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Monthly Archives: January 2006

Big, Big Computers

27-Jan-06

Here is a great article:
Scientific Computing

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The Butterfly Effect

18-Jan-06

This really happened.
Yesterday a friend and I were returning to work from lunch. I stopped to get something out of my truck, and used the keyless entry pad to get in as I didn’t have my keys with me. After that we got to talking about what you could do with the keypad once you [...]

Essay

13-Jan-06

A university creative writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing these four elements:
- religion
- royalty
- sex
- mystery
The prize-winning essay read:
“My God,” said the Queen. “I’m pregnant. I wonder who did it?”

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WCCO-TV – Self-Proclaimed ‘Vampyre’ Eyes Gubernatorial Race

12-Jan-06

This guy is nuts. Does he really think that after Jesse Ventura that Minnesotan’s would be so stupid to elect another non-politician into office?
Well, never underestimate the power of idiots in large groups.
WCCO-TV – Minnesota’s Breaking News, Video, Weather, Traffic and Sports: Self-Proclaimed ‘Vampyre’ Eyes Gubernatorial Race

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Ariz. vision-impaired can see to drive

12-Jan-06

Framers markets of the world, brace for impact.
Ariz. vision-impaired can see to drive

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Idaho ponders having prisoners sleep in shifts – Yahoo! News

12-Jan-06

Hot racking is the solution to all of our prison problems! I thought the problem was stuffing the prisons full of people who had a small quantity of pot on them when they got pulled over for not wearing a seatbelt.
What could posssibly go wrong!
Idaho ponders having prisoners sleep in shifts – Yahoo! News

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Popular bakery raided by feds

12-Jan-06

Spelt, Kamut, whatever. If you are allergic to wheat it might still kill you.
Popular bakery raided by feds

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Smoking Bans

12-Jan-06

It seems that the current trend here in Minnesota, and other parts of the US, is that smoking in public is no longer acceptable behavior. St. Paul just passed legislation that bans smoking in all public places including bars and restaurants.
I am an ex-smoker, as the only thing that I smoke now is the occasional [...]

“The Simpson’s” – A look behind the scenes

07-Jan-06

The link below goes to an article at the Seattle Times about some things that are involved in creating an episode of The Simpson’s.
If you are a fan of the show, it’s worth looking at.
The Seattle Times: Arts And Entertainment: “The Simpsons”: Behind the scenes of an episode

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Futurama, will it be revived?

05-Jan-06

I for one would be really happy to see it on the air again, regardless of what network carries it!
Back to the “Futurama”? – Yahoo! News

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