July 2009
20 posts
“I think the show appeals to many levels. There are people who aren’t so...”
– Quote of the Day about True Blood from The Rock Morning Show
Top 10% Law
This has been a long time coming. Just wanted to commemorate the occasion.
The Top 10% Law — Senate Bill 175, sponsored by Sen. Florence Shapiro and Rep. Dan Branch in the House, limited the number of top 10% Texas high school graduates automatically admitted to UT Austin. Instead of being required to admit all top 10% graduates of Texas public high schools, the new law restricts automatic admits...
“What they must do is expose Sotomayor, as they did not in the case of Ginsburg,...”
– Pat “Poor Little Me” Buchanan. It’s hard to believe he thinks this will help the GOP.
Instapaper on Kindle →
I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle I won’t want a kindle
Aw, shit. I use Instapaper more than any person conceivably...
A Phone Conversation with the Doctor's Office
Ever noticed doctors have zero regard for the worth of anyone's time or schedules but their own? And they always expect complete acquiescence to their way of doing things, no matter how inconvenient for anyone else.
Me: Hello?
Office: Hi, I'm calling to confirm your 3:30 appointment with [doctor] on Monday.
Me: Great, I'll be there.
Office: We'd like for you to be here 15 minutes early.
Me: Why? I thought the appointment was at 3:30.
Office: Can you come at 3:15?
Me: No, I have work. I get paid for being here those 15 minutes, and have it on people's calendars.
Office: ... okay ... well ...
Me: Is there a problem? I thought the appointment was for 3:30.
Office: Well, we like for patients to come early.
Me: Is it necessary? I've already filled out the paperwork.
Office: No, I guess not.
Me: Well, I'll see you at 3:30 then.
Office: I guess we'll make it work.
Me: Great. See you then.
“I have come to lead my people into the waters of unlimited creativity and wildly...”
– Quote of the Day: Joss Whedon on Emmys, Dr. Horrible and the future
“I always picture the end of the world as a prolonged camping trip but with fewer...”
– Quote of the Day from: The Park Bench: Nerd Apocalypse Survival Kit
EATR - The Zombie Robot? →
Also - BORG!!: “We are experimenting with a unique approach to achieving swarm behavior and distributed artificial intelligence by partitioning the 4D/RCS among individuals in the collective.” - Robert Finkelstein, founder of Robotic Technology
Star Trek already thought of everything. We can all just go home.
Codex Sinaiticus (400 CE) Online →
None of y’all will probably give a shit, but this is fucking AWESOME. This even beats out the Codices Sangallenses, which are also fucking awesome.
This is going to eat up some time.
It's not my fault, it's theirs
I’m convinced that any strangeness in my personality can be chalked up to the fact that these were the #1 songs in the US the first six months of my life.
July 20 – 26 1975 Van McCoy - The Hustle
July 27 – August 2 1975 Eagles - One Of These Nights
August 3 – 16 1975 Bee Gees - Jive Talkin’
August 17 – 23 1975 Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds - Fallin’ In...
BBC NEWS | Health | Self-help 'makes you feel... →
HAHAHAHA. TAKE THAT STUART SMALLEY.
Or to quote Stephen Fry on twitter: “I bloody knew it! I knew that titty-arsed self-help wank was all hooey. Bow down before empiricism, quacks & mountebanks. http://tr.im/qQfX”
Stephen Fry makes up the best swear phrases on the planet.
Mars Science Laboratory: Send Your Name to Mars →
I don’t know why, but this seems pretty cool.