Rainbow over sd

Rainbow over sd
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Win Ben Stein's mind - Roger Ebert's Journal

Wow.

Awesome response from Ebert to Ben Stein's Intelligent Design "movie."

Win Ben Stein's mind - Roger Ebert's Journal

Mosquito Ringtones

In case you haven't heard about the mosquito ringtones, they are very high pitched tones that older people simply can't hear/recognize. I thought I had pretty good ears still at a lively 32 years old, but sadly, the concerts and rock music have taken their toil.

The site below has a play button for each tone. See how many you can hear. I can hear 15khz but not 16khz. My mind wants to hear it, but I really don't think I can.

So much for buying speakers and headphones that rock the 22khz range!

Mosquito Ringtones - Download the Mosquito Ring Tone Free

Kermit The Frog To Grand Marshal Local Parade - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

Kermit The Frog To Grand Marshal Local Parade - San Diego News Story - KGTV San Diego

Graham Barker's Navel Fluff Collection

Graham Barker's Navel Fluff Collection

Wow, people spent a lot of time collecting naval fluff and even researching it!

I am a pro navel fluff generator. I'm pretty sure I can create navel fluff without even wearing a shirt. I'm that good.

Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site

This video shows a really cool and really creepy giagantic squid!

Alien-like Squid With "Elbows" Filmed at Drilling Site

Monty Python YouTube channel

What a wonderful tidbit of news for the morning!!!

Monty Python is putting all their skits on YouTube!

http://www.youtube.com/MontyPython

Re-blog list of 150 things

Re-blogged from Kara. These are not all good things and definitely not goals.

Bold the ones you've done (I got 73).

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said "I love you" and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris -don't remember it
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars - woke up to raccoon sniffing my face
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon - and crashed!
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and didn't care who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day {night}
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Taken a midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theatre
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on a television news program as an "expert"
83. Gotten flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark -NOT proud of this and will never do it again! www.sharkwater.com
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Passed out cold
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking with the windows open
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a TV game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for 30 hours in a 48 hour period
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. States
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi - Sustainable sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad and The Odyssey
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life

live puppy cam

I'm not sure how long this will be up for, but in case you didn't get your puppy quota for today (and I know you didn't!) check this out:
puppy cam



Live streaming puppy cam!!! I could watch this all day and my blood pressure just dropped.

Local and National Election Results - Election Center 2008

Well, the majority just proved it, California is stupid, bigoted and doesn't understand what a constitution is for.

Local and National Election Results - Election Center 2008 - Elections & Politics from CNN.com

Birthday desert!!!

Birthday desert!!!
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Birthday dinner!

Birthday dinner!
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Brenna scared me!

I got a call that Brenna was headed to the ER. Drove like crazy to get there and found this:

Brenna scared me!
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Don't worry, she's totally fine. Had a bad headache and perhaps the nurses where she was working overreacted! We were stuck in the ER for almost 3 hours! She even got a very embarrassing ambulance ride from the hospital she was working at to the ER. I think she just wanted to flirt with the 20 year old EMTs.

Hatteras damage from fall storms

The Hatteras local bloggers have been posting a few pictures of the damages from the fall storms out there. It looks amazing and is a great reminder of the delicate banks they live on. These pictures are by far the best:

Island Free Press storm pics

I even wrote to Dimitri and Chris from Eclipse Kites to see how they were doing. I got a very cryptic "This is HOLLYWOOD" response from Dimitri. Not sure what that means. Perhaps he hit his head while testing the new kites. :)

Monterey Bay Aquarium Sushi buyer's guide

The Monterey Bay Aquairium has released their guide to ordering and eating sustainable sushi! Sad part is everything I ate last night for dinner is in the Bad column. I'm going to have to start getting picky!

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Read a book!

Sorry, I know it's another Palin post. But this one is too good to pass up:



Here's the original:



How do we let people get away with this?

Ichiban on the rocks rules!

Ichiban on the rocks rules!
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#sushi!!
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Mixed message?

Just saw this pic online and love it!

Fail! Note the curb

Fail! Note the curb
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Electoral college tracker

Larger version here: electoral college vote predictions

Many Eyes: Earmarks By State - 2008 - Per Capita Dollars

Another example of republican hypocracy. Alaska has the highest earmarks per capita of any state.

Many Eyes: Earmarks By State - 2008 - Per Capita Dollars

John Cleese calls Sarah Palin a parrot!

Michael Palin is not the funniest Palin anymore!

The Doctor Fox Lecture

We should rename this The VP candidate Palin Lecture.

How charisma can make up for a complete and utter lack of content:
The Doctor Fox Lecture

Study: Google does a brain good - CNN.com

Study: Google does a brain good - CNN.com

Don't forget

that in these times of financial and political woes, it only takes 4 people to rock!

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1795749185/bclid1799109094/bctid1849018003

I love music. It can turn your day around.

Branchflower report

As if you needed any reason to NOT vote for Sarah Palin: Branchflowerreport.source.prod_affiliate.7.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Here's 263 pages of reason.

Summery:
"For the reasons explained in section IV of this report, I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110(a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act."

Make-Believe Maverick

Read it.

Long, but necessary reading.

t r u t h o u t | Make-Believe Maverick

Good news today. Obama is up 11 points in the polls!

Edge: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN? By Jonathan Haidt

Edge: WHAT MAKES PEOPLE VOTE REPUBLICAN? By Jonathan Haidt

Really fascinating read!

[...]the second rule of moral psychology is that morality is not just about how we treat each other (as most liberals think); it is also about binding groups together, supporting essential institutions, and living in a sanctified and noble way.

When Republicans say that Democrats "just don't get it," this is the "it" to which they refer. Conservative positions on gays, guns, god, and immigration must be understood as means to achieve one kind of morally ordered society. When Democrats try to explain away these positions using pop psychology they err, they alienate, and they earn the label "elitist." But how can Democrats learn to see—let alone respect—a moral order they regard as narrow-minded, racist, and dumb?

Even better, is Sam Harris' response

Bday dinner in paso robles.

Bday dinner in paso robles.
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I'm eating with a hottie!!
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Wife gloves! Ha!

Wife gloves! Ha!
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Liz

Liz
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Nix

Nix
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Brenna

Brenna
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Esppesso?

Esppesso?
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Old and busted

Old and busted
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Cake!!! Bday!!

Cake!!! Bday!!
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When Atheists Attack | Print Article | Newsweek.com

I've been trying to ignore Palin news or comemntary since she isn't running for President. I figured it was more important to watch the actual candidates since we don't have much time and technically, their the ones running the country. Unfortunately, I like Sam Harris and this found it's way into my browser today.

When Atheists Attack | Print Article | Newsweek.com

In the last week I've overheard the most disturbing comments made by people in public. America really is getting stupidier. Be afraid.

Brave Mountain Lion Fends Off Group Of Hikers | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Brave Mountain Lion Fends Off Group Of Hikers | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

If only we could give wolves and moose in Alaska arms and flack jackets! Then we'd see how tough these hunters are.

Personally, I think you should only be allowed to hunt large game (especially predators) with a knife. If you can take down the animal in hand-to-hand combat, then you're tough.

K3rM1t's wishlist

If anyone I know wins the lottery, can you please buy me one of these trips!

Great White Shark Diving - Shark Diver - Absolute Adventures

Ann and Nancy Wilson from Heart send nasty gram to McCain

fuckyoujohnmccain.jpg (JPEG Image, 600x611 pixels)

Awesome!

A little bad language, but still... awesome!!!

RSS explained in plain english

Nice little video explaining RSS in easy to understand terms.

If you aren't using RSS, watch this! RSS is great!

Matt Damon for Presi...well maybe a cabinet post

Darn, I never really liked Matt Damon, but he just moved up in my book!

Celebrities and politics... fun.

btw- I wonder if the Dems will ask these questions during a debate. That would crack me up to see her not answer them.

Gina Gershon Strips Down Sarah Palin

Gina Gershon for VP!

Wow! It's a good thing Palin isn't as hot as Gershon!

Warning sounded on web's future

BBC NEWS | Technology | Warning sounded on web's future
"The internet needs a way to help people separate rumour from real science, says the creator of the World Wide Web.

Talking to BBC News Sir Tim Berners-Lee said he was increasingly worried about the way the web has been used to spread disinformation. "

Yes!

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Sarah Palin's record on environment is abysmal

Sarah Palin's record on environment is abysmal:
One quote: "Palin approved and expanded the state's aerial predator control program, where wolves are shot from aircraft and bears hunted from aircraft and killed upon landing. This year, her state biologists even dragged 14 newborn wolf pups from their den and, having already shot their parents, then shot each of the pups in the head at close range. Last year, her administration offered a $150 bounty for each wolf killed until the bounty was ruled illegal by the courts. Hundreds of wolves are killed each year by this antiquated state program that has no scientific justification whatsoever, but rather is designed to appease Palin's urban sport hunter supporters."

John McCain moves ahead of Barack Obama in US presidential election polls - Telegraph

John McCain moves ahead of Barack Obama in US presidential election polls - Telegraph:

"'Suddenly, with the selection of Palin, there has been a jolt of energy within [the Republican party]"

Are you effing kidding me?!?! Seriously, what's the matter with America? Wake up! McCain/Palin is a bad ticket! They are both nuts and will continue to drive this country into ruin. I am completely baffled by how the addition of Sarah Palin can help this ticket! Do you seriously think she would do a good job as President if called upon?

Read my previous posts. Look up her record. Wake the hell up! Palin is no better than any other random political person taken from a long list of terrible conservatives. Hell, you could pick any man or woman off the street and get an equally competent and arguably better representative to lead this country.

What scares me most is if Americans really do want these sorts of crooks and liars running the country, where are we headed? We are no longer top dog in the world. We will be surpassed and destroyed by any country that can think beyond a 6th grade education.

No, on second thought, that's not the scary part. I have to believe that people don't want these people in power. They will vote for these candidates based on bad information, marketing, and lies. Good people, people who genuinely want good things for America and the world are being duped by world class marketing campaigns. Shame on the Republican party for putting America in this situation. For not talking about policy and hyping hyper-nationalism. For raping the common man to better business' bottom line while convincing us that they are looking out for our best interests. For using religious dogma and belief to their own benefit. And for doing this all with a smile on their face, their fingers crossed behind their backs, and their wallets getting fatter as our country descends into some of it's darkest days.

Douglas Rushkoff on the RNC - Boing Boing

Douglas Rushkoff on the RNC - Boing Boing

Sarah Palin, aspiring book banner? and other facts

Note the comment titled "The Truth About Sarah Palin" Good stuff from an Alaskan local.

Sarah Palin, aspiring book banner? | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times

The Top 10 Conservative Idiots - The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 350

It only a Top 2 idiots this week.

The more I read, the more this Sarah Palin thing has to be a joke.

The Top 10 Conservative Idiots - The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 350

FactCheck.org: FactChecking Obama

Frankly, I loved the Obama speech last week. That does not mean I took everything he said as cold hard facts. It is politics after all. Here are some interesting falsifications and fact stretching that could come back to haunt the speech.

FactCheck.org: FactChecking Obama

I'm actually looking forward to the McCain speech this week. It should be interesting to see what they can do and what facts they stretch.

RFID: Credit Card Companies Bully Discovery, Mythbusters Into Axing Segment on RFID Vulnerabilities

RFID: Credit Card Companies Bully Discovery, Mythbusters Into Axing Segment on RFID Vulnerabilities

Fred flintstone

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As seen in hilcrest

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Twitter feed

In case any of my 3 readers are wondering why my blog is so quiet these days, it has a lot to do with Twitter. Twitter is a micro-blogging service that allows users to post 140 character posts and allows other users to subscribe to these short posts and receive them a number of different mediums (web, SMS, IM). As annoying as I find most Twitter posts, I'm strangely drawn to it. I've tried to kick my Twitter habit and return to this blog, but it's just so easy to post these short updates.

I've added a Twitter Widget on the right hand side of the blog in case you want to see what I'm posting there. While you're peering over to the right, check out my shared Google Reader items just below the Twitter feed.

To find out more about Twitter, check out Twitter or Wikipedia. Better yet, sign up for an account, follow me and join in on the addicting fun.

11 Things Startups Should Know About Enterprise 2.0 - ReadWriteWeb

A very nice quote that is key to what I'm working on at work these days! Emphasis mine

11 Things Startups Should Know About Enterprise 2.0 - ReadWriteWeb: "Social Media is about being open, loose, unstructured, informal and fun; no ties allowed. Enterprises are about secrecy, structure and control. Ties show that you are serious and fun is for after work. The ties and fun bit is just style. But secrecy, structure and control is real. If you threaten those, many forces within the enterprise will shut you out. It will be like the red blood cells attacking the foreign virus. On the other hand, if you go along with all the secrecy, structure and control rules of the enterprise you will lose the social media benefits of extended enterprise collaboration and innovation. Many people within enterprises understand this and some of them are in a policy-making position of authority. In general, the trend is towards loose, unstructured, 'emergent business networks'. So 'make the trend your friend', but beware of the very strong forces of opposition and deal positively with their legitimate needs."

Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake? - earth - 13 August 2008 - New Scientist Environment

Offshore oil drilling in the US: what's at stake? - earth - 13 August 2008 - New Scientist Environment:

"Bush and McCain have called for offshore drilling in order to lower oil prices. Obama also said he would consider the plan. How soon would drilling translate to cheaper prices?

Not very soon. Drilling has not yet begun in areas that were opened in 2006, because of on-going negotiations over the leasing agreements. It could take another five to seven years for drilling to begin once the leases have been agreed. So two full presidential terms are likely to have passed by the time drilling begins.

The US Energy Department's forecasting arm has said opening the Pacific, Atlantic and eastern Gulf of Mexico regions to drilling would not have a significant impact on domestic crude oil and natural gas production or prices before 2030."

Obama and McCain Tax Proposals - washingtonpost.com

Obama and McCain Tax Proposals - washingtonpost.com

Television - Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? - NYTimes.com

Television - Is Jon Stewart the Most Trusted Man in America? - NYTimes.com

Death Star over San Francisco // Current

Awesome!!!

Death Star over San Francisco // Current

Logic, rational thinking gone...

The History channel is now dead to me. Caught a horrible show on Doomsday 2012. It's filled with horrible 'facts' that are easy to check out and show they are actually crappy theories laid out nutcases. The show doesn't really tell you that though, instead, it opts to call the few scientists they do interview as "skeptics" (said with a very derogatory tone) while presenting ridiculously vague prophecies as very specific historical events.

I have zero respect for the History channel at this point. To present this garbage as fact is terribly disingenuous and fuels massive waste of time and waste of cognitive surplus in conspiracy theorists. Not to mention the time wasted trying to prove all the logical fallacies and flat out wrong facts to these people, who now have a TV show to point to and say, "the History channel said it's true!"

Decoding The Past - Doomsday 2012: The End of Days

The Rise and (relative) fall of supidity in america

The Rise and (relative) fall of supidity in america

Another reason why PB should be tented, fumigated, and put under marshall law

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Police review rise in rape cases

Mini plus surfboards

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Doesn't look too silly!
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Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database - Special Report

I seem to have forgotten to blog this. Good stuff about sunscreen and what's bad for you. I have switched the sunscreen I use on my face to a really good Blue Lizard Zinc-based block. It works great! I still use a spray for the rest of my body because it's quick and easy and even if the chemicals are bad, I doubt they are worse than cancer.

Skin Deep: Cosmetic Safety Database - Special Report

Secrets To An Interfaith Relationship

Not sure how this ended up in my browser this morning. Must have been something clicked from my RSS reader. Still, it's an interesting short read about something that has interested me from time to time.

Secrets To An Interfaith Relationship

After reading, notice the "Articles you love most" on the right... this web site cracks me up.

Top five iPhone gripes - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

My exact reasons for not getting an iphone.

I should add the lack of voice dialing.

My blackberry does all this and is actually easier to use, in my opinion. The iphone feels like a dumbed down phone to me that they market and sell for much more than other phones.

Top five iPhone gripes - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

J.O.B.: A short surf film from Red Bull

While my life isn't exactly the same as either of these guys, I'm closer to the suit and want to be closer to the trunks.

J.O.B.: A short surf film from Red Bull

Betrayed by Obama - Joan Walsh - Salon.com

I'm not the only one pissed at Obama's vote.

Betrayed by Obama - Joan Walsh - Salon.com

Giant rubber snake could be the future of wave power - earth - 04 July 2008 - New Scientist Environment

Giant rubber snake could be the future of wave power - earth - 04 July 2008 - New Scientist Environment

Beach-goers clean up their act

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Metro -- Beach-goers clean up their act

unexpected benefit of the no drinking ban on beaches!

Ted Nugent Threatens to Kill Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton During Vicious Onstage Rant : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

Wow...

Ted Nugent Threatens to Kill Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton During Vicious Onstage Rant : Rolling Stone : Rock and Roll Daily

Ted's a complete nutbag, but not nearly as nutbaggy as the comments on that page. I am now truly afraid for America.

Oceana – Protecting the World’s Oceans: Endangered Sharks

Really great site with info on shark conservation.
Oceana – Protecting the World’s Oceans: Endangered Sharks

There's also some info on turtles and other conservation issues.

Also, if you still haven't seen it, you need to watch Sharkwater. I have a copy so ask me to borrow it!

Bad Astronomy Blog � God hates Mars

Bad Astronomy Blog � God hates Mars: "Sorry, dude. You don’t get to pick and choose what aspects of science you’re willing to believe in and what you’re not. Reality is a package deal. If we can use science to develop the engineering to build dams, to develop the medical knowledge to cure cancer, and to develop the agricultural methods necessary to feed the hungry, then we also have to acknowledge that science works."

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Hippocratic Oath for Scientists?

Living the Scientific Life (Scientist, Interrupted): Hippocratic Oath for Scientists?

Associated Press: Court OK's border fence despite environmental worry

In an effort to do as much harm and break as many laws as possible before leaving their stolen position in the White House, the Bush administration has this for today:

Associated Press: Court OK's border fence despite environmental worry

Love this image

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Cool free online stuff

Thanks TJ for pointing out this link: State of the Art - Cell Services Keep It Easy, and Free - NYTimes.com
Some fun, free tools for your cell phone.

Speaking of free tools, if you're not using Google Reader or some other RSS reader, you should be!

It has also come to my attention that some friends of mine are still using mapping sites other than maps.google.com. I can't imagine why.

Op-Ed Contributor - Put a Little Science in Your Life - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - Put a Little Science in Your Life - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Robots: HULC Exoskeleton Now Available For Pre-Order

Damn! This was my idea!

I want one of these! I hope they continue to make them better and they can be used for sports one day.

Robots: HULC Exoskeleton Now Available For Pre-Order

We are variety cakes!

We are variety cakes!
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Pigman!

Pigman!
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Kevin wanted pigman first thing. We obliged.
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Ouch: Dude Takes a Tennis Ball to the Crotch at 50MPH for 'Science'

ok, I'm a child. This is the funniest thing I've seen since Jackass.

Ouch: Dude Takes a Tennis Ball to the Crotch at 50MPH for 'Science'

An atheist soldier from Fort Riley says his higher-ups in Iraq didn’t like his non-Christian ways

Wow...

Just wow...

Sad part is a Van Hise is one of the morons perpetrating this fanaticism.

Kansas City - News - An atheist soldier from Fort Riley says his higher-ups in Iraq didn’t like his non-Christian ways

Nice little remix of the Bill PapaBear O'Reilly video

Bill O'Reilly's Producer - CollegeHumor video

"troglodyte homunculus!"

Bill O'Reilly is an uber douche

Ah... I love this video.
Nothing like a grown man loosing his temper over a teleprompter. I use the terms "grown" and "man" loosely of course.

See more funny videos at CollegeHumor

Pointed out by: The Superficial - Bill O'Reilly is a man who stays cool under pressure (Must be the loofah)

Makin' Music with John Mayer from John Mayer, Judd Apatow, Kristen Bell, GerryBednob, Ian Roberts, and Cohen/O'Brien

Ok, so I've never been a huge John Mayer fan. His music is cheesy and obviously only written to get girls (which is kinda admirable in some messed up way), but I've seen him play guitar in blues settings and he's freaking good. This video just cemented him as a really funny dude!


Makin' Music with John Mayer from John Mayer, Judd Apatow, Kristen Bell, GerryBednob, Ian Roberts, and Cohen/O'Brien

The Top 10 Conservative Idiots - The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 335

Oh how I've missed the Top 10 Conservative Idiots list!

It's time to get back to politics and start paying attention. I highly recommend reading this list each week. It'll make you laugh and should piss you off a bit as well.

The Top 10 Conservative Idiots - The Top 10 Conservative Idiots, No. 335

Sharkbite!! on Vimeo

I almost added Andy Hurdman to my shit list for shark fishing, but then watched the whole video. Not only did he catch and release (Thank you Andy!) but the shark got it's way and took a good chunk out of some dude's finger. :)

If I ever run into Hurdman again, I'll give him some pliers for the next time he's catch and releasing.

Sharkbite!! on Vimeo

Clay Shirky at Web 2.0 Expo SF 2008

This was one of the best keynote speeches at the Web2.0 conference last week. Give it a watch. Clay Shirky talks about the industrial revolution and gin, Wikipedia and the cognitive heat sink of TV, and the future of media. Really interesting and really good stuff!

Clay Shirky at Web 2.0 Expo SF 2008
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And for a laugh, check out The Fake Steve Jobs' speech:

Fake Steve Jobs at Web2.0 Expo SF 2008

He was so jacked on caffeine and so funny.

Up and Then Down

Ever been stuck in an elevator for 41 hours? This guy has!

Our Local Correspondents: Up and Then Down: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker

Watch the video: 41 hours in an elevator

SHARKWATER - In UK theaters February 22nd

Everyone who laughs at me for not eating shark, go watch this.

Sharks are very important to our world, both above and below water. It's not funny, and it's not a joke.

Hug your shark today and watch this:

SHARKWATER - In UK theaters February 22nd

For Scientists, a Beer Test Shows Results as a Litmus Test - New York Times

Crap...

For Scientists, a Beer Test Shows Results as a Litmus Test - New York Times

Two on state parks panel ousted after opposing toll road

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Two on state parks panel ousted after opposing toll road

Guns are stupid and should go away

Wouldn't it be nice if we could un-invent guns? I have an RSS feed for local SD news and in the last few months there's nothing but "shooting in ...", "man shot at ...", "police shoot woman and child...", etc. Now there was a large fight in Mission Beach that ended with a man shot and killed. Doesn't matter who it was (there's disagreement whether this was a gang member or not), it's just sad that a fight ends in a shooting.

Also in the news is a Supreme Court decision regarding My handguns in DC. DC seems to me to have made a good law. In a city with high crime, handguns are not allowed to be kept. Says nothing about rifles and shotguns, but gun advocates are all up in arms saying they should be able to own anything they want. (I wonder what they would say when terror groups argue that they should be able to make nuclear weapons in their back yards? The NRA would probably fight for them if they could attach a rifle stock to the device. [ya ya, I know this is a slippery argument, but it's fun and it's my blog!])

Here's my question about DC. If DC residents have no representation in our government, how does the judiciary have rights to impose constitutional laws? Doesn't seem right to me. DC should say, "Until our citizens are represented, go to hell Supreme Court!"

Best email I've ever received

Last night, I dropped my new 9'6" board off at a friend's house to store it overnight with the assumption I would pick it up early this morning to go surfing. Unfortunately, I overslept and was not able to grab it before my first morning meeting. With the realization that it was a beautiful sunny day and my brand new board was sitting in the sun, wax melting, dying a slow death from the sun, I emailed my buddy to whine and tell him I'd pick it up first thing tomorrow.

This is the email I got back:

Hello Mr. [K3rM1t],



The management of the Three Palms Estate wishes to extend its sincere apologies for not sending out this email to your graciousness sooner than this dreadfully tardy hour. Our delay was only due to having a lot of work to do at our day job at the [redacted] Company in San Diego. Regardless, we wish to inform you that your board and wetsuit are safe and secure on our premesis. In anticipation of the possibility of your inability to arrive before the sun reached an azimuthal angle of greater than 20 degrees with the horizon (therefore potentially exposing your surfing vehicle to damaging ultraviolet and infrared sunlight rays), we have taken the liberty of implementing the following actions on said surfing vehicle:



(1) Board was rotated 180 degrees about its longitudinal axis, thereby exposing its waxy surface to our cool, lush vegetative garden foliage

(2) Board was wrapped in the style of a Mexican burrito inside a blue tarp for sunlight protection



We are of the highest hope that these actions will sufficiently protect your gracious surfing vehicle until your future arrival time at the Three Palms Estate. We wish you a most enjoyable day and future surfing adventure. Please feel free to enter the estate at your leisure and retrieve your surfing vehicle for a most glorious session at the surfing location of your choosing.



Good day and best wishes,


[name redacted]


Three Palms Estate Executive Manager

This made my day. My friends are the best. And they are funny too.

Makers of Airborne Settle False-Ad Suit With Refunds - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog

Makers of Airborne Settle False-Ad Suit With Refunds - The Lede - Breaking News - New York Times Blog

Get some money back if you spent some on Airborne.

Interesting point about how it managed to get placed on the shelves next to FDA approved drugs like NyQuil when other herbal things have to go in a different section.

How hot is this?

Kari Byron from Mythbusters in a sun dress and boots, cutting down trees with a mini-gun!

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f6e_1203989047

Ah, my day is complete.

Group Wants Guns On College Campuses - Local News Story - KNSD | San Diego

Man, this is just dumb. I hope in 20+ years when I have kids in college there aren't people toting their piece around campus.
Group Wants Guns On College Campuses - Local News Story - KNSD | San Diego

KUSI NEWS Video - South of the Border Safety

Interesting video about safety in Baja. Some propaganda of course, but he seems sincere in wanting Americans back there, if for nothing else than tourist dollars.

I'm not sure what it'll take to get me back there. I'd really like to go, but the feeling of helplessness with the crooks is just no fun. What would it take for you to head back to Baja? Post a comment.

KUSI NEWS - Good Morning San Diego - Video - South of the Border Safety

Painfully Funny Politics

236 - The Room - Painfully Funny Politics

Sex chemistry 'lasts two years'

Interesting... Someone figured out the 2 year itch.

BBC NEWS | Health | Sex chemistry 'lasts two years'

'Bill Maher on Larry King Live' by Bill Maher, Larry King, CNN - RichardDawkins.net

'Bill Maher on Larry King Live' by Bill Maher, Larry King, CNN - RichardDawkins.net

hahaha! "...ya, you believe this, and I'm going to say why it's dumb."

Google And Microsoft Cross Swords Over Yahoo!

Slashdot | Google And Microsoft Cross Swords Over Yahoo!

This whole M$/Yahoo thing has me creeped out and discouraged with our system of commerce.

Star Trek fans, here's a great laugh

Someone spent a lot of time with this. Star Trek motivational-type posters.

I want an office filled with these. Does that make me cool?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/smwance/sets/72157603429970314/

Fundamentalist Christian Chat Room Top 100 Quotes

Priceless...

FSTDT Top 100

8 can't-miss tech predictions for 1998 | NetworkWorld.com Community

8 can't-miss tech predictions for 1998 | NetworkWorld.com Community

I love the amazing foresight that went into the "Viagra will be a big hit" prediction. Who would have guessed?

New Laws Set To Take Effect in '08 - Politics News Story - KNSD | San Diego

New Laws Set To Take Effect in '08 - Politics News Story - KNSD | San Diego

New Laws in Cali:
* Bikes need reflectors at night (good!)
* Smoking in cars with minors = $100 fine (good?)
* In July: Can't talk on cell phone while driving without handsfree kit (Mostly Good)
* Under 18, no talking on a cell while driving AT ALL (strange, but probably good)
* Minimum wage up 50 cents (sweet!)
* Gift cards under $10 can be redeemed for cash. (odd law)