December 2008
28 posts
“Picture a typical player of a massively multiplayer game such as World of...”
– BBC NEWS | Technology | The virtual battle of the sexes
Majel Barrett Roddenberry, 'First Lady of Star... →
*sniff* One of the most familiar voices of my life.
Child is refused cake request →
Make no mistake: these parents are complete dundering idiots at the very least, but most likely they are far more than that. I can’t believe they named their three children that. What sort of jackass makes choices like that and doesn’t expect to be faced with mistrust and anger?
Apple to ditch Macworld gathering, Jobs will not... →
Wow, that seems like a huge departure.
Traded for a house: one red paperclip →
This is an internet meme I had previously missed. It’s … amazing. I recommend extra investigation into the Alice Cooper, Yahk and Corbin Bernson episodes.
“In the twenty years since the Chernobyl tragedy, the world’s worst nuclear...”
– Mistakenly Released memo from Greenpeace
Translation
I received this morning a message from Microsoft. It is a typical message that many of us see. First I will give you the message. Then I will translate.
Your computer was recently updated!
Windows recently downloaded and installed an important security update to help protect your computer. This update required an automatic restart of your computer.
Now for what I hear.
We recently...
H. M., an Unforgettable Amnesiac, Dies at 82 →
A fascinating life and story about memory. Just wow.
Watch“Prop 8 - The Musical” starring Jack Black, John C. Reilly, and many more…
This is excellent. Went back and read this again while I was thinking about it. Agree with the general philosophy, even if his historical knowledge is sketchy. Many people assume incorrectly that marriage has always been how it is conceived of now. I believe marriage only became a religious ceremony...
Live Like a Cat Day - January 10, 2009 →
It’s Saturday. I’m definitely doing this.
'Choir of Angels' Display - Renovation of the... →
Can I have a visit here for Christmas?
November: Most jobs lost since 1974 - Dec. 5, 2008 →
Eep! My brother is looking for a job, and it’s a nervous time to be a nonprofit worker, too. *crap* I am just pleased to have a job, a job I like.
Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Alexiy II dies →
An interesting and controversial man who led the Russian Orthodox Church through a turbulent period in Russian history, 1990 through 2008.
He began shortly before the fall of the Soviet Union and presided over the Church’s return to prominence in the post-Communist era.
Let's Review
I was bombarded by annoying ads for the P’Zone this morning, which told me via monster truck that people with Very Big Appetites will be satisfied by eating one of these. So, being a person who works in a healthcare environment that focuses on teaching good eating to people with chronic diseases, I looked up the nutrition facts - these are for ONE HALF of the P’Zone.
Calories: 600...
Top 10 Web Dev Blunders of 2008 →
hehe
Why Women Hate Men (The Blog): Brilliant Idiocy →
I think I met this guy (just one?!) in grad school and had to go to parties with him.
And people wonder why the Ph.D. looked so unappealing.
Note: Not exactly a work friendly site, campers.