I was going to apologize for not posting anything (barely) for about two weeks, but then I remembered that apologizing-for-not-posting is a total n00b thing to do. At least I thought I remembered, so I went looking for that half-forgotten “10 things not to do on blogs” posting I read many moons ago. While googling, …
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Broke My Rule
I broke my rule of avoiding all Harry Potter related news. It seemed safe enough, and it turned out to be horribly amusing predictions from someone who doesn’t take the Harry Potter universe very seriously. Definitely worth the read. The best quote from the whole article is this one, concerning killing off main characters at …
This Week in Traffic: 9 July 2007
Neighborhood Traffic Calming This demonstration shows what a little ingenuity can get you, with very small expense. Pig: It’s Not Just for Eatin’ Anymore The very-rarely used upgrade on the Spy Hunter arcade game: Pig Parts! Rent-a-Car By the hour car rentals in foreign cities. Some observations. Continuous Traffic Monitoring As the linked article states, …
Bad Spock Drawings
Thanks to SFSignal for alerting me to the Bad Spock Drawings website. Wow. People will collect anything…
Obsenity, Blasphemy, Lewdness, Raunchiness, Vulgarity…
MarkCC on Good Math, Bad Math has a post relevant to Obscenity. I have a post wherein I make my opinion known about the use of certain words. I leave it to you, the reader, to form your own. Opinion, that is.
This Week in Traffic: 25 June 2007
Dump the Pump Day You missed it. It was Friday last, but if you were in Wichita, you could have gotten an free ride to work. Transportation Evolution Discussed From the persepective of an Ontario, Canada, small town. South Africa is Growing Hopefully they will learn some of the lessons that the U.S. did concerning …
Biofuel Alternative to Ethanol
The University of Wisonsin, Madison (great campus) has announced that researchers have been able to derive a fuel source from plant sugars. This fuel has a higher energy density than ethanol, with lower energy requirements for production. This is a good thing, because (some argue) ethanol has a nearly 1:1 energy return. For every erg …
Xkcd to the rescue…
I have tried to handle comments like the ones exhibited in this day’s xkcd comic. It can be difficult to do, especially in a crowded setting at a public information meeting. Thankfully, there are people who can draw it in a manner that makes us engineers feel better.
Go Straight to Hell. Do Not Pass Go…
Jesus will be back, and he’ll be pissed.
Kid Kicking?
I found this advertisement in a home improvement magazine while I was waiting for my lunch to be made. I liked it so much I committed petty larceny by swiping the page. Is it just me, or is that mom pissed with that kid?