Links posted in September 2006
September 30, 2006
September 29, 2006
A new political group supporting science friendly candidates has formed, Scientists and Engineers for America. [more inside]
September 27, 2006
The Dirty Screechez. SFW, but very disturbing.
Be sure to ground yourself before touching the gas pump or this can happen. Oh, and just go ahead and leave the nozzle in your car instead of trying to remove it (at least the girl had the sense to turn it off first).
Pretty impressive classical guitar work by a supposedly 14 year old chinese girl. It's long but you can just leave it on in the background.
September 26, 2006
Bum Hand. I hope this gets picked up by FOX.
The New Coal Plants. A good summary by NPR. Yet another reason to get out the vote this fall....
How to become a GOOD theoretical physicist (without paying to go to college). Gerard 't Hooft, Nobel physicist, lays out a full plan of study and a growing list of freely-available resources to prepare to be a contributing research scientist.
What happens when you sit down a smug fox news talking head with the former president of the united states... pure awesomeness!
It's good to see him lay the smackdown on that pompus asswipe Chris Wallace. [more inside]
September 25, 2006
OMG, Uwe Boll actually is boxing his critics! For example, he laid out Something Awful's Lowtax.
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This NBC Promo is far funnier than it has a right to be. Considering the acrimony over SNL clips appearing on YouTube, I'm fairly surprised at the irreverence.
What's better than Turkish Star Wars? How about a remake/sequel of Turkish Star Wars? I'm betting they still didn't bother to license the light saber concept...
September 24, 2006
Waffles died on Friday night. [more inside]
September 22, 2006
Update. [more inside]
ButtNateAThon III - Tomorrow (Saturday 23 Sept). 12 Hours of distilled Awesome, bad movie style.
Good QC today. Quantum fetish mechanics - make it up and someone will get off on it.
September 21, 2006
Ahhhh, sweet relief from all these futurama-less years. Living with bush would have been so much more plesant all these years if futurama hadn't been cancelled.
September 20, 2006
Waffles: Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
September 19, 2006
September 18, 2006
Cracked Magazine's 5 Great Comedians Who've Lost It. Incidentally, did anyone else notice that Cracked re-launched with Michael Ian Black, Mike Nelson, and writers from the Daily Show? I'm intrigued, at least.
New Zealand's rugby team is the All-Blacks, for their black uniforms (and for playing as if they were 'all backs'). Their basketball team is, by extension, the Tall Blacks, and their hockey team is the Black Sticks. Well, when the NZ Badminton team decided to rename themselves correspondingly, international officials revolted but headline writers everywhere rejoiced. (NSFW language)
September 15, 2006
So you just got back from costa rica and that bump on your head just won't go away. I wonder what it could be?
The birth of the DJ - why does 'disco' derive from a French word? What is the origin of the Disc Jockey as we know it? Jitterbugging French Zoot Suiters flouting Goebbels, as it turns out.
"Bicycle helmets may backfire by encouraging cars to drive closer to the cyclist. Theory: Wearing a helmet makes you look like you know what you're doing, so drivers assume you can operate in tighter space. Evidence: A traffic psychologist rode a sensor-equipped bike around Britain, and when he wore a helmet, cars passed more than three inches closer, on average, than when he didn't. He was also hit by two vehicles while wearing the helmet. Bonus finding: When he dressed as a woman, drivers gave him more than five inches of extra space. Psychologist's interpretation: Helmets protect you in a low-speed tumble but may backfire in serious car traffic. Accident-prevention group's rebuttal: Wear your helmet, and we'll educate drivers to give you more space."
Life is delightful when you're poisoning pigeons in the park.
September 14, 2006
Substations are cool when they're like all on fire and exploding and shit.
Holy Nutskys! Build a spectrometer using a cereal box, a CD, and scissors.
The IAU has given "Xena" an official name, Eris. [more inside]
Royal Society opens free online archive. Read more here. [more inside]
She was a great great lady, may Ann Richards rest in peace.
September 13, 2006
Can't remember if this is a repost...The Adam Carolla show has a segment named Basic Cable Classics with ESPN's Bill Simmons and it was recently updated with a fantastic review of Red Dawn. Be warned that the download may be painfully slow...
See a little of the "asian persuasion" on display in I Have a Thing For Asia. Especially Thailand.
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September 12, 2006
The Inner Life of a Cell. What happens when Biologists and animators get together?
ACL Schedule - Make your own, post code below. [more inside]
'Fuck' (the article)
And, this September 11th, I would say something, but Keith Olbermann says it far better than I ever could. Watch that video. It is spectacular.
September 11, 2006
redneck firey doom! Many times, necks doing things with explosive devices simply remove themselves from the gene pool, other times, they get it right, with pretty cool results!
Oh shit, the cat's out of the bottle or is it the bag? Either way the video's pretty good (digg repost).
September 10, 2006
Lee Corso has a Baby Arm -- OK, so the story behind the sign seen during the UT-OH St. football game: apparently college football analyst Lee Corso was a guest on some sports radio show but walked off in a huff when they started joking him about posing nude (which he didn't, disturbing photoshop job at the bottom of the page notwithstanding -- just makes the thing weirder). This show apparently has somewhat of a cult following; baby arms and ragging on Lee Corso are two in-jokes that one devotee combined into the charmingly enigmatic piece of hooliganism we saw.
September 09, 2006
americansforpurity -- please, won't you think of the kittens?
September 08, 2006
A Hoax Revealed - secret camera reveals the elaborate, long-in-coming revenge for winning the war of the Pacific. Devious! [more inside]
OK, so telemarketers are annoying.... But even the most ardent of Naderites should find Crazy Cat Lady's reaction to be immoderate. And if you continue to doubt that our cousins across the pond can bring the crazy, just call this soccer fan during dinner time. [PS much NSFW language in both clips, so turn that volume WAY UP if your boss is nearby]
Like a Russ Meyers film come to life - read about the garden district's struggle against "a marauding army of kleptomaniacal showgirls ... using clockwork precision and brute force to satisfy high-end boutique needs." New Orleans, the greatest free show on earth!
September 07, 2006
New endangered species discovered. And you said that annelids didn't do anything for you recently?
Attention synthpop devotees and Godel, Escher, Bachanalians: please enjoy this important lecture on How to Compose a Fugue (a composition in three voices). [more inside]
September 06, 2006
Pictures that Lie - a retrospective of faked photos in the news. No Photoshop Phriday pix seem to have made the cut.
Google ye olde tyme news post haste.
September 05, 2006
Texas Cornerback arrested on dope, gun charges -- apparently seeing how well things went for Clarett and Vick made Tarell Brown want to learn more about the legal system.
The Monkey Chow Diet - like the Shangri-La diet only awesomer. See also blog.
Whatever happened to Mike Judge's triumphant return to film entitled Idiocracy? Was it funny? Was it not funny? Is Fox retarded or do they know something we don't know? Who makes a movie and then doesn't even make a movie poster for it? Are you also not a pussy?
Ghettoblaster. A delicious mild ale from Motor City Brewing.
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September 04, 2006
September 03, 2006
It's the Tits! Whatchu been listening to? Read any good books lately? What's new on the boob tube? Post answers below.
September 01, 2006
bicycle burnout As a kid I always wished I could do a burnout on a my bike, this guy comes the closest I have ever seen.