July 29, 2005
Interesting discussion about 2001: A Space Odyssey
(it's the tools!)
Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained
interesting - but doesn't quite measure up
July 28, 2005
To Master the Art Of Solving Crimes, NYC Cops Study Vermeer at the Frick
Steuard Jensen for Prom King - Three Nerds, One Prank, and the Power of Marketing
(via)
Good design helps chip maker increase revenue 20 times
here's a photo of the bag design history
the ending of every 1980's movie you've ever seen rolled into one
President Bush Flips Off America
What happened to restoring honor and dignity to the White House? (or, it could be his thumb - either way, it is pretty funny)
July 27, 2005
Track the Shuttle Discovery & the International Space Station with Google Maps
Hollywood's Death Spiral - Of Their own Making
Studios are making more money, but not in the movie theatres
Great Overview of the Scopes Monkey Trial
funny how what you are told isn't really what actually happened
July 26, 2005
CBS News: Americans Easily Manipulated By Fear
this is insane: five Sikhs were detained because they looked "suspicious" to the idiot tourist bus driver - what HAPPENED this weekend?
wow, that took long enough
July 22, 2005
Media misconstrue Roberts's pledge to follow "settled law" of Roe v. Wade
Stereotype Threat: its affect on gender differences on math tests
people tend to conform to stereotypes, if they identify with them
July 21, 2005
How Modern Tour de France Climbs are Rated
when the Tour started, the climbs were rated by what gear cars had to use to get up them, now it is a variety of factors
July 20, 2005
It's Clement! No, It's Roberts! No, It's a Mariachi Band!
how the cable nets make fools of themselves once again
Bushese: It depends on what the meaning of Is, Is
funny thing, we thought he was supposed to be a "stright shooter"
the moon gets the Google Maps treatment (zoom all the way in)
July 19, 2005
A sprawling series of square format snapshots documenting American life from the late 1940s through the early 1970s
July 18, 2005
Excellent
Wikipedia Article: Dates in Star Wars
Ever needed to know when a certain event happened in the Star Wars universe? What... we're the only ones...?
Racial Disparities in Taxicab Tipping
African-American drivers were tipped 1/3 less than white drivers, African-American passengers tipped 1/2 less than white passengers & were 3.7x more likely to not tip at all (via)
New 16,000-seat Mega-Church opens in Houston
they just don't make cathedrals like they used to
People are throwing away Windows-based PC's because they are unusable due to spyware
solution: buy a Mac - seriously
The fact the employer didn't like her employee having a blog, but then wrote about her employee smacks of classism - why is it ok for the Times to write about this, but not the employee?
our recent ancestors were moonshiners (on both sides), and they didn't go blind, but you might
Video: Guy at Harry Potter Release Party yells out who dies
Dude probably would have ruined Where the Red Fern Grows also. The wail at the end of the video is amazing. Spoiler: Dumbledore dies, apparently by the hand of Severus Snape; see page 622
July 15, 2005
Kevin Drum, "with almost animal instinct, he decided within days of 9/11 to use it as nothing more than a routine opportunity to destroy his domestic enemies."
Bush admin may be responsible for botching effort to thwart London bombing
July 14, 2005
July 13, 2005
celebrating the last place roller in the TdF
Lance Armstrong Drinking Game = Certain Death
OLN mentions Lance Armstrong, on average, every 1.1 minutes
The Costco Challenge: An Alternative to Wal-Martization?
Wal-Mart pays its' employees $9.68/hour (avg), versus CostCo's $16/hours (avg) & covers 92% of health insurance - We'll be shopping at CostCo
How Two Firings Upended Army-M.T.A. Security Program
This is insane: the MTA was getting R&D help from the Army, then just dropped the ball. Nice job, boys.
Santorum Equates Sex With Rape As He Continues To Disparage Boston
July 12, 2005
That's right: the power of Democrats forced (forced!!!) Rove to endanger National Security. Wow - we didn't know the power we had.
July 11, 2005
July 9, 2005
July 8, 2005
M Is for Moronic - PBS's director Tomlinson (R) McCarthyist list
Dear America: France is our #1 Anti-terrorism partner
So please STFU with your France-bashing, because they are actually kicking non-state sponsored terrorism (ie al Qaeda) ass
the sheer glee shown by Fox is disgusting
Big Surprise: It is the Insurance Companies who are price gouging, not Malpractice lawyers
have we mentioned that insurance companies are the modern-day parasites?
July 7, 2005
Thirty-Two Seconds: The Story of the Hindenberg and the Cabin Boy
The Google Search, "Natalee Holloway," has the "Fuck Natalee Holloway" article as the #2 result
Editorial: Fuck Natalee Holloway
TV coverage of her is wildly disproportionate to the circumstances and reality itself
insanely complete entry about the Mario Brother's enemy
July 6, 2005
Why this journalist thinks that Judy Miller should go to jail
shorter version: Judy "Queen of all Iraq" Miller hasn't acted like a journalist in over five years, but extending the power of those already in power
July 5, 2005
The term, "judicial activism," is inherently meaningless
red flags should go up anytime you hear someone using this phrase
performance art piece that uses construction equipment and 20-foot long knitting needles to construct large-scale objects
Colonial Williamsburg: Past to Present Podcasts
listen to the Declaration of Independence and other historical items
Climate legacy of 'hockey stick'
The study which has Congressman Barton all worked up. Quote, "Even if more data is added, I would be surprised if it changed the shape of that curve much."
will the good congressman ask the scientists to drink some Hemlock, also?
Senator Santorum: I like my women uneducated, at home, and taking care of the kids
Law is Politics: Campaign for new Associate Justice
no matter what the DC Beltway journos say: every nominee must be contested and vetted by the Senate - anything less would be an abrogation of constitutional duty
Live Tour de France audio feed
listen to today's TTT stage at work (.wma feed)
July 3, 2005
July 2, 2005
Saturn rings have own atmosphere
wow - those rings must have a considerable mass
All signs are pointing to Karl Rove in the Valerie Plame investigation
It would be nice to celebrate the 4th with a frog march out of the White House
July 1, 2005
Warning to All Rentors: Beware the 82 year old Landlady
and for god's sake, get a lease!
