I was worried that a clicking sound was coming from the new hard drive, but I couldn't hear it with my ear next to the computer. Then I realized: it's just bubbles echoing in my almost-empty soda can.
“Please don’t put the music player in the coffee mug.”
File this under things I never thought I’d say: “Please don’t put the music player in the coffee mug.”
Just leaving a TMBG concert. Walked past someone moving chairs.
Just leaving a TMBG concert. Walked past someone moving chairs.
The general public *does* think his name is Shazam.
The general public does think his name is Shazam. Just like they think the Flash’s name is Gordon.
Heck, sometimes they think the Flash’s name is Shazam.
I wish I were making this up.
Hellboy: Pancakes by Mike Mignola
Hellboy: Pancakes by Mike Mignola. Has to be one of the greatest 2 page comic stories ever made.
Pamcakes.
“He has eaten the pancake.” I will not lie, I intoned that when my eldest first ate pancakes. I knew he had veered from a dark path at that moment.
Aside from the monkey with the gun, this is the greatest Hellboy thing ever.
Bonus: it’s also super good for teaching three-act structure, ‘cause it’s a complete, traditionally structured story that fits on a single slide.
This story is pure joy, and it’s a teaching tool? I love Hellboy so much.
My son had his first pancake just this weekend. My wife and I looked at each other trying to decide which of us would quote the line. Seeing the comic referenced now = perfect timing.
Does anyone know why there are historical markers for El Camino Real along PCH/Sepulveda through…
Does anyone know why there are historical markers for El Camino Real along PCH/Sepulveda through Manhattan/Hermosa/Redondo Beach? My understanding is that the actual historical route ran much closer to Downtown LA, roughly along the 5 and 101 routes. You know, where the actual MISSIONS are.
Or are the criteria for “Historic El Camino Real” looser than I thought?
Finally installed the new hard drive I bought last month. Good news: it works. Better…
Finally installed the new hard drive I bought last month. Good news: it works. Better news: Fedora's current installer is really easy & convenient. Bad news: Somehow I downloaded the 32-bit installer instead of the 64-bit, so I need to start it over. Good thing I have high-speed internet.
The new system for San Diego Comic Con & WonderCon registration is live. Tickets…
The new system for San Diego Comic Con & WonderCon registration is live. Tickets aren’t on sale yet, but you’ll want to get an account ready before they launch (whenever that ends up being).
J managed to get his hands on the laptop keyboard while neither of us was…
J managed to get his hands on the laptop keyboard while neither of us was looking. Among the things he launched: the debug tools for the web browser. I'll pretend for a moment that he knew what he was doing.
thebirdandthebat:My Little Game of Thrones <3Great expressions on everyone.
At the local Apple store to fix a problem with the laptop. The rest of the mall is dead at this hour, but the Apple store is *packed*.
At the local Apple store to fix a problem with the laptop. The rest of the mall is dead at this hour, but the Apple store is *packed*.
This week, J has decided that my toes are the funniest! thing! ever!
This week, J has decided that my toes are the funniest! thing! ever!
Another MUST SEE. Time Lapse: The Aurora
Another MUST SEE. The video’s about 2 minutes long. Make it fullscreen HD if you can.
Vaccination saves lives
Stop Antivaxxers Now – Phil Plait
Vaccination saves lives. Not just the lives of those who get vaccinated, but those around them who can’t because they’re too young, immunocompromised, or have other medical reasons that they can’t.
(If you’re wondering why this is on an astronomy site, it’s because the author makes a point of promoting science education and fighting against pseudoscience across the board.)
Originally shared by Vineet KewalRamani
Vaccination as altruism
There are people in society (the immunocompromised, newborns, elderly) vulnerable to deadly viral infections that the rest of us can easily prevent through vaccination.
But if 75 percent to 95 percent of the population around us is vaccinated for a particular disease, the rest are protected through what is called herd immunity. In other words, your measles vaccine protects me [the immunocompromised NY Times Op-Ed writer] against the measles.
Obviously people will first act in their own interests, but if there are no scientifically credible data showing harm by particular vaccination, and benefits are clear to the vaccinated and also to society at large, why not do it to help protect another?
Basic UI design: buttons that trigger slow actions (like brewing coffee) must cause IMMEDIATE feedback so the user knows it’s working.
Basic UI design: buttons that trigger slow actions (like brewing coffee) must cause IMMEDIATE feedback so the user knows it’s working.
Spent the day running around doing last-minute Christmas shopping, but I did manage to take a break around lunchtime to just relax.
Spent the day running around doing last-minute Christmas shopping, but I did manage to take a break around lunchtime to just relax.
Problems with SOPA
“if you’re not breaking the law, you have nothing to fear from SOPA.”
Really?
Feds Falsely Censor Popular Blog For Over A Year, Deny All Due Process, Hide All Details…
And this is under the current law, without the additional tools SOPA provides.
Also, check out CloudFlare’s article about how they already have to deal with people sending bogus DMCA complaints in order to get the data needed to launch DDoS attacks. With SOPA, why bother to launch the DDoS, when you can get the law to do your dirty work for you?
Even the pro-copyright-enforcement Heritage Foundation warns about unintended consequences of the law. It doesn’t matter if the law is only intended to go after rogue sites if it’s written in a way that applies to legit sites as well, and it doesn’t matter who’s targeted if the solutions imposed result in major collateral damage.
Consider also that the “techno-elite” you’re referring to are the people and companies who built and run the Internet, and includes companies like Facebook, Google, Yahoo, Mozilla, PayPal and Wikipedia. Not just their users, but the companies. It seems they might know something about how it works, and how this law would affect it.
“I just don’t see opposing intellectual property protection as doing the right thing.”
Again, you’re falling into that second trap, where “something must be done” implies “this thing must be done.” There are other ways to protect IP than by passing SOPA or Protect IP in its current form.
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I’ve been debating whether to move an expiring domain name over to GoDaddy
I’ve been debating whether to move an expiring domain name over to GoDaddy, where I have several others, or renew it where it is.
This answers that question.
Go Daddy’s Position on SOPA | Go Daddy Blog | Go Daddy Support
Comments on Google+:
Wayne: I love how “Comments are closed.” at the bottom. lol
Me: There are some great logical fallacies, too, like “something must be done, therefore we must do this.”
Opposition to SOPA is not all pro-piracy
Opposition to SOPA is not all pro-piracy, no matter what the bill’s sponsors claim. Even the pro-copyright Heritage Foundation, which liked the idea of suing P2P users, is opposed to SOPA because of its unintended consequences.
At least we hope they’re unintended.
Pro-copyright group takes SOPA to task
When defending intellectual property rights, the influential Heritage Foundation often sounds like it’s channeling Hollywood lobbyists. But not when it comes to the Stop Online Piracy Act. Read this…