I’m not completely certain if I have the dedication and/or creativity to pull it off for a year.
Mon Jul 06 09
Nothing annoys me more than the conservative myth that to be an ordinary American you have to be a moron. Although it’s probably just a corollary of the myth that to be an ordinary American you have to be conservative.
Well said!
Sun Jul 05 09
“If you can’t write intelligently, write comedically. If you can’t write comedically, write offensively. These are the three kinds of stories people remember: ones that make them think, ones that make them laugh, and ones that piss them off.”
—The SCP Project
“My theory is that the things that you own that you’re not using or don’t need aren’t just a waste of money and space: they’re draining you of your energy. Every time you walk past that cookbook that you never opened, or that model airplane kit that you meant to assemble, or the oscilloscope that you haven’t turned on in a year, a little neural pattern fires that says “Someday I should..” or “I always meant to…” or “God, I really ought to take care of that.” Each of these tiny feelings of obligation or regret is almost imperceptible on its own, but their accumulation throughout the day is a burden that you may not even know you’re bearing until it’s gone.”
AND they get to float. This is just not fair.Okay, that’s it. Get in the car, we’re going on a road trip.
Count me in! ….won’t the Atlantic pose something of a problem though?
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads.
AND they get to float. This is just not fair.
Okay, that’s it. Get in the car, we’re going on a road trip.
Sat Jul 04 09
“When our broadcasts leave Earth, they slowly travel into space. There is, however, a sizable delay between what we watch and what distant aliens watch. This convenient chart shows us what TV various stars are receiving today.” via gizmodoReblogged for being strangely awesome.
Ah, Abstruse Goose. XKCD’s marginally-less-attractive cousin.
Well, at least 40 Eridani gets to enjoy some Babylon 5 in a year or so.
I think they’re trying to tell me to avoid women who quote Lenin. But I’m not sure.
It’s 120 pages long—if you read all of it, I’ll give you a hug.
Those dirty communists/Matrix/regime/Sauron/Scottish nobles!
Fri Jul 03 09
I try to avoid blogging every xkcd strip I like (as that would mean all of them), but this one is perfect.
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