For some reason, Christopher Butler's commentary on his post (shared below) reminded me of Ozzy Man Reviews, some of which (like this one) just put me in stitches every time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkGh8w0bC8E&feature=share
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Christopher Butler's introduction to this video is the funniest thing I've read this week.
Christopher Butler's introduction to this video is the funniest thing I've read this week.
Originally shared by Christopher Butler
There are advantages to being a country boy. For starters, we know the difference between a bee, a wasp, and yellowjacket. Bees are awesome and friendly and leave you alone unless you're just a jackass. Wasps are easily offended and will give you a swift talking to before leaving for more important matters.
Yellowjackets will fuck up your whole week.
Nothing this man in the video does is wise. Starting with "I've got wasps." No, friend, those are yellowjackets...or if you prefer, tiny yellow-striped bullets with your name all over them. They hate you. They want you to know pain and despair. They are nature's drone strikes. Abandon all hope. They are the Sideshow Bob of the animal kingdom, and we're all named Bart.
Do not be this man. This man pours soap and water in a yellowjacket nest in broad daylight while wearing flip flops.
This man has not vanquished demons. He has just cleansed them for the reckoning to come.
Interesting Note: when you smoosh a yellowjacket, it releases a pheromone that attracts other yellowjackets. Like...a lot. Smoosh one with your foot, and within a minute or so, another will come hovering over its now 2-Dimensional friend and investigate like yellowjacket FBI. Smoosh that one. Another will come zooming over soon. If you're far enough away from yellowjacket headquarters, you can kill dozens that way...assuming your bored and stupid. Stupid, because odds are you'll eventually attract too many too smoosh at once, and you'll end up covered in the yellowjacket equivalent of strongly-worded notices of complaint.
My brother once ran a push mower over a yellowjacket nest considerably larger than this one. He was covered in stings from head to toe by the time he made it back to the house, basically stripping as he sprinted. It was hilarious. If you're curious, no, he didn't see a doctor because we're from Kentucky and getting bit, stung, and spending our summers bleeding and screaming was our goddamn birthright and privilege.
Attn Kevin Howard
https://youtu.be/gh68pjIyYjk
Originally shared by Christopher Butler
There are advantages to being a country boy. For starters, we know the difference between a bee, a wasp, and yellowjacket. Bees are awesome and friendly and leave you alone unless you're just a jackass. Wasps are easily offended and will give you a swift talking to before leaving for more important matters.
Yellowjackets will fuck up your whole week.
Nothing this man in the video does is wise. Starting with "I've got wasps." No, friend, those are yellowjackets...or if you prefer, tiny yellow-striped bullets with your name all over them. They hate you. They want you to know pain and despair. They are nature's drone strikes. Abandon all hope. They are the Sideshow Bob of the animal kingdom, and we're all named Bart.
Do not be this man. This man pours soap and water in a yellowjacket nest in broad daylight while wearing flip flops.
This man has not vanquished demons. He has just cleansed them for the reckoning to come.
Interesting Note: when you smoosh a yellowjacket, it releases a pheromone that attracts other yellowjackets. Like...a lot. Smoosh one with your foot, and within a minute or so, another will come hovering over its now 2-Dimensional friend and investigate like yellowjacket FBI. Smoosh that one. Another will come zooming over soon. If you're far enough away from yellowjacket headquarters, you can kill dozens that way...assuming your bored and stupid. Stupid, because odds are you'll eventually attract too many too smoosh at once, and you'll end up covered in the yellowjacket equivalent of strongly-worded notices of complaint.
My brother once ran a push mower over a yellowjacket nest considerably larger than this one. He was covered in stings from head to toe by the time he made it back to the house, basically stripping as he sprinted. It was hilarious. If you're curious, no, he didn't see a doctor because we're from Kentucky and getting bit, stung, and spending our summers bleeding and screaming was our goddamn birthright and privilege.
Attn Kevin Howard
https://youtu.be/gh68pjIyYjk
Erry damn time.
Erry damn time.
Originally shared by PHD Comics
How many PhD's does it take??
http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1534
Originally shared by PHD Comics
How many PhD's does it take??
http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1534
Monday, May 30, 2016
Academic research publishing is an economic scam and the peer review process is dramatically influenced by both luck...
Academic research publishing is an economic scam and the peer review process is dramatically influenced by both luck (in terms of who you get to review your paper and how they're feeling when they review it) and who you know.
There...I said what everyone actually thinks.
Originally shared by John Baez
Let us read what we paid for
Imagine a business like this: you get highly trained experts to give you their research for free... and then you sell it back to them. Of course these experts need equipment, and they need to earn a living... so you get taxpayers to foot the bill.
And if the taxpayers want to actually read the papers they paid for? Then you charge them a big fee!
It's not surprising that with this business model, big publishers are getting rich while libraries go broke. Reed-Elsevier has a 37% profit margin!
But people are starting to fight back — from governments to energetic students like Alexandra Elbakyan here.
On Friday, the Competitiveness Council —a gathering of European ministers of science, innovation, trade, and industry—said that all publicly funded scientific papers published in Europe should be made free to access by 2020.
This will start a big fight, and it may take longer than 2020. But Alexandra Elbakyan isn't waiting around.
In 2011, as a computer science grad student in Kazakhstan, she got sick of paying big fees to read science papers. She set up SciHub, a pirate website that steals papers from the publishers and sets them free.
SciHub now has 51,000,000 papers in its database. In October 2015, Elsevier sued them. In November, their domain name was shut down. But they popped up somewhere else. By February, people were downloading 200,000 papers per day. Even scientists with paid access to the publisher's databases are starting to use SciHub, because it's easier to use.
Clearly piracy is the not the ultimate solution. Elbakyan now lives in an undisclosed location, to avoid being extradited. But she gave the world a much-needed kick in the butt. The old business model of get smart people to work for free and sell the product back to them is on its way out.
For more, read:
John Bohannon, Who's downloading pirated papers? Everyone, Science, 28 April 2016, http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/whos-downloading-pirated-papers-everyone
and especially the SciHub Twitter feed:
https://twitter.com/Sci_Hub
Also read this:
Martin Enserink, In dramatic statement, European leaders call for ‘immediate’ open access to all scientific papers by 2020, Science,
27 May 2016, http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/dramatic-statement-european-leaders-call-immediate-open-access-all-scientific-papers
The Dutch government is really pushing this! Congratulations to them!
#openaccess
Wow, $90 for the high-speed city train (with power functions!)?!? That's a heckuva deal.
Wow, $90 for the high-speed city train (with power functions!)?!? That's a heckuva deal.
Originally shared by The Brothers Brick
Amazon.com has put more than a hundred and fifty LEGO sets on sale, starting at 20% off. Check out the sale page for the full list, but here are some highlights. The LEGO City 60052 Cargo Train set is 38% or $76 off, at $123.99 (down from $200).…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/05/30/20-off-over-150-lego-sets-from-amazon-news/
Originally shared by The Brothers Brick
Amazon.com has put more than a hundred and fifty LEGO sets on sale, starting at 20% off. Check out the sale page for the full list, but here are some highlights. The LEGO City 60052 Cargo Train set is 38% or $76 off, at $123.99 (down from $200).…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/05/30/20-off-over-150-lego-sets-from-amazon-news/
Sunday, May 29, 2016
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Gifts? GIFTED??? Neither of those is a (reasonable) verb (IMO)!
Gifts? GIFTED??? Neither of those is a (reasonable) verb (IMO)!
Why in the world isn't "gives" or "donated" or "awarded" or any of the other existing synonyms for "give" just fine here? Seriously, The American Bazaar, you need to find yourself a new writing team.
#grammarnazi
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Originally shared by Fergus Martin
That's one helluva build
#lego
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/05/22/incredible-lego-roman-temple-of-minerva-with-parading-legionaries/
Originally shared by Fergus Martin
That's one helluva build
#lego
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/05/22/incredible-lego-roman-temple-of-minerva-with-parading-legionaries/
Any school day: I have to beg and plead and command my lethargic children to wake up and get out of bed at 7:20am.
Any school day: I have to beg and plead and command my lethargic children to wake up and get out of bed at 7:20am.
First day of their summer vacation: They're both up and busy by 6:45am.
Kids. :-/
First day of their summer vacation: They're both up and busy by 6:45am.
Kids. :-/
Friday, May 27, 2016
PHONE SCAMMER FIGHT - ROUND 2
PHONE SCAMMER FIGHT - ROUND 2
So I took the approach that Filippo Salustri's son took when dealing with phone scammers (saying "Yes" to every question, as documented here: https://plus.google.com/+FilippoSalustri/posts/21c95kqcPMe?hl=en), and I only got 4 responses into the conversation before they hung up on me, no profanity or anything! I guess I need to work on my technique.
Recording attached for your amusement.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2950834/20160527_124255_%28502%29639-0885.3gpp
So I took the approach that Filippo Salustri's son took when dealing with phone scammers (saying "Yes" to every question, as documented here: https://plus.google.com/+FilippoSalustri/posts/21c95kqcPMe?hl=en), and I only got 4 responses into the conversation before they hung up on me, no profanity or anything! I guess I need to work on my technique.
Recording attached for your amusement.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2950834/20160527_124255_%28502%29639-0885.3gpp
Did you know there's an entire domain of spam and scams targeting academics (professors and researchers)?
Did you know there's an entire domain of spam and scams targeting academics (professors and researchers)? I get many offers a week to submit papers to bogus journals, attend and present at bogus conferences, and buy bogus datasets, all with the hopes of either getting a back-door into my university's network or scamming me out of some money.
Here's today's example. Looks pretty legit, no? Nope, not really. I mean, there may be an actual event taking place, but it's not a real academic research conference. Also, that paper was published in 2014, so it wouldn't warrant an invitation to present at an actual conference. And, "Las Vegas, USA"?? What is up with that?
I suspect that if I were to submit an abstract, they would come back with a registration fee or a speaking fee or something that I would then be asked to pay. And that's the scam; pay us money for the "privilege" of speaking at our fake event. Of course, those links could also attempt to plant malware on my computer. Grrr. >:-(
Thursday, May 26, 2016
47% critic rating, but 99% want to see it. X-Men fans are die-hard!
47% critic rating, but 99% want to see it. X-Men fans are die-hard!
Incredible!!
Incredible!!
via Lucas Appelmann
Originally shared by Atlas Obscura
These Artists Twist Thousands of Rubik's Cubes a Day to Create Massive Murals
http://buff.ly/1TyJJRd
via Lucas Appelmann
Originally shared by Atlas Obscura
These Artists Twist Thousands of Rubik's Cubes a Day to Create Massive Murals
http://buff.ly/1TyJJRd
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Here's another amazing GBC for you to be amazed by.
Here's another amazing GBC for you to be amazed by. The sheer mechanical brilliance and creativity of the builder -- akiyuki -- simply can't be overstated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUtS52lqL5w&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUtS52lqL5w&feature=share
This is a very good list, on which most people will find something useful (if only a helpful reminder).
This is a very good list, on which most people will find something useful (if only a helpful reminder).
To the list, I would add a few things:
HOMOGENEOUS/HOMOGENOUS
If things are all the same, they are homogeneous (five syllables: ho-mo-JEEN-e-us). If they share biologic similarities because they have the same origin or come from the same place or source, but aren't necessarily all the same, they are homogenous (four syllables: ho-MOJ-ən-əs); this is typically only used to describe living things biologically.
REGARDLESS/IRREGARDLESS
Regardless means that the next statement is true irrespective of whatever statement preceded it. Irregardless isn't a word; stop using it.
INCENTIVIZE/INCENT
While some may claim these are a legitimate words, they're really just improper verbifications (think opposite of a gerund) of the noun "incentive." English already has several perfectly good words to mean "provide an incentive (to do something)," such as motivate, influence, persuade, inspire, propel, actuate, and so on. Business professionals should not be using sentences like, "We need to incent our sales team." Ever.
MORAL/MORALE
Moral (MOR-əl), as an adjective, is similar to "ethical," although philosophers will tell me I'm wrong on that. Moral, as a noun, is the (ethical) lesson in a story. Morale (mor-AL), on the other hand, is a noun meaning the general attitude or emotional state of a group or organization. The 'e' on the end makes all the difference between these unrelated words.
h/t Meg L
http://mentalfloss.com/article/65217/20-word-usage-mistakes-even-smart-people-make
To the list, I would add a few things:
HOMOGENEOUS/HOMOGENOUS
If things are all the same, they are homogeneous (five syllables: ho-mo-JEEN-e-us). If they share biologic similarities because they have the same origin or come from the same place or source, but aren't necessarily all the same, they are homogenous (four syllables: ho-MOJ-ən-əs); this is typically only used to describe living things biologically.
REGARDLESS/IRREGARDLESS
Regardless means that the next statement is true irrespective of whatever statement preceded it. Irregardless isn't a word; stop using it.
INCENTIVIZE/INCENT
While some may claim these are a legitimate words, they're really just improper verbifications (think opposite of a gerund) of the noun "incentive." English already has several perfectly good words to mean "provide an incentive (to do something)," such as motivate, influence, persuade, inspire, propel, actuate, and so on. Business professionals should not be using sentences like, "We need to incent our sales team." Ever.
MORAL/MORALE
Moral (MOR-əl), as an adjective, is similar to "ethical," although philosophers will tell me I'm wrong on that. Moral, as a noun, is the (ethical) lesson in a story. Morale (mor-AL), on the other hand, is a noun meaning the general attitude or emotional state of a group or organization. The 'e' on the end makes all the difference between these unrelated words.
h/t Meg L
http://mentalfloss.com/article/65217/20-word-usage-mistakes-even-smart-people-make
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
And Chris McVeigh offers us yet another brilliant and charming build.
And Chris McVeigh offers us yet another brilliant and charming build.
Originally shared by Chris McVeigh
Guides for My Old Desktop are now available at chrismcveigh.com!
Whether or not climate change is happening is no longer a reasonable debate.
Whether or not climate change is happening is no longer a reasonable debate. Through what mechanisms and at what rates will the planet be affected and what can we do to reverse course...those are valid issues to debate.
Originally shared by Lisa Chabot
http://gu.com/p/4jggf/sgp
Originally shared by Lisa Chabot
http://gu.com/p/4jggf/sgp
Monday, May 23, 2016
I posted about the increasing prevalence of weapons in LEGO sets back in 2014...
I posted about the increasing prevalence of weapons in LEGO sets back in 2014 (https://plus.google.com/+CraigFroehle/posts/FMybDmsKigp), but it was anecdotal. This study clearly seems to support the conclusion that LEGO toys are becoming more violent:
"The results from both studies, weapons count and perceived violence, showed significant exponential increases of violence over time. LEGO products have become significantly more violent."
h/t Patrik Hanson
http://www.bartneck.de/publications/2016/legoViolence/index.html
"The results from both studies, weapons count and perceived violence, showed significant exponential increases of violence over time. LEGO products have become significantly more violent."
h/t Patrik Hanson
http://www.bartneck.de/publications/2016/legoViolence/index.html
Holy flashback, Batman! *BIFF!* POW! BLAMMO!!!
Holy flashback, Batman! *BIFF!* POW! BLAMMO!!!
This set looks utterly GLORIOUS! Pricey, yes, but an amazing amount of detail.
http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Batman-Classic-TV-Series-Batcave-76052?fromListing=listing
This set looks utterly GLORIOUS! Pricey, yes, but an amazing amount of detail.
http://shop.lego.com/en-US/Batman-Classic-TV-Series-Batcave-76052?fromListing=listing
Sunday, May 22, 2016
If you've been curious about GBC (Great Ball Contraption) machines at all, you've probably come across a few of...
If you've been curious about GBC (Great Ball Contraption) machines at all, you've probably come across a few of akiyuky's amazing inventions. Well, Ball Factory v2 is a jaw-dropping example of what can be done with LEGO. And it's all driven off a single motor. Incredible!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYhAKxOlfXQ&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYhAKxOlfXQ&feature=share
Liberated from another social network; source unknown.
Liberated from another social network; source unknown.
Friday, May 20, 2016
Gorgeous spaceship build from last year's Brickworld Chicago.
Gorgeous spaceship build from last year's Brickworld Chicago.
@LEGO vocabulary word of the day: "greeble" -- added cosmetic detail, such as on the outside of a spaceship for realism or texture; variants can be used as a noun ("You have some nice greebling there.") or as a verb ("I greebled the hell out of this model.")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8T2LR1GMOA&feature=share
@LEGO vocabulary word of the day: "greeble" -- added cosmetic detail, such as on the outside of a spaceship for realism or texture; variants can be used as a noun ("You have some nice greebling there.") or as a verb ("I greebled the hell out of this model.")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8T2LR1GMOA&feature=share
Thursday, May 19, 2016
A short, but helpful, resource.
A short, but helpful, resource.
If clicking on the video doesn't work, use this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
There is absolutely no way to maintain a bad mood while listening to this song.
There is absolutely no way to maintain a bad mood while listening to this song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6md5RSnVUuo&feature=share
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6md5RSnVUuo&feature=share
Yeesh...academics will analyze anything! #gameofthrones
Yeesh...academics will analyze anything! #gameofthrones
If your day was filled with just a bit too much chaos, here is a pleasantly satisfying dollop of order to help you...
If your day was filled with just a bit too much chaos, here is a pleasantly satisfying dollop of order to help you relax.
Originally shared by Scott Kreidler
http://twentytwowords.com/people-perfectly-doing-their-job/
Originally shared by Scott Kreidler
http://twentytwowords.com/people-perfectly-doing-their-job/
Monday, May 16, 2016
WHAT KIND OF DOG IS THIS?
WHAT KIND OF DOG IS THIS?
This is my family's dog. She's a rescue and a mutt, but we are uncertain as to what she's a mix of. It seems like there's some German Shepherd in there, but she's only about 45 lbs fully grown. Her coloring reminds us of a Doberman, but she's way too small for that. Any ideas?
p.s., Her name is Zoe and she's a total spaz. She herds our youngest child constantly, nipping at his heels and barking at him when he runs through the house.
This is my family's dog. She's a rescue and a mutt, but we are uncertain as to what she's a mix of. It seems like there's some German Shepherd in there, but she's only about 45 lbs fully grown. Her coloring reminds us of a Doberman, but she's way too small for that. Any ideas?
p.s., Her name is Zoe and she's a total spaz. She herds our youngest child constantly, nipping at his heels and barking at him when he runs through the house.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Now that is seriously impressive. What can't be done with Mindstorms??
Now that is seriously impressive. What can't be done with Mindstorms??
https://laughingsquid.com/a-remarkable-automatic-guitar-strumming-robot-made-using-lego-mindstorms-technology/
https://laughingsquid.com/a-remarkable-automatic-guitar-strumming-robot-made-using-lego-mindstorms-technology/
These all look legit and many of them look very cool! Sad to think what the LEGO community missed out on.
These all look legit and many of them look very cool! Sad to think what the LEGO community missed out on.
http://thebrickblogger.com/2016/05/list-of-canceled-lego-sets-themes/
http://thebrickblogger.com/2016/05/list-of-canceled-lego-sets-themes/
For the love of all that's decent, don't cut science funding!
For the love of all that's decent, don't cut science funding!
Via LeeLee Iscience
Originally shared by New Scientist
Why science needs more funding... :)
UX humor.
UX humor.
Originally shared by Geoffrey Snyder
I'm sure these all seemed like great ideas in committee ...
Friday, May 13, 2016
via Brian Geniesse
via Brian Geniesse
Hey, Ray of Sunshine, think Master K would approve of these techniques? ;-)
Originally shared by Marty Nozz
That's what you get for challenging Master Ken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td0qm4WNA68&feature=share
Hey, Ray of Sunshine, think Master K would approve of these techniques? ;-)
Originally shared by Marty Nozz
That's what you get for challenging Master Ken.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Td0qm4WNA68&feature=share
Just in case you haven't felt a twinge of jealousy today, watch Jason's video...and you will. #somanybricks
Just in case you haven't felt a twinge of jealousy today, watch Jason's video...and you will. #somanybricks
Originally shared by JK Brickworks
Kristal and I just moved into a new house! I took the opportunity of our last night in the old place to do a tour of the old LEGO room/office. Really looking forward to setting up the new LEGO room, which is 1.5 times the size of the old one! Not to mention we'll have a second room dedicated for basic office stuff. :)
https://youtu.be/4t8Knb8_KYc
Originally shared by JK Brickworks
Kristal and I just moved into a new house! I took the opportunity of our last night in the old place to do a tour of the old LEGO room/office. Really looking forward to setting up the new LEGO room, which is 1.5 times the size of the old one! Not to mention we'll have a second room dedicated for basic office stuff. :)
https://youtu.be/4t8Knb8_KYc
Thursday, May 12, 2016
Now I'm bummed.
Now I'm bummed. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed this show. Hayley Atwell is indeed the perfect Peggy Carter, and the whole show tended to have good writing, decent plots, and high production quality. Maybe Netflix will pick it up and run with it, since it's having such success with the comic book genre of late.
via Keith Wilson
Originally shared by MCUExchange
Agent Carter Officially Cancelled By ABC
http://mcuexchange.com/agent-carter-officially-cancelled-by-abc/
#Marvel #ABC #AgentCarter
http://mcuexchange.com/agent-carter-officially-cancelled-by-abc
via Keith Wilson
Originally shared by MCUExchange
Agent Carter Officially Cancelled By ABC
http://mcuexchange.com/agent-carter-officially-cancelled-by-abc/
#Marvel #ABC #AgentCarter
http://mcuexchange.com/agent-carter-officially-cancelled-by-abc
This is an interesting study.
This is an interesting study. Certainly, we can't conclude anything from one piece of research alone, but we should definitely be testing this idea at more institutions to see how broadly it applies (if at all).
via Peter Strempel
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/may/11/students-who-use-digital-devices-in-class-perform-worse-in-exams
via Peter Strempel
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2016/may/11/students-who-use-digital-devices-in-class-perform-worse-in-exams
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
This is on the major airlines...it's even worse on the budget carriers.
This is on the major airlines...it's even worse on the budget carriers.
Via duane attaway
Originally shared by Steven Vaughan-Nichols
What you really need to know about airline seating today. You'll usually find me in the "Where is your God now?" economy section.
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
I've used this line before...and I'll use it again.
I've used this line before...and I'll use it again.
Originally shared by PHD Comics
The perfect answer.
http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1875
Originally shared by PHD Comics
The perfect answer.
http://phdcomics.com/comics.php?f=1875
I am sick to death of hearing politicians say we can't afford to shift from fossil fuels to sustainable energy...
I am sick to death of hearing politicians say we can't afford to shift from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources as fast as possible. Money isn't going to mean a thing if we don't have oceans, rivers, and plains that can sustain enough life to feed humanity. And that's where we're headed at this rate.
via Lucas Appelmann
Originally shared by Jenny Winder
http://futurism.com/major-oxygen-loss-oceans-due-climate-change-will-apparent-2030s/
via Lucas Appelmann
Originally shared by Jenny Winder
http://futurism.com/major-oxygen-loss-oceans-due-climate-change-will-apparent-2030s/
I have to admit that I enjoyed Tom Holland's performance as the young Peter Parker (a.k.a.
I have to admit that I enjoyed Tom Holland's performance as the young Peter Parker (a.k.a. Spider-Man) in Captain America: Civil War. He took a very similar approach as Tobey Maguire did -- unassuming, not at all arrogant, but kind, clever, nerdy, and generally kind of encouragingly nervous -- and I think Maguire's Spider-Man is still the benchmark.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland_(actor)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Holland_(actor)
Monday, May 9, 2016
Via Adam Liss
Via Adam Liss
Originally shared by Jeff Erickson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9gs-5lRKc&feature=player_embedded
Originally shared by Jeff Erickson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ9gs-5lRKc&feature=player_embedded
The environment requires this be our global goal.
The environment requires this be our global goal.
Originally shared by David Fuchs
"That’s a big deal. On May 8th, at 11 a.m. local time, the total output of German solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass reached 55 gigawatts (GW), just short of the 58 GW consumed by every light bulb, washing machine, water heater and personal computer humming away on Sunday morning. See the graph below, courtesy Agora Energiewende, a German clean energy think tank. (It’s important to note that most likely, not all of that 55 GW could be used at the time it was generated due to system and grid limitations, but it’s still noteworthy that this quantity of power was produced.)"
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/05/09/3776629/germany-renewable-generation/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds
Originally shared by David Fuchs
"That’s a big deal. On May 8th, at 11 a.m. local time, the total output of German solar, wind, hydropower, and biomass reached 55 gigawatts (GW), just short of the 58 GW consumed by every light bulb, washing machine, water heater and personal computer humming away on Sunday morning. See the graph below, courtesy Agora Energiewende, a German clean energy think tank. (It’s important to note that most likely, not all of that 55 GW could be used at the time it was generated due to system and grid limitations, but it’s still noteworthy that this quantity of power was produced.)"
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/05/09/3776629/germany-renewable-generation/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=webfeeds
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Sitting in a hotel sports bar, vaguely watching the wall full of TVs, it dawned on me that soccer, basketball,...
Sitting in a hotel sports bar, vaguely watching the wall full of TVs, it dawned on me that soccer, basketball, hockey, and football are all basically the same thing. #sportsball
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
As I was driving home today, I got a robocall from the ubiquitously annoying "Credit card services".
As I was driving home today, I got a robocall from the ubiquitously annoying "Credit card services". It's a scam to get you to reveal your credit card information so they can commit fraud, steal your identity, or do something else not at all good for you. Today, instead of just hanging up, I decided to play along and see how long I could keep the human on the line (every second he's talking to me is a second he's not scamming someone who might actually fall for it). Here's how it went:
SCAMMER: Thank you so much for holding. Align Account Services. How are you doing today?
ME: I'm OK.
SCAMMER: I believe you pressed '9' to get a lower rate on your credit card accounts. Is that correct?
ME: I would love to get lower rates on my credit cards.
SCAMMER: Like how many credit cards do you have in total?
ME: 17 or 18.
SCAMMER: Shove it up in your ass and jump like a fucking kangaroo.
ME: Banana split Milwaukee?
SCAMMER: Shove it in your ass, [something], you motherfucker.
ME: Ha ha ha. [he hangs up]
Recording here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0yZjaoiTgnGRzRhcUZaLTVRclU
So, I get the feeling that these guys are starting to get a hold of a lot more anti-scammers who try to string them along. And that's a great sign. So, do your part and take a few minutes the next time you get a call like this...it might just be your chance to strike a blow for justice and righteousness. Or, at a minimum, someone with an accent will curse you out...at no charge!
John Kasich is out, thank the fates
John Kasich is out, thank the fates
He couldn't secure delegates
I admit with chagrin:
I take some joy in
The GOP's desperate straits
https://www.yahoo.com/news/john-kasich-suspends-presidential-campaign-161615255.html
He couldn't secure delegates
I admit with chagrin:
I take some joy in
The GOP's desperate straits
https://www.yahoo.com/news/john-kasich-suspends-presidential-campaign-161615255.html
Alternately:
Alternately:
"Don’t argue with idiots because they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."
--Greg King
"Never argue with a fool; onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."
--Mark Twain
"Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him."
--Proverbs 26:4
Originally shared by Meg L
I won't waste my energy arguing with stupids. I just boot them off my posts.
Tuesday, May 3, 2016
And then they were down to just two:
And then they were down to just two:
John Kasich and Tru...you know who
(we daren't say his name).
Regardless of blame,
We ought to start planning that coup.
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36200431
John Kasich and Tru...you know who
(we daren't say his name).
Regardless of blame,
We ought to start planning that coup.
http://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2016-36200431
Oh, Onion, I love you.
Oh, Onion, I love you.
Originally shared by The Onion
"Oooh, clover honey. More honey. Look—mushrooms!"
http://onion.com/24ob7X5
Originally shared by The Onion
"Oooh, clover honey. More honey. Look—mushrooms!"
http://onion.com/24ob7X5
Third-century meme...
Third-century meme...
On both sides of its head reads the phrase “Be cheerful and live your life,” written in Greek.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/04/skeleton-mosaic-turkey/
On both sides of its head reads the phrase “Be cheerful and live your life,” written in Greek.
http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2016/04/skeleton-mosaic-turkey/
Monday, May 2, 2016
Million-Dollar Idea: Spring-Loaded Toilet Seats
Million-Dollar Idea: Spring-Loaded Toilet Seats
No more urine-soaked public toilet seats!
A low-tension spring would keep the toilet seat up out of the way until it's needed to be sat on. If so, the user could just push it down, sit on it, and then it raises back up automatically when the person is finished.
LEGO will never let you down.
LEGO will never let you down.
Unless you build a chair and you don't use enough bricks in the legs.
Just a stunning collection of builds, IMO.
Just a stunning collection of builds, IMO.
Originally shared by The Brothers Brick
The official LEGO Ideas blog has just confirmed that nine LEGO Ideas projects that have hit the 10,000 votes required to go on to the first review of 2016. The nine projects include two Star Wars based ideas – a rolling BB-8 and the Jedi high council…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/05/02/nine-projects-qualify-for-the-first-2016-lego-ideas-review-news/
Originally shared by The Brothers Brick
The official LEGO Ideas blog has just confirmed that nine LEGO Ideas projects that have hit the 10,000 votes required to go on to the first review of 2016. The nine projects include two Star Wars based ideas – a rolling BB-8 and the Jedi high council…
http://www.brothers-brick.com/2016/05/02/nine-projects-qualify-for-the-first-2016-lego-ideas-review-news/
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