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Controversial Questions

Robert did this on his blog and, since I’m a lemming, I’m gonna do it too.

Would you do meth if it was legalized?
No, that’s never interested me in the least. It also does horrible things to your mind and body. I don’t like the idea of feeling dependent on a substance. I always feel sorry [...]

Sir Kitty, Lord of the Manor

I’d hate to be the one who’d have to wrestle their kitty into this…
Perhaps this would prevent cats from giving me asthma attacks.
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Out(er) at Work

There are a couple of younger guys that I’ve been working with a bit lately at work. There’s Andre, who’s about 24 years old, and Anthony, who’s about 20 years old. I’m not sure that their ages matter but for some reason I felt it may be pertinent. Anyways, sometime last week I was working [...]

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An Odd Reminder

I was watching Dorian Blues on DVD and a very short line in the movie reminded me of a period of time in Drama Class during my senior year in high school: “I’ve been to the zoo.”
In Drama class we were assigned to do a one-act play. I think we were given a folder full [...]

Geek GUI

Yet another brief geek moment:

Michael “Kramer” Richards’ Racist Tirade… My Thoughts

I’m sure most, if not all, of you have heard about actor Michael Richards, who played the character of “Kramer” on the TV series “Seinfeld,” losing his temper during a stand-up routine at the Laugh Factory. During his tantrum he spewed a number of racial epithets surprising and insulting the crowd, primarily throwing around the [...]

OpenOffice.org Easter Egg

If any of you use OpenOffice.org, open up the Calc application and in any field write =Game(”StarWars”) then hit ENTER.

It will open a little game. I played a sort of Space Invaders type game.

“Interface-Free,” Touch-Driven Computer Screen

“Jeff Han is a research scientist for New York University’s Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences. Here, he demonstrates—for the first time publicly—his intuitive, “interface-free,” touch-driven computer screen, which can be manipulated intuitively with the fingertips, and responds to varying levels of pressure. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 09:32)”

Bodies: The Exhibition

I really want to go to the Bodies exhibition. All but maybe one of you will find it really creepy. Personally, I’d love to see it. Yes, I am creepy like that.
Wouldn’t it be creepy to walk up to one of the displays and say, “That looks like grandma… Oh shit! GRANDMA!?!?!? I didn’t even [...]

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