August 2007
159 posts
Not Thinking Ahead.
G_A: Not going to upgrade to Leopard 10.5
nalioth: you're not?
G_A: Nope. Nor anything after 10.5. I would not call it "boycotting" But more like keeping all my macs in sync.
iMorpheus: that makes absolutely no sense at all.
G_A: iBook G3 Clam, G3 Blue and White, Intel mini=Mac OS X 10.4.11 (.12?)
iMorpheus: so, if you buy new hardware you are going to install 10.4.11?
G_A: Never thought of that.
Vim Regular Expressions 101 →
“Think you’ve got what it takes to be a pararescueman? Find out by seeing if you...”
– Guess my career as a pararescueman is over before it even begins.
Superman School
“Officials have dubbed the pool sessions “water confidence training,” which is...”
– Superman School
Asobi Seksu →
Asobi Seksu (colloquial Japanese for “playful sex”) is a rock band based in New York City. Their sound has been said to draw influence from the so-called “shoegazing” genre which was coined to describe the textured and effects-heavy sound of alternative rock in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The band consists of Yuki Chikudate (vocals), James Hanna (guitar, vocals), Haji...
Shoegazing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia →
Yeah, I am all over shoegazing with good female vocals. Shoegazing:
The British music press, e.g. NME and Melody Maker, called this genre “shoegazing” because the musicians in these bands often maintained a motionless performing style—standing on stage and staring at the floor while playing their instruments, hence the idea that they were gazing at their shoes.
Universal Tool Kit in Action?
meheren: I have a USB flash drive and I was wondering how to permanetally change the icon for it.
DrJack: hit it with a hammer ? I bet that will change the icon to 'blank'
meheren: yeah but i was hoping for like a custom icon.
Garlic Buridan.
Box_Nine_stabs everyone and prepares dinner
Hilde: seems like someone isn't having a very good day.
buridan: he just doesn't like the attention
Hilde: puts garlic on buridan instead...mmm tasty
Primordial Slack: In Praise of Public Servants →
Seriously, would you rather live 30 days without a politician or 30 days without a sewage treatment facility in your neighborhood?
Death is Everywhere.
Time to Die.
The conversation went like this:
ME: I don’t want to die a painful death.
HER: Huh? I am terrified of what comes after death. Modern medicine takes care of most of the pain, but I really hate not knowing what comes next.
ME: Really? I don’t want to look back and regret large chunks of my life. That would really suck.
HER: You are weird.
ME: ????
So, the questions are:
...
Time-binding - the general notion →
Time-binding: cross-generation learning using symbolic communication.
YEONDOOJUNG →
Jung’s new series of photos, “Wonderland” (2004), presents costumed adolescents posing in sets based as closely as possible on children’s drawings.
“you can tell about jogging….
it became popular in the 70’s
which...”
– via: jeremy hunsinger
Out of your mind, not out of your body →
This is what I am talking about.
Gaping hole found in universe. →
Holes in the universe? Is it wearing out?
via jackpea
Reading Material.
Empty. My hard drive died a few weeks back. The essentials were rescued, but my RSS feeds are gone. I want yours. Share “one” feed per comment. Thank you.
(via Epimetheus)
TaxProf Blog: Do Faculty Have a Constitutional... →
Paul R. Abramson is a happily married, 57-year-old psychology professor at UCLA. He says he has never had a serious romantic relationship with one of his students. Nevertheless, Mr. Abramson doesn’t think universities have any business telling professors whom they can date.
Useful Spam.
Ave, gentleman
My goal is a serious relationship and I will do everything possible and impossible to build a strong and friendly family. I hope you are ready to be honest and I guess you can demand this from me too. I don’t want to meet in the future and to find out that you are 150 cm higher than me or that your seventh child is entering college this year. I want to find out everything...
If You Are a Stay-At-Home-Mom without Interests... →
“V! Feminism is about choice! It doesn’t matter if all we do is go to the gymboree and make pancakes in the shape of hearts! We made the choice and that’s all that matters!”
Duties.
Dear, Bossy Homemaker There used to be a time when we assisted you around the house, but those days are gone. Why? Permit us to demonstrate: Doing the Dishes. US [Doing Dishes]: This is a man’s world…..This is a man’s world, but it wouldn’t be nothing, nothing without a woman or a girl.
YOU: You are doing it wrong! Don’t use that towel use this one!
US: Sorry. *Last time we try to help out.*
...
“The thing (F-22) denies your ability to put a weapons system on it, even when I...”
– Squadron Leader Stephen Chappell
Discovery Channel :: News - Space :: Dark Matter... →
Instead of hanging out with the stars, as it, dark matter, was found doing in another collision of galactic clusters a few months ago, it’s mingling with the dust and gases — which is unbecoming of the mysterious stuff.
Gmail users beware fake upgrade emails →
Mashuptown.com: Bootie SF 4-Year Anniversary Party →
Let’s go out with a DJ Earworm mash up titled “Funky Goes Hollywood” which mashes Frankie Goes to Hollywood - “Relax” up against Wild Cherry - “Play That Funky Music”
TED | Talks | Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world... →
Hans Rosling: Debunking third-world myths with the best stats you’ve ever seen
Gapminder - A Slum Insight, 2006 →
“A slum insight” is a video developed by Gapminder in collaboration with UN-Habitat and ITC for the UN Habitat conference World Urban Forum III , Vancouver, Canada. The film was directed by Filmfront Stockholm and the graphic profile was made by Züt.
