random syllabic tonal insanity
I am going to Sea World this weekend. With me will be a troupe of Thai acrobats… okay, that's an exaggeration. Actually I will have in tow a Thai analytical chemist, a Thai engineer, a Thai banker (also a very good cook), and two Thai children. Others who are not Thai may be along as [...]
what nerds will call news
Several people were not checking facts on CNET, so I felt the urge to jump in. In response to this writer:
Errr… Very very Wrong: reader comment from lordastral
Posted on: April 17, 2008, 4:51 PM PDT
Story: Psystar violated terms of merchant services agreement
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Why be critical?
Don't you hate it when people are critical of the medical establishment but can not seem to articulate precisely what they are worried about? Well here is some articulation. If this story does not raise your hackles, I am sorry; but don't worry, your survivors will probably be joined to a class-action lawsuit and win [...]
Children’s programming
Occasionally I wonder how scriptwriters come to be employed on children's programs. Not all children's programs, just the overly-moralistic, simpering, asinine, coddling ones. Is it because adults can not tolerate banal content, and so there is nowhere else for these writers to go? Or perhaps the most idealistic people are attracted to children's writing because [...]
Bioelectric conductivity in lemon wood
As some of you may know I dabble in chemistry and physics in my garage, doing anything from making soap to salvaging magnatrons for smelting iron. My latest experiment did not have the effect I expected.
Here is a synopsis. Using a wood selected for no other purpose than its availability, I decided to impregnate the [...]