Reaction to Faster Than Light Claims Expose Anti-Skeptic Myth
No, skeptics are not afraid of overturning their worldview, no matter what the UFO enthusiasts say.
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After standing in line for lunch yesterday with a zillion people who are at some…
After standing in line for lunch yesterday with a zillion people who are at some sort of conference next door, I figured today it would be faster to walk down the street to Subway instead. So did they.
Updated Netflix thought: Dairy farms get together to raise prices…
9/15: Netflix thought: If dairy farms got together and hiked up the price of milk, would you blame your grocery store for raising their prices?
9/16: It must be the Netflix/studio milk/dairy farm analogy that’s got @Peerindex convinced that I write about breakfast cereal.
9/20: Updated Netflix thought: Dairy farms get together to raise prices, putting the squeeze on your local grocery store. The local store raises their prices to cover their higher costs. People blame the grocery store.
Then the grocery store responds by spinning off a separate store. One store will only sell milk in cardboard cartons and cheese. The other store will only sell milk in plastic bottles or yogurt. This is, of course, to make your life easier.
Of course, there’s always The Oatmeal’s explanation: https://theoatmeal.com/static/netflix.html
Brion adds:
One store pipes fresh delicious milk direct to your faucets, but only carries 1% because the dairy cartel is being paid by another grocery chain for an exclusive right to whole, skim, and 2%.
On the plus side, we have a bathtub again. They still need to finish patching…
On the plus side, we have a bathtub again. They still need to finish patching the walls, but we no longer have a giant hole in the bathroom. On the minus side, when they knocked out the wall to get the tub in, they bent the doorframe and now the door won't close.
That’s oddly specific.
Medical Billing Codes For Injury Via Turtle Among Thousands Created by New Law
That’s oddly specific.
It turns out that Facebook allows you to log in with two variations of your password…
Interesting: It turns out that Facebook allows you to log in with two variations of your password: One with the first letter capitalized (because so many mobile phones automatically capitalize the first letter of a field to “help” you) and one with all the capitals/lowercase flipped (so that you can still log in with CAPS LOCK on).
If you’re elected to public office and you’d rather make the other guy look bad
If you’re elected to public office and you’d rather make the other guy look bad than actually do something for the city/county/state/country, you really need to straighten out your priorities.
So what’s next? Getting people with Celiac disease to try their “gluten-free pasta”
ConAgra Forced to Apologize for Processed Food Bait & Switch
So what’s next? Getting people with Celiac disease to try their “gluten-free pasta” (that’s really made from wheat)? Inviting vegetarians to try their “fake meat” (that tastes so realistic because it *really is* meat)?
J can’t decide between reaching for the Starbucks cup or hitting the laptop keyboard…
J can’t decide between reaching for the Starbucks cup or hitting the laptop keyboard. “I learned it from watching you!”
Two funny pages on Superman’s preferred mode of disguise, from the creator of Halo and Sprocket
http://kerrycallen.blogspot.com/2011/07/super-antics-2.html
Two funny pages on Superman's preferred mode of disguise, from the creator of Halo and Sprocket.
It’s tough to step out for some fresh air when you’re across the street from an airport.
It’s tough to step out for some fresh air when you’re across the street from an airport.
Discussion on Google+:
Wayne: All hogged by the airplanes. sheesh ;>
Stacy: Don’t you just love that smell? Evenings in Manhattan Beach in July…
Me: Yeah, you were close to the refinery, weren’t you? It’s actually pretty nice where we are (closer to Artesia Blvd), but my office is literally across the street from LAX. I can look out the window and watch planes on the runway.
Me: And hear them when they take off, even from inside the building.
Stacy: Redondo we got the airline fuel smell twice a year, when the wind seriously died down. Manhattan Beach it was the month of July, the breeze stopped blowing the airline fuel smell out to Dockweiler and it found us.
Me: Yecch.
Just noticed the Games tab is active on Google+ now
Just noticed the Games tab is active on Google+ now (at least on my account). Surprised they managed to get a Zynga game as part of the launch, even if it is poker and not *ville.
Ugh. It took me more than half an hour to find a parking space this…
Ugh. It took me more than half an hour to find a parking space this morning (after a 20-minute drive to get here). There were days when I was driving 40 miles that getting to work took less time door-to-door. Not many of them, but there were a few.
LFMF: Before pressing play on the classic “Conan the Barbarian” soundtrack…
LFMF: Before pressing play on the classic “Conan the Barbarian” soundtrack, make sure you check the volume. A small person may have turned it to maximum while playing with the remote. This goes double if you’re standing next to the speaker.
Comments on Google+:
Irredeemable Shag: Ahhh… the joys of parenting!
Me: As it turns out, it wasn’t his fault. We realized that the last time we’d used the stereo, it was to play the iPod through good speakers, and had to turn it way up for that.
Irredeemable Shag: Ahhh… the joys of parenting and blaming our kids for everything. A common occurrence in our household, that’s for sure! 🙂
Things to consider before a redesign
Things to consider before a redesign: Istanbul (Not Constantinople) Will Confuse Your Users. (via ma.tt)
Also applies to logos, branding, fictional reboots, etc.
Today’s baby milestone: J has deleted a blog post…
Today’s baby milestone: J has deleted a blog post I was working on. Hooray for autosave and undo trash.
Wayne comments: Careful with the hacking tools, he may get you yet! ;p
Dinner party on the 405
Carmageddon: Forget planking, trio holds ‘dinner party’ on empty 405Looked at the detailed battery use on my phone…
Looked at the detailed battery use on my phone. I know reception in this building is awful, but apparently it’s spent 55% of its time since I unplugged it this morning with no signal. No wonder the battery drains even when I don’t use it!
The proper response to “I tried X and it didn’t work” is not “You should try X.”
The proper response to “I tried X and it didn’t work” is not “You should try X.”
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you’re not familiar with an…
Facebook Blocks KDE Photo App, Deletes Users’ Pics
WTF, Facebook? I can see blocking new uploads if you're not familiar with an app that (for instance) suddenly gets picked up by spammers, but even in that case, you should check and see if there are legit uploads from the same app before deleting everything every uploaded with the tool.