tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104056192024-03-07T07:54:22.505-08:00Imaginary KarmaDustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.comBlogger305125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-80308059374680248702007-08-06T06:34:00.000-07:002007-08-06T06:36:48.368-07:00The Thai are Harsh...<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070806/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hello_kitty_cops">Yahoo! News</a><br /><br />We knew that, after that whole incident with caning the American, and I think they may apply the death penalty a little loosely, but this...? Beyond the pale!Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-15462364223846654102007-07-11T19:50:00.000-07:002007-07-11T19:51:50.324-07:00Really Lapped<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070711/od_afp/entertainmentbritain_070711230038">http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070711/od_afp/entertainmentbritain_070711230038<br /></a><br />So the guitarist from Queen has managed to finish his PhD in physics before I did. I feel vaguely shamed...and vaguely like I'm in cool company.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-47419869828950625102007-06-29T17:46:00.001-07:002007-06-29T17:55:55.867-07:00Amazon UnboxI tried out Amazon Unbox for the first time tonight/yesterday--the ambiguity will be explained later. For those who haven't noticed it before, Amazon Unbox gives you video downloads with three choices--download to a computer, a portable media player, or a TiVo. The TiVo thing is what caught my attention. It allows me to easily watch from my TV which I just prefer.<br /><br />Yesterday I paid 4 bucks for a rental of <span style="font-style: italic;">The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas</span>. Downloading takes forever. I can certainly see myself emailing Gwen in the morning and say "hey, do you want to watch <span style="font-style: italic;">suchandsuch</span> tonight", but I doubt it'd be useful for spur-of-the-moment things. Still, the video quality was excellent and the entire process was seamless.<br /><br />The selection wasn't up to Netflix' quality, most likely because I don't think every studio is unboard. For TV series, the selection isn't stellar, but it has Voltron, which is a pleasant surprise. I've managed to find enough that I keep busy through a long weekend. Woe to anime fans--you get three choices of Gundam and a lot stuff I haven't heard of.<br /><br />Overall? It's a nice option, and one I've used and will probably use again.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-45812433468814592822007-06-25T21:00:00.000-07:002007-06-25T21:02:09.178-07:00Defending a Big Tall AthleteAllow me to speak up for Yao Ming. Even though a headline on Yahoo! said he's marrying his "teenage sweetheart", it's not what it sounds.<br /><br />They met when they were teenagers.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-49097021441988356212007-06-17T21:16:00.001-07:002007-06-17T21:18:29.704-07:00Looking for My MuseHonest, I've just had a case of writer's block.<br /><br />So, what's new around here.<br /><br />Aw, very nice. So...hmmm....awkward silence...hmmm...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-28526853441561478052007-04-29T22:03:00.000-07:002007-04-29T22:05:43.306-07:00Best Article Everhttp://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/CamelsandRubberDuckies.html<br /><br />So it might not be the best article ever. However, it does have the phrase "you get a nice curve with a big hump in the middle! And we all know what humps mean! Humps mean local maxima! Or camels. But here they mean local maxima!"<br /><br />And that is good.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-25243069512079366852007-04-01T11:37:00.000-07:002007-04-01T11:38:42.256-07:00Three GoatsSo, for those of you who didn't know, the Wikipedia article on The Three Billy Goats Gruff has a spoiler warning about the battle between the third goat and the troll...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-76240125836117955472007-03-26T20:50:00.000-07:002007-03-26T20:52:35.990-07:00300Tonight Gwen and I went to see 300.<br /><br />Honestly, all of the reviews I read of it were pretty irrelevant. Think Braveheart with Greek guys. Don't wonder that why it doesn't dwell on the horror of war, we have other movies for that. Don't think it's homophobic, that's just one insult (about a guy with a fricken' harem of women, no less). Just go if you want to see a stylized action movie. If you don't like violence and talk of honor, don't go.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-12171588439796412652007-03-08T18:44:00.000-08:002007-03-08T18:45:36.823-08:00Best Case Mod Everhttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070308/ap_on_fe_st/beer_tossing_fridge<br /><br />But can it handle bottles?Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-47501755118094934402007-02-23T21:27:00.000-08:002007-02-23T21:32:36.490-08:00Great Moments for a Grad StudentMy advisor realized the other day that I had a faster desktop in my office than he did...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-13565868639285738492007-02-21T20:22:00.000-08:002007-02-21T20:23:32.344-08:00Infinity on 30 Credits a Dayhttp://www.infinityon30credits.net/<br /><br />From the author of Irregular Webcomic, comes something new!Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-56131540267965027482007-02-15T19:50:00.000-08:002007-02-15T19:52:42.262-08:00Signs You've Been Programming Too MuchIf you're editing some Matlab code in notepad and your brain does syntax highlighting for you...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-77889177658496066252007-02-05T21:52:00.000-08:002007-02-05T21:53:44.878-08:00RefscanFor the curious, I am now a contributor at an MRI blog, <a href="http://refscan.info">Reference Scan</a>.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-3375104564414907352007-02-01T13:02:00.000-08:002007-02-01T13:03:03.785-08:00QotF, January 31st, 2007"So, who thought having a grad student guard the food was a good idea?"Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-90751306904044263422007-01-23T20:11:00.000-08:002007-01-23T20:13:22.958-08:00Signs of the TimesOn tonight's new episode of Veronica Mars, our heroine investigates the theft of lab rats. Among other qualities, they are genetically altered to "allow us to investigate the breakdown of cholesterol at the cellular level".<br /><br />My thought: "but molecular imaging is the big thing now..."<br /><br />If you understand, my pity to you.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-75147346424957243452007-01-22T07:22:00.000-08:002007-01-22T07:23:43.497-08:00But what if they used genetically engineered dodos?<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers </a><br /><br />Everything old is new again.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-81535386376956614052007-01-17T06:55:00.000-08:002007-01-17T06:57:14.594-08:00Pop QuizIf you are LaTourneau University, do you really think that your teacher certification program is the best one to advertise?Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-27955330824107962052007-01-15T20:58:00.000-08:002007-01-15T20:59:48.891-08:00New Spam!I just got a new spam offering me an iPhone. Really, I should be surprised it took this long for the spammers to start those...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-56961512198241417832007-01-11T13:13:00.000-08:002007-01-11T13:14:20.849-08:00Quote of the Day"It's not never day I get a death threat from a Mexican lawyer..."Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-76595817556634385802007-01-11T07:19:00.000-08:002007-01-11T07:24:11.142-08:00More Wikipedia FunHere are some real articles in Wikipedia:<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallucinogenic_effects_of_banana_peels">"Hallucinogenic effects of banana peels"</a><br /><br />The Wikipedia article on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana">banana</a> features a video of someone polishing a shoe with a banana.Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-1167889480304149482007-01-03T21:42:00.000-08:002007-01-03T21:44:40.316-08:00Fun with the FDADue to a mishap, my Christmas stocking was left behind this year. My mom mailed its contents to me--filled with chocolate.<br /><br />And some gum, which is clearly labeled as "Not a low-calorie food."<br /><br />It has 5 calories per piece. Someone at the FDA is just plain weird...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-1167542540183125332006-12-30T21:21:00.000-08:002006-12-30T21:22:20.196-08:00Comic Ironyhttp://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2005/06/23/comic-book-urban-legends-revealed-history/<br /><br />So, amusingly enough, it seems like the majority of these urban legends about comic books are *true*...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-1166765657748656542006-12-21T21:33:00.000-08:002006-12-21T21:34:17.760-08:00A Christmas Miraclehttp://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061220/sc_nm/britain_dragons_dc<br /><br />I feel obliged to call attention to virgin births around Christmas :-)<br /><br />Perhaps there will soon be salvation for the reptiles as well?Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-1166158323109848302006-12-14T20:50:00.000-08:002006-12-14T20:52:03.123-08:00All I want for Christmas......is to hear Meatloaf singing a rock opera version of "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen".<br /><br />Just please, keep him away from "Little Drummer Boy".Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10405619.post-1164726535925779732006-11-28T07:06:00.000-08:002006-11-28T07:08:55.966-08:00Great Lines from Office NewslettersIn announcing the reorganization of the providers of counseling services, the letter goes on to say that "We know that changes can bring on stress...We are extending our hours..."<br /><br />Talk about self-referrals...Dustinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00783278316864548642noreply@blogger.com0