Dude I read this article and nearly cried. I wish we had so few real problems at the school where I teach that we could waste time with bollocks like this!
Anyone interested in Ada Lovelace should immediately read Sadie Plant's book Zeroes and Ones. It's tied* for the top spot of Best Book About Computers I've Ever Read.
* with Manuel de Landa's War in the Age of Intelligent Machines.
Of course, what's one of the first things I see? (Did they know where I was linking from?)
Q: What wuld happen if I analy inserted a monkey
A: No info found. It is against the Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, you can face a maximum of 6 month prison
This talk by Cambridge University professor Ha-Joon Chang really puts to rest the whole mythology of when "Free Trade" has(n't) been used and why it's a good idea to have an uneven playing field sometimes.
(He gives the excellent example of his 12-year-old daughter and her friends playing against the Brazilian professional football team. Makes sense that the Brazilians would have to run uphill, yeah?)
I'm reading his book now; it's superb.
Jeff Koons is a pathetic donkey turd. Questions about whether he makes the work, to me, are not the point. The "work" is stupid and meaningless to begin with, no matter who makes it. It shouldn't be at Versailles or Disneyland; it should be at the bottom of the ocean.
When I was 12 I began writing a fantasy novel.. The godhead was named Altin.. Just something I made up. Every time I see that word in another context it gives me the chills.
When this movie hit theatres, my buddy Jeremy and I went bowling, then went to see it for the second or third time. As the opening credits rolled, he leaned over to me and whispered: "We should go bowling again after this." And we did.
The figment thing is interesting, but all the elements of the story fit together anyway -- as Buscemi describes in the interview -- so I don't really have a preference one way or another.
And make a play for those disaffected Clinton supporters the media can't STFU about.
Yeah, but what kind of dorkface would make this kind of leap? "I was supporting a pro-choice left-leaning woman who advocated universal health care, but now I support a right-leaning anti-choice VP candidate who doesn't seem to care much about health care -- because she's a woman! WOO!"
Bill Hicks on the cross: "No matter what you believe, beliefs are weird, aren't they? Lots of Christians wear crosses around their necks. Kinda like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on. Just thinkin' of John, Jackie. Just thinkin' of John."
I can't stand when people dismiss comics as "kids" stuff. Roald Dahl and Dr. Seuss wrote work that was ten times more thoughtful than most of the crap sold to adults. Please read Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics.
Jiminy Jillikers!
posted by scartol 15 years ago
In "By order of the principal!"
Dude I read this article and nearly cried. I wish we had so few real problems at the school where I teach that we could waste time with bollocks like this!
posted by scartol 15 years ago
In "Vase Breaker"
Woo! Cleared all 50 levels. Final score: 13,218. Yay! Level 25 is a *****.
posted by scartol 15 years ago
In "Ada Lovelace"
Anyone interested in Ada Lovelace should immediately read Sadie Plant's book Zeroes and Ones. It's tied* for the top spot of Best Book About Computers I've Ever Read. * with Manuel de Landa's War in the Age of Intelligent Machines.
posted by scartol 15 years ago
In "Look what you can get for a dollar!"
I'd buy that for a dollar.
posted by scartol 15 years ago
In "How much dus a blue whales clit weigh?"
Of course, what's one of the first things I see? (Did they know where I was linking from?) Q: What wuld happen if I analy inserted a monkey A: No info found. It is against the Under the Animal Welfare Act 2006, you can face a maximum of 6 month prison
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Ten last pictures"
Very interesting. Thanks, pc.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "A suggestion box"
They're genetically modified Mutants, not unlike those featured in Fallout 3.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
This talk by Cambridge University professor Ha-Joon Chang really puts to rest the whole mythology of when "Free Trade" has(n't) been used and why it's a good idea to have an uneven playing field sometimes. (He gives the excellent example of his 12-year-old daughter and her friends playing against the Brazilian professional football team. Makes sense that the Brazilians would have to run uphill, yeah?) I'm reading his book now; it's superb.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
If I thought my comments weren't going to a trained ferret pushing buttons with its nose, I might make the following observations:
- Missile defense? Are you ****ing kidding me? End it, whether it works or not.
- Larry Summers as Treasury Secretary? Are you ****ing kidding me? Absolutely not!
- Installing Rahm? (Get it?) The guy who championed NAFTA, that unmitigated disaster? Argh!
This is not the change I was hoping for. It hasn't even been a week and already my Hope High has worn off. =Pposted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Jeff Koons took his doggie"
Jeff Koons is a pathetic donkey turd. Questions about whether he makes the work, to me, are not the point. The "work" is stupid and meaningless to begin with, no matter who makes it. It shouldn't be at Versailles or Disneyland; it should be at the bottom of the ocean.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "The 'Altin Mikrofon' Contest"
When I was 12 I began writing a fantasy novel.. The godhead was named Altin.. Just something I made up. Every time I see that word in another context it gives me the chills.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Behind the Dude: Steve Buscemi on "The Big Lebowski" "
When this movie hit theatres, my buddy Jeremy and I went bowling, then went to see it for the second or third time. As the opening credits rolled, he leaned over to me and whispered: "We should go bowling again after this." And we did. The figment thing is interesting, but all the elements of the story fit together anyway -- as Buscemi describes in the interview -- so I don't really have a preference one way or another.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Sarah Palin is McCain's VP pick."
Note: I know there are many such dorkfaces; I'm just sad about them existing is all.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
And make a play for those disaffected Clinton supporters the media can't STFU about. Yeah, but what kind of dorkface would make this kind of leap? "I was supporting a pro-choice left-leaning woman who advocated universal health care, but now I support a right-leaning anti-choice VP candidate who doesn't seem to care much about health care -- because she's a woman! WOO!"
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Crucified frog Pisses Off Pope"
Bill Hicks on the cross: "No matter what you believe, beliefs are weird, aren't they? Lots of Christians wear crosses around their necks. Kinda like going up to Jackie Onassis with a rifle pendant on. Just thinkin' of John, Jackie. Just thinkin' of John."
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Brazilian Social Photography"
Some excellent photos. Cheers, SMT.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "Game Theory in The Dark Knight: A Critical Review of the Opening Scene (Spoilers)"
And thanks for the article, Hank. I rarely read the whole thing with pages like this, so I can tell it's good stuff when I do. =)
posted by scartol 16 years ago
I can't stand when people dismiss comics as "kids" stuff. Roald Dahl and Dr. Seuss wrote work that was ten times more thoughtful than most of the crap sold to adults. Please read Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics.
posted by scartol 16 years ago
In "If you are under 40, you probably won't get this."
Fantastic find. Thanks, Ralph!
posted by scartol 16 years ago
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