Friday, June 20, 2008
Laptops & trig
The lesson from Romania's voucher experiment is not that computers aren't useful learning tools, but that their usefulness relies on parents being around to assure they don't simply become a very tempting distraction from the unpleasantness of trigonometry homework. Duhhhh...
Large hadron
A black hole will appear in mid-July on the border between France and Switzerland, swallowing up first Europe and then the entire planet. Run, JJ, run!
Buck-aroo Banzai and the Canuckian Dimension
Ah, 1843. Good Times.
This sounds like a particularly impressive contribution in the annals of military genius.
"[edit] Battle of the Upper Ridge
Very little is known of this battle as nearly everyone was killed when a gunpowder explosion triggered a chain reaction that lit a powder wagon train and caused a large landslide into the troops at the bottom of the ridge. Records are unsure about when this actually happened, but it is generally accepted that this occurred around March.[38]"
Thursday, June 19, 2008
JJ flies the friendly skies
He slapped a flight attendant's hand when she refused to provide more booze
Moose on Bison
Okay, open season on the puns and such. It begins now. The first one (came by way of e-mail forward): Statutory Rape?
It's the Citrate, Stupid
E.Coli Has Evolved. Soon it will be voting, early and often, in Democrat guts....
.....Kind of fascinating, actually.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Free market vs Socialism
A case study of two typical reactions: increase production vs nationalize and state control.[--Added vid. -JJ]
Don't hurt my friend!
Wasn't Obouchebag saying just yesterday it was the GOP's fault we hadn't killed the SOB?
Vancouver Detectives Need to do some Foot Work
Whoever, or whatever, is behind this...it's pretty gruesome.
Polls
If McCain is falling behind in Florida (the state where he essentially nailed the primaries, with an assist from the Governor), it's curtain time. Have some ouzo, JJ.
There goes the sanctity of my 4th of july celebration
damn nyt prudes could've really included a pic with this one
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
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