May 2007
20 posts
May 30th
Neither are you
Coworker #1: My son is hanging out with the stupidest kid...
Coworker #2: What do you mean?
Coworker #1: He's not exactly the brightest knife in the drawer.
May 21st
Winner of Boing Boing's Governor Schwarzenegger... →
Links to an MP3 file.
May 18th
Guest Post: University DMCA Policies
Yesterday, Ray Beckerman, one of the attorneys behind the Recording Industry vs. the People, posted the new Stanford DMCA policy. The new policy has been criticized for assuming the RIAA is correct: following a primary DCMA take-down notice, Stanford will send an email to the allegedly offending student which must be answered within 48 hours to avoid paying a $100 network reconnection fee....
May 17th
WatchWatch
May 17th
An Almost Comprehensive List of Movies with... →
My friends and I recently watched Children of Men and were extremely impressed by what seemed like 10 minutes of filming without turning off the camera. Well, C of M made this large list for its many “long takes,” but so did a lot of others. Check it out.
May 17th
Tablet PCs for college?
I purchased a Toshiba Tablet PC for college recently and am wondering if I made a good choice. Here is what Toshiba says Tablet PCs can offer to the educational experience: Paperless classrooms Searchable, shared materials Digital audio recording (perfect for lectures) Portable whiteboard applications Electronic grading Enhanced student-teacher collaboration Real-time...
May 17th
May 17th
“One of the key benefits of writing about diverse topics is that my readers are...”
– from Steve Pavlina’s (very long) blog post entitled “Confessions of an A-List Blogger.” It’s a great read for anyone who wants to know what it takes to be a top blogger.
May 16th
May 13th
WatchWatch
Watch the first 3 minutes of this. Press play. Now. Apparently it’s the hardest level ever recorded. The player’s comments are absolutely hilarious.
May 13th
Inside Job: My Life As an Airport Screener →
Abstract: “Last fall, Condé Nast Traveler aviation correspondent Barbara S. Peterson applied to work as a Transportation Security Administration screener. Her mission: to investigate reports that despite a five-year, $20 billion overhaul of the passenger screening system, checkpoint personnel are failing at the job. Being hired was only her first surprise. Peterson’s two months at the...
May 13th
May 13th
Things You Can Do to Combat Climate Change
As a result of an Earth Science project we are doing, I am setting a goal to focus more on my impact on the environment. Here are some things we can do an individuals, companies, and families to help. See the bolded sentence at the bottom - my friend Kevin recently mentioned Patagonia as being on of these companies. A reader sent me this link to a story by Good Magazine about this very trend in...
May 13th
WatchWatch
Ze Frank’s TED talk in 2004. Worth the 19 minutes.
May 13th
May 11th
“Mr. O’Reilly is a rarity in news today. He tells the truth. It is the major news...”
– from the comments on a WSJ article describing a study where Bill O’Reilly’s propaganda level was analyzed. It’s a good read
May 11th
“Slowly walking down the hall / Faster than a cannonball / Where were you when we...”
– from the song “Champagne Supernova” by Oasis. It was named the 7th worst song lyric by 6 Music, a part of BBC.
May 10th
May 2nd
“More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.”
– In a shocking revelation of bread’s many dangers, B.S. Wheatberry exposes bread for the dangerous agent of destruction it really is. UPDATE: 5/22/08: The original link is now broken. So that you may enjoy this post, here’s an updated link. 
May 2nd