Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
I understand his argument (that the world needs more nerds and geeks, and the associations brought up by the labels are turning people away from them), but as a former nerd (socially inept loner) and current geek (an expert in a technical field), I rather like things the way they are. It would be nice …
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Am I the only one who, on reading this article, could only imagine a plot for a mystery novel involving a painter electrocuting his victim? 😉
Sorry, Taliban guys. Even if you’d succeeded, Samson already topped you, and with nothing more than the jawbone. 😉
I’m a kind and gentle person. I think every living thing on this planet is miraculous and deserves to live out its life without human interference… but I make an exception for parasites. That’s why this article elicited a bloodthirsty cheer. Go, science! 🙂 (Original article linked to from Boing Boing has apparently been pulled. …
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A failure to think through the consequences.
Well, that would certainly explain a few politicians and TV personalities. 😉 (For all I know, he’s absolutely right. But I consider it pretty unlikely.)
Even fearsome venomous snakes should know never to mess with the Roomba.
Monopoly: The Movie? Apparently not as far-fetched as it seems at first glance.
It makes sense, things that are “good for you” never feel good. 😉
Now if we could only get more people to use it… there’s a nail salon near our house that proudly declares itself “Finger’s & Toe’s”. I wince every time I see their sign… unless it’s run by two people with the nicknames of Finger and Toe, they really need to check their punctuation.