Bored Scientist + Earwax = Hilarity

Eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww eww. Scientist is bored in the lab one night. He stabs a finger in his ear and pulls out earwax. He thinks “Hmm. What is this made from.” Hilarity ensues.…

WWDC Results? As expected.

So, the WWDC keynote was today and it was as everyone expected. New Mac Pro to replace PowerMac. New XServes. Preview of Leopard. See the Jobs and crew giving the presentation at the WWDC site.…

Apple Fanboy Delight: WWDC 2006

So, today is the first day of Apple’s World Wide Developer’s Conference. Why is this a big deal to the Apple Fanboys? It’s the day they announce new products! Woohoo! On the rumored agenda today will be Intel powered replacements for the PowerMac G5 workstations along with…

US backs down on charging citizens for evacuation from Lebanon

According to the State Department website: Secretary Rice has directed the State Department in this case to waive the requirement for American citizens departing Lebanon to reimburse the United States Government for their travel costs. We want to do everything we can to facilitate the departure of American citizens from…

US Government to Charge for Evacuation from Lebanon

I posted this over at MetaFilter, and figured I should probably share on my blog. The US State Department is reminding its citizens that it does not provide free transportation. It looks like it might be about $300 for the evacuation. If you can’t pay at the time, you…

Flock: Mighty fast

I’m giving Flock a try. It’s really fast compared on my Powerbook G4. I mean, super fast compared to a G4 optimised version of Firefox. They’re the same core version of Firefox too. I’m going to give it a try and see how I like it.…

Yet another example of why drugs are bad: Trolls

Two men were arrested in Boulder, Colorado after an altercation with an off duty sheriff’s deputy. One of the men, aged 19, was stopping joggers and bicycle riders at a bridge in a public park. They said the bridge was owned by a troll and demanded $1 in toll…

New Theme, Complete with Page Header Graphic

Disclaimer: There are a lot of links in this post. I suggest that anyone who reads this views each and every one. You will be a better person for it, and will understand why I’m drooling about this like a small child. Some of the links may contain items…