geek, 60% Dork For The Record ( Read more... ) -
Mental note (for world)
In Internet Explorer or Firefox, CTRL+SCROLLWHEEL dynamically adjusts the web page's text size.
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Microserfs passage
A whole passage from Microserfs that's just really quite good. Michael, "Bug" (he's good at finding them), Susan, and Dan (the first person "I"), all recently worked at Microsoft, but quit to go work for a start up company. Bug recently announced to the group that he's gay. The group is at a party. Bug and Susan have made "having a relationship ( Read more... ) -
new icon
Any comments on my new default icon? Like? Dislike? Neutral? Can anyone recognize the underlying source image ( Read more... ) -
Shameless Skepticality plug #1 (many more likely to follow)
Let us ponder the origins and nature of the humble fortune cookie (the episode download itself might be slow) (audio--running time 6min 12sec).
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Present
I'm reading Microserfs and there's this birthday present idea I very much like:
I want one of those keys you win in video games, that allows you to blast through walls and reach the next level -- to get to *the other side*.
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erythema: A reddening of the skin.
edema: Swelling caused by excessive fluid in the body. (I don't have this part, so I guess mine's not so bad.)
Sunburn means your cells have been damaged by UV light. Fun, eh? The erythema itself is caused by increased bloodflow as your body attempts to heal the damage.
- Sunburn is a popular term applied to
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Eat my thoughts
I've got a theory:
Humans are excellent at recognizing patterns and related sequences of events. This applies to virtually every kind of pattern (or sequence of events)--everything from symbols that make up letters that make up words, to splashes of color that make up an image to a series of related events occuring chronologically. (By contrast, ( Read more... ) -
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It's kinda funny...
Going to Rockfest in a few hours which should be cool. OTOH, it's currently raining, which might put a slight damper on things since it's supposed to be in a park. However, there will be alcohol and rock music and the rain might not last, so odds are it will still be entertaining.
