February 2012
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Vancouver diners leave a very shabby impression |... →
An excerpt from an actual letter to the editor of The Georgia Straight:
The gentleman at the table beside us was wearing running shoes, jeans, and a sports hat, which he kept on his head for the duration of his meal. Personally, I found this to be offensive, and the only thing that stopped me from saying something to him about his manners was my husband’s embarrassment.
The whole letter is...
“In American today, anti-evolutionism matters because it has become the vanguard...”
– Ken Miller, Biology Professor from Brown University and Roman Catholic, on America’s Darwin Problem (via crookedindifference)
Everything about this essay.
(via dennymayo)
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Peyton Manning to Miami Dolphins -- Billboard,... →
Meh. They’re probably only doing it in the hopes of getting a Bobblehead promotion.
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Brave - Movie Trailers - iTunes →
Go. Watch Trailer 2. The detail is astounding.
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“[I]t seems a bit strange for today’s Conservatives, who have made something of a...”
– I’m shocked to hear the achievements of a female politician have been forgotten even by members of her own party. Shocked.
(Macleans.ca)
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I AM SCIENCE by Kevin Zelnio →
So many good Kickstarter projects lately…
If you don’t follow I AM SCIENCE on tumblr, you really should. Real scientists like (but not including) Ailanthus Altissima and Denny Mayo! Not those crazy Hollywood stereotypes like this guy:
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Watch“This must be said.” – CM Punk, on Chris Brown.
(via Twitvid)
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carnival-papers:
Thunder Road — Bruce...
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Madness
greengrey:
nom-chompsky:
tvandthings:
I wish I could get into the minds of NBC execs because I do not understand at all. NBC shakes up its schedule more than any other network I know of. Strategic mistakes left and right. FFS, NBC, you put Parks on hiatus AGAIN?- at the end of its season?!
NBC Fuck Ups:
Ordering a full season of 30 Rock to cram into half a season (BRILLIANT)
Putting...
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The ‘biblical view’ that’s younger than the Happy... →
sictransitvir:
In 1979, McDonald’s introduced the Happy Meal.
Sometime after that, it was decided that the Bible teaches that human life begins at conception.
Ask any American evangelical, today, what the Bible says about abortion and they will insist that this is what it says. (Many don’t actually believe this, but they know it is the only answer that won’t get them in trouble.) They’ll be a...
TRIGGER WARNING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: the thing about...
mswyrr:
…is that he’s a domestic violence committing, female co-star intimidating asshole. You can read the details of what he did to his female partner at the link. Regarding his treatment of female costars: Kiera Knightly didn’t want him spanking her during one of their scenes in a film & said so while tied up; in reply he said “Keira, you’re tied to a bed. You’re not really in a position...
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sictransitvir replied to your post: Looking at Craigslist. I don’t know what’s…
That reminds me of an old Everquest scam - one guy selling for too much, another offering way more, if you buy the item to try to flip it for instant profit both parties suddenly vanish
Hadn’t thought of that. Though I’m not sure how that would work when someone can just go to IKEA and pay less to...
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becky-mi replied to your link: A Very Personal Locker Room Ritual | BlindGossip.com
Big Ben, trying to bring that gray thing to life?
Somebody suggested that in the comments, but then followed it up with an observation that Roethlisberger would be somewhat at odds with the “killer six-pack” description. The phrase “Body by Ethel Merman” came up.
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Looking at Craigslist. I don’t know what’s funnier: the guy trying to sell an IKEA Expedit shelving unit for $190 with a link to the current catalogue listing of $149, or the guy offering $500 for the same thing.
I wonder if I could hook the two of them up somehow…
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A Very Personal Locker Room Ritual |... →
Blind item: Some unnamed NFL quarterback preps for games by slathering his junk with Icy Hot.
I swear I’m not making this up. Somebody else might be, but I’m not.
(And, per the story, it’s not Cutler, Brady, or Eli. Sorry.)
(via Mrs. SalesRep)
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The Boy Who Played With Fusion: Taylor Wilson... →
iamsciencestories:
Excerpt:
This is before Taylor would transform the family’s garage into a mysterious, glow-in-the-dark cache of rocks and metals and liquids with unimaginable powers. Before he would conceive, in a series of unlikely epiphanies, new ways to use neutrons to confront some of the biggest challenges of our time: cancer and nuclear terrorism. Before he would build a reactor that...
Minimal Mac: Microsoft's Biggest Miss →
minimalmac:
One of the benefits of a long car trip with my wife is the opportunity to have really great and insightful conversations with the smartest person I know. Yesterday, on the first leg of our trip, we spent some time discussing Microsoft’s many missed opportunities. The failure to take the iPhone…
A great take on the company’s biggest problem. I’m not sure I agree...
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The suburban Costco has miniature pains au...
That is all.
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Half-assed restaurant review (seventh in a series)
acmesalesrep:
I really have to find my way to Campagnolo. Or Campagnolo Roma. Or Refuel.
Refuel (West 4th Ave., Kitsilano):
I’ve wanted to try this place for some time, going back to its previous wildly successful incarnation (under the same owners and proprietors) as Fuel. I’d heard nothing but good things about the place, and as you might have guessed from the things I’ve...
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dennymayo replied to your post: The American Association for the Advancement of…
The hard part is convincing these kids to stick with it and either be an actual scientist or a general practitioner if they become an MD.
Absolutely. My advice was not to worry about specialization as an undergrad—once you’re through grad school, nobody cares about your B.Sc. anyhow—and to make sure to...
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science is in town for its annual meeting. The American Junior Academy of Sciences holds its annual meeting in conjunction with the AAAS and organizes at each meeting a breakfast at which high school students get to meet and talk with scientists in a range of disciplines. For some reason (probably geographical proximity) I was invited to this...