| Friday, November 27th, 2009 |
| 5:32 pm |
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| Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 |
| 7:03 pm |
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| 12:39 am |
Eggs
What is a good way to crack eggs? |
| Saturday, November 21st, 2009 |
| 3:46 pm |
/headdesk Now that unemployment has topped 10 percent, some liberal-leaning economists see confirmation of their warnings that the $787 billion stimulus package President Obama signed into law last February was way too small. -- NYT Wait a second. "... way too small"? When did the NYT start using that kind of language? ...also, ARE THEY FUCKING INSANE OR ARE THEY GETTING PAID TO BE THAT DISHONEST? ...yeah, I know. |
| 12:13 am |
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| Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 |
| 11:19 pm |
Ratty is Missing
Pretty concerned, since the cats aren't allowed outside. Either she escaped, or she's spelunking in the walls and is being extremely quiet, or something's very wrong. Update: She escaped. I lured her back in, but she was not happy about it. I expect future difficulties. |
| 10:32 pm |
Context Deleted Kinky's Delivery ServicePorko RossoPrincess MononookieMy Neighbor TitoroPornyo |
| Sunday, November 15th, 2009 |
| 1:37 pm |
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| Saturday, November 14th, 2009 |
| 12:14 am |
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| Sunday, November 8th, 2009 |
| 5:03 pm |
Regrets
Never did write that essay on health care. I'm sure it would have revolutionized the debate and had a big impact on the system the country ends up with. Darn. |
| Saturday, November 7th, 2009 |
| 10:08 pm |
Signifier/Signified
I always figured that if I ever got a tattoo, I would get an irregular black splotch. Then, when people asked me what my tattoo meant, I could tell them: "That isn't a tattoo. That's cancer." |
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| Saturday, October 31st, 2009 |
| 2:40 pm |
Yep, That's About Right  | If I were a Springer-Verlag Graduate Text in Mathematics, I would be Saunders Mac Lane's Categories for the Working Mathematician. I provide an array of general ideas useful in a wide variety of fields. Starting from foundations, I illuminate the concepts of category, functor, natural transformation, and duality. I then turn to adjoint functors, which provide a description of universal constructions, an analysis of the representation of functors by sets of morphisms, and a means of manipulating direct and inverse limits. Which Springer GTM would you be? The Springer GTM Test | |
| 2:32 pm |
The Virtue of Carnivory
One vegetarian of my acquaintance explains her standard as follows: "I refuse to eat anything that had a face." Wikipedia summarizes this stance: Various ethical reasons have been suggested for choosing vegetarianism. It has been argued, for example, that the production, slaughter, and consumption of meat or animal products is unethical. Reasons for this include a belief in animal rights, an aversion to inflicting pain or harm on other sentient beings, or a belief that the unnecessary killing of other animals is inherently wrong. This popular stance is moral tourism. Why? Because everything dies, whether a human is involved or not, and under normal circumstances, nearly all sentient beings die in agony and terror. If humans provide a meat animal with a comfortable life and a painless death, that is at the very least no worse than allowing them a "natural" life and death 1, and arguably morally superior. To quote Temple Grandin: I think using animals for food is an ethical thing to do, but we've got to do it right. We've got to give those animals a decent life and we've got to give them a painless death. We owe the animal respect.1: Leaving aside the fact that the natural environment of a domesticated cow or pig is a farm. |
| Saturday, September 5th, 2009 |
| 12:01 am |
Conventions
Advantage of going to cons alone: don't have to deal with other people (share rooms, coordinate schedules, wait at meeting points). Disadvantage of going to cons alone: nobody to talk to. (Bring a book.) |
| Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 |
| 12:32 am |
What The Hell Do You Eat? II
Granola, Kinda: Pecans Walnuts Dried, shredded, unsweetened coconut Fresh or frozen fruit Erythritol/stevia/whatever sweetener you prefer Almond and vanilla extracts Half and half Put pecans and walnuts in a plastic zip-lock bag and smash vigorously with a rolling pin or other blunt object until a coarse, crumbly paste results. Microwave or bake nuts until piping hot and aromatic. Add artificial sweetener, coconut, and enough water to moisten--the water should sizzle on contact with the nuts. Stir to mix. Add fruit. If using frozen fruit, mix again and let sit briefly so the berries thaw and the nut mixture cools. Add almond, vanilla, and half and half. Yum. |
| Monday, August 31st, 2009 |
| 10:05 pm |
SSC
Went to see Ponyo. Left about 2/3 of the way through. Liam Neeson was getting on my nerves. |
| Monday, August 24th, 2009 |
| 10:49 pm |
Nick Hess Facts
Burning Man uses a large wooden effigy only because Nick Hess is immune to fire damage. |
| 4:02 pm |
Nick Hess Facts
Nick Hess told Jesus he wouldn't go to church and Jesus shook his hand! |
| 3:59 pm |
RPG Evolution
Over the last thirty years or so, the humble thief class has changed from "special tricks guy, mostly useless in a fight" to "killing machine with a few tricks that mostly support killing". I want a special tricks guy class again. |