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Monthly Archives: January 2012
Monday Nukuler Oven Open Comments
1. Buy microwave. A cheap one. It might not last long. 2. Gather several fruits, vegetables, other foodstuffs, and small household objects. 3. set up high-speed video camera to record the impending doom and carnage. 4. Irradiate one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Open Comments
110 Comments
Weekend Rewards Open Comments
I finally reached one of my personal goals. I promised to reward myself, so I’m planning on arranging for a massage at a local massage school. I remember writing a commendation letter for a guy who worked with the city … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Open Comments
Tagged child rearing, Children, negative reinforcement, pets, positive reinforcement, rewards, shaping the future
116 Comments
Thursday Worse than Politics Open Comments
I was waiting for this, but it sends chills up and down my spine. …we could lose a century of progress and find ourselves dying in the millions from tuberculosis, just like our 19th-century ancestors. I was exposed to TB … Continue reading
Posted in Open Comments, Science
Tagged antibiotic, consumption, death, mutant strain, scary scenario, superbug, TB
109 Comments
Wednesday Solar Flare Open Comments
Well, the solar flare has erupted, and we are both cursed and blessed by the event: Airlines have rerouted flights, NASA had some safety calculations to do, and satellite owners/operators chewed a few nails. But it’s scenes like this that … Continue reading
Posted in Open Comments, Science
Tagged Aurora borealis, NASA, nature is awesome, Northern Lights, solar flares
165 Comments
Tuesday “Hangover” Open Comments
Nope, I don’t drink, I just work ungodly hours. I’ve been pushing into the wee hours now for several weeks, and the strain has caught up with me. I have a meeting I attend every Monday night, and I had … Continue reading
Posted in Open Comments
87 Comments
Monday Technology Open Comments
We take a divergent path from the politics of the day to discuss…technology. We take so much of what we do and use each day for granted, yet someone, somewhere, had to develop, devise, and distribute all of those things … Continue reading
Weekend Equality Open Comments
From the Ludwig von Mises Institute: The Obsession with Equality I’ve never understood the academic obsession with achieving social and economic equality. Yeah, me neither. Our forefathers wanted equality of opportunity, not equality of outcomes. Isn’t society better off when … Continue reading
Posted in Open Comments
Tagged American dream, equality, inequality, Ludwig von Mises, Nonsense, TED
211 Comments
Tuesday Caption Contest Open Comments
What do you think is going through the mind of the dog wearing the cone of shame as he listens to “his master’s voice’?