tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45252199550049770072012-02-16T02:33:57.950-08:00<em>It tastes as good as it is bad for you.</em> They deserve to hear it and they probably never will - at least not from me. So here's to pure wish fulfillment adulterated with a dose of phosphoric sunshine. Belly up to the Caustic Soda Fountain; the refills are free.Your Friendly Mindblogglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471711546067387688noreply@blogger.comBlogger151100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4525219955004977007.post-49597576556237918442011-01-31T18:42:00.000-08:002011-01-31T18:42:32.674-08:00

Twenty years ago, if you'd told me that someday my kid would be hawking mini robot ninja hamsters on tv, I'd have said, "Really? That's cool."

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Musings on Actual Intelligence Actual intelligence, intelligence which we would recognize as similar to our own, is made up of a very small number of peculiar things. One of them is the inability to really know what one's brain is doing/thinking about/calculating/pondering. In a truly intelligent brain, the left hemisphere doesn't always know what the right hemisphere is doing. This is because

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There was a clown named Lane who was so good at her profession that she became known as a respected philosopher and theologian. Each evening after her circus performances, she would gather in a tent with a growing band of followers to talk, laugh and tell stories. Her fame spread, as well as her strong effect on her followers, some of whom were seized by the desire to apprentice to her as clowns

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So I was thinking of calling this one "Study: Domestic Events Leading Cause of Domestic Violence" or some such, but because it's Thanksgiving and because I so rarely express true gratitude in my blog posts lately, I now offer an enlightening quote from my workplace a couple of months ago. ---------- Since every night at work seems to spawn brand new and otherwise inexplicable levels of

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A: Gosh, why wouldn't you? But since that's an imprecise answer, allow me to elaborate: http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2009/10/06/12247/senate_passes_franken_amendment_aimed_at_defense_contractors

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I sure do enjoy it when scientists have the courage to stand up and act like regular people, even (and maybe especially) when they employ humor as they would any other useful theoretical construct. http://people.csail.mit.edu/rahimi/helmet

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1) It should go without saying that you must associate with socially outcast nerds who aren't able to hold a human conversation without referencing a specific operating system. 2) Read your study guide in bed, noting bullet and feature points to your groggy spouse. Bonus if (s)he asks one or more pertinent questions. 3) Try out every example from the book as soon as you read it, using your

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Open letter to those laptop design engineers that keep squeezing the wireless switch into a smaller and smaller footprint on these laptop cases: For the love of God, stop. You are destroying people's fragile grip on sanity by making it practically impossible to turn on the computer's wireless radio. Not everyone has 20/20, nimble little fingers with nails that come to a needle point, or the

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...this woman's site would have earned enough in subscriptions for her to buy her own island: http://wonkette.com/411020/ I mean, wow. And the comments are gold - better than the freakin' content. It's like Slashdot, only goal-directed. I hope this 9-11 coverage is indicative, because I didn't have time to look further. But after skimming the site, don't even think of missing these standout

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You could say that, but you'd be wrong. Sadly, I've been writing lots but it's not quite ready to post. I did notice I've accumulated a number of comics at work that aren't too unfunny. Perhaps they'll make their way on here eventually.All right, you can tell I'm holding out, and you're right. I've got one that's not really ready, but let's just see if it can flap its leathery little wings and

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Billboard: "Log on now, and download your concerns to God"Man 1: Actually, they mean UPload.Man 2: Most people have noticed their service is a lot better for downloading than uploading.Man 1 (an atheist for years): That's why I got out.

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Literally taking a page from a recent Cosmo - OK, several pages - this blog entry proposes to deliver the best new sex move for the average red-blooded American man.Well, you heard it here gentlemen - your new sure-thing move is this: buy your significant other a subscription to Cosmopolitan magazine. Huh? you're surely saying. How is a magazine devoted to all things at once female AND shallow

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What bloody good are product reviews on the web?No one posts anything neutral, or indeed helpful. Our household has completely lost faith, interest and the desire to assign sentience to some of these people who write product reviews.It's like:Your child will love Froopie - he's your toddler's furry electronic pal!Review 1: I loved this product. Three weeks after my toddler got this, he got

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...And He Is Ants!(Original title: We Have Met The Enemy...And He Has Extremely Plausible Deniability!)So you're sitting across the table from a guy and talking about a job. You aren't talking about getting the job, but not getting the job is most assuredly on the table. The job isn't exactly challenging, respectable, interesting, or remunerative, but it's a job. It stands shining before you both

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They deserve to hear it and they probably never will - at least not from me.So here's to pure wish fulfillment adulterated with a dose of phosphoric sunshine.Belly up to the Caustic Soda Fountain; the refills are free.

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