I took my Iriver 799 along on my run tonight, in order to see how well recording can work in a hectically loud environment. Surprisingly, it worked very well, Now I have to keep the cord from knocking against the microphone and leaving a “thump thump thump thump…” sound on the audio track. Experiment and …
Monthly Archives: November 2007
Good Math, Bad Math does a Takedown
I really like Mark Chu-Carrol’s blog, Good Math, Bad Math. In it, he dissects various mathematical concepts, most of which are tantalizingly past my ken, which makes me think. I like that. But he also does frequent mathematical smack-downs on the Intelligent Design boneheads out there who like to play fast and loose with statistics …
"Lies, Damn Lies, and Statistics"
I was perusing my blog stats today and did something I’ve never done before: I checked the most popular search phrases that would land you here. This goes all the way back to the inception of the Evil Eyebrow. 1 lost is crap 2 kai ryssdal 3 lost crap 4 Jasper Forde 5 eyebrow 6 …
Xkcd today is the Bomb!
I know that everyone who reads my blog already is a devoted follower of xkcd (or at least they should be), but today’s is particularly awe inspiring. Run, don’t walk, to today’s comic.
TinyURL and Social Media
TinyURL, the service that takes a long string URL such as http://www.amazon.com/Storm-Front-Dresden-Files-Book/dp/0451457811 and turns it into http://tinyurl.com/2kfq6x is useful for plugging into emails or twitters or other programs that dislike exceptionally long strings. It’s a great service, yes? Maybe. From the TinyURL website comes a quote that illustrates my issues with it. Hide your affiliate …
Best Public Law Quotation of Today
I doubt there will be any other selected quotes from public law today, therefore this one is the best. From US Code Title 42: Sec. 12208. Transvestites For the purposes of this chapter, the term “disabled” or “disability” shall not apply to an individual solely because that individual is a transvestite.
Arrghhh! Too Many Projects!
I know I’ve mentioned previously my tendency to have too much stuff going on. I need to focus! That being said, here is the list of things that are on the burner for the near future: TalkingTraffic Podcast. I really need to do that tonight. I usually post it by midnight this morning, but obviously …
Favorite Photo of Last Week
I spent some time at Thanksgiving just wandering around with the camera.
The Golden Compass = Antichristian?
Phillip Pullman’s books and the movie based upon the first one, The Golden Compass, have been receiving a lot of hate-press recently due to their perceived anti-christian outlook. The gist is, “Pullman is an atheist [true], who is trying to turn our kids to the devil [only true from a certain perspective].” I could discuss …
Random Weblog
I wish I could say that I have something meaningful to post. Unfortunately, I have something vapid and useless. For all Firefly, Serenity, or Stargate Atlantis (not me) fans! Jewel Staite has a blog. And the two images of here on the front page looks like she’s been clubbed over the head or just got …