October 2008
136 posts
Eww, I have a tan.
Swearing off fish for a while after the food poisoning incident last night.
September 2008
207 posts
Contemplating getting smashed.
Making patch cables. Considering trying to fix the iPhone’s permissions issue myself. This will probably end badly.
Young Stars of NGC 346 →
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Young Stars of NGC 346The massive stars of NGC 346are short lived, but veryenergetic.The star cluster is embedded inthe largest star forming region in…
SpaceX Falcon 1 Finally Gets Into Orbit, Makes... →
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After three failed attempts, one scattering of Scotty’s ashes over the Pacific Ocean, and a few mid-air explosions, the SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket has finally reached orbit. The…
a bit disturbed by my adorable Spore creature attacking & eating other adorable Spore creatures. Perhaps my next species will be herbivores.
Chemical Tentacles →
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Link Scroll down for today’s pictures & links. Chemical Tentacles This is perhaps the most bizarre chemical reaction that exists - it involves a piece of mercury…
Made a Darth Vader lightsaber. Quickly found how useful it is for smacking @SeanLangley ^_^
So far the company has paid for food, lodging, new clothes, new shoes, my cell phone bill and Disneyland. I wish the actual job was better.
Going to Disneyland. Wondering if they have WALL•E toys.
I have the day off tomorrow! I have the day off tomorrow! I am way too happy about this! I am dancing with my new WALL•E plushie!
In the Downtown Disney Lego store, having a nerdgasm over the giant R2-D2.
DoYouFeed.com turns RSS into an iPhone web app →
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Reader Stéphane M sent us news about a website he’s put together called…
M83: The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy →
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M83: The Thousand-Ruby GalaxyBig, bright, and beautiful,spiral galaxy M83lies a mere twelve million light-years away, near the southeasterntip of the…
I think I’m developing an allergy to Febreze.
Not too early for candy cane cupcakes →
Cupcakes Take The CakeI know we’re about three months away from the season for candy canes, but I don’t care. People have already told me they’ve started holiday shopping (aka, my obsessively…
Guinness beer cupcakes →
Cupcakes Take The Cake
Get the recipe at Big City, Little Kitchen, which says: Despite the addition of Guinness, these cakes are not at all bitter; instead, the beer adds richness…
Sprinkles' strawberry cupcake recipe →
Cupcakes Take The CakeFrom View from the Bay, which also has a video about Sprinkles, comes this recipe for Sprinkles’ strawberry cupcakes: Sprinkles Strawberry Cupcakes Makes 1 dozen 1 ½…
Moon Rays over Byurakan Observatory →
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Moon Rays over Byurakan ObservatoryOn September 7th, the first quarter Moon and passing cloudscontributed to a dramatic night sky over the.This panoramic…
The Bittersweet Art of Cutting Up Books →
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“QUANTUM SHOT” #479 link Unusual Book & Page Sculptures, Part 2 We wrote before about new trend of making art statements and sculptures out of used books (see our
OH - receptionist: we’re looking for ugly people for our haunted house. How much do you charge? Doctor: $750, and I’ll throw in my staff.
I never thought I’d say this, but I miss coding.
Really not in the mood for drama before I’ve even had coffee. Waiting for Orange police with Sean and Andy.
Zappos customer service is like going to a restaurant for a hamburger and being served a ribeye.
Working on getting drunk with Sean and Andy. They’re having a nerdy argument about the chemical changes in alcohol.
On Reading Well →
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If you’re anything like me, then you have a difficult time tearing yourself away from the work you do for any length of time. Like Jack Nicholson in The Shining, all work…
Stop-Motion Lego Keeps The Original Star Wars... →
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Yes, the prequel trilogy and The Clone Wars movie may have disappointed hardcore Star Wars fans to the point where only The Force Unleashed can possibly redeem George Lucas in the eyes…
driving to Los Angeles for the morning. On an unrelated note, the brakes work and the freeway sucks.
Ordering hot drunk roommate at Chipotle.
A Darkened Sky →
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A Darkened SkyFor a moment on August 1st, the daytimesky grew dark along the path of atotal solar eclipse.While watching the geocentriccelestial…
Perfect Lego Mac Pro Is Two Computers in One... →
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At first sight, this looked like a perfect working reproduction of a Mac Pro made of Lego, so I was ready to call it the best Lego computer in the history of best Lego computers….
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Overheard in New York
Hysterical girl: Ohmigod, look at that cockroach! That’s so gross, you can see its shell! Calm friend: Cockroaches don’t have shells. Hysterical girl: Yes they do,…
Almost Nobody Ever Understands English →
Overheard in New York
Conductor: Please do not hold the doors. (pause) Get out of the door, please. (long pause) Get out of the fucking doors, please. (pause) Jesus, don’t you people understand…
First Historic Image of Planet 3106 Trillion Miles... →
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Thanks to the distortion-reducing power of the ALTAIR adaptive optics system on the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, three University of Toronto scientists were able to capture…
After having to watch The Illusionist trailer 456447 times (sadly, that’s not much of an exaggeration) we finally bought the DVD.
our manager assigned Sean and me an extra site tomorrow as a “reward” for being the only team who sends in our paperwork on time.
Wondering if I can get away with Talk Like a Pirate day at work. Not sure if Animal Planet would appreciate it, though.
I bet he also thinks that apples and dental floss are appropriate Halloween treats.
MACSJ0025: Two Giant Galaxy Clusters Collide →
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MACSJ0025: Two Giant Galaxy Clusters CollideWhat happens when two of the largest objects in the universe collide?No one was quite sure, but the answer is…
Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a dorm again. I walk into my hotel room and find random people gathered.
A little girl by the pool seems to believe she is a velociraptor.
If anyone needs me, I’ll be in the angry dome.
Instant DNA Scan is SMRT, I Mean S-M-A-R-T [DNA... →
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Medcal treatments will take a quantum leap forward once we can develop drugs that are genetically tailored to a specific individual. But to do that, we need a way to sequence someone’s…
W5: Pillars of Star Creation →
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W5: Pillars of Star CreationHow do stars form?A study of star forming region W5 by the orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope provides clear clues by…
Dock Dodger Hides Running App Icons from Your Dock →
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Mac OS X only: Free application Dock Dodger removes any running application from your Dock, decluttering your Dock for apps that you want to keep there and ditching the rest….
McCain Aide: John McCain Invented the BlackBerry... →
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Here’s a pretty amazing claim from a McCain staffer: John McCain invented the BlackBerry. Yes, that’s right, the senator who doesn’t know how to use email invented the BlackBerry, a…
iPhone 2.1 Firmware Review: It Fixes Everything... →
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iPhone’s 2.1 update last Friday was supposed to fix a whole dump truck-load of issues people have been having with the iPhone 3G. If the update did succeed in getting rid of dropped…
The Roots of Today's Science Fiction Go Back... →
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Science Fiction came of age in the 19th Century under the talents of writers like Mary Shelley, Jules Verne, and H.G. Wells. But before these authors stands a long history of…
Indian Court Accepts Brain Scans as Evidence of... →
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When 24 year-old Aditi Sharma was tried for the murder of her former fiance, her brain was the chief witness for the prosecution. Sharma had submitted to the highly controversial Brain…