June 2011
1 post
February 2011
4 posts
Watching jury selection from the gallery is an awful lot like reality TV. Or should that be the other way round? #140angrycharacters
Jury duty tomorrow. Think they’ll let me tweet from the jury box? #140angrycharacters
January 2011
6 posts
The most subversive protest of all: http://j.mp/holzNi
The Minimalist is dead… long live The Minimalist! http://t.co/5Ugg5hn
RT @Remy: Man, if only we knew how the founding fathers felt about forcing private citizens to buy health insurance. Oh, wait. http:// …
OK -15°F (-26°C) might actually be too cold to bike to work. #amiawimp
They pulled a Darren on Steve! #bewitched #bluescluesreruns
Eating Raoul’s lunch #lessambitiouscannibalfilms
December 2010
15 posts
Later, as the mists of time
Make the whole thing seem less dire
Several bedbug bites appear
And re-awaken ire
‘tween that subtly requested gratuity
And gas for the rest of our drive
See, this place costs 75 clams a night
I just hope we get out alive
In Baltimore, really just hoping I don’t run into Marlo Stanfield. #unfairstereotypesfromthewire
#waronChanukah “Merry Christmas! Season’s Greetings! Happy BLEEP even!” http://bit.ly/fpWVKt /via @ironicsans
Have the “global warming can’t be true; it’s cold outside” wankers started yet this year?
Thank you, gov-elect Walker. #asshole http://j.mp/dG9c1L
Same for “cyclist.” @romenesko: “…nearly every time you see “jogger” in a headline, it’s bad news. http://journ.us/fUKoO8”
Anyone know an online source for a proof that a solution of the Kolmogorov equation for pure Brownian motion gives a Gaussian distribution?
Taz, scooting along on a toy bike: “I go to work now, OK Daddy?” Arriving @ toy kitchen: “OK, I at work now.”
Hear, hear! @siracusa: “I’d love to be able to sort my Downloads folder by “date added to this folder.””
Well, this is just bad on so many levels: “citizen review” of NSF grants. http://t.co/5KNLIbt
RT @ezraklein: That’s a serious kitchen disaster: http://bit.ly/hXvCGE
Bloody hell. @michaelpollan: “Going backward: Incoming Republicans in Wisconsin making life easier for CAFOs. http://p2.to/14zR”
.@adamdsilver amazingly rapid response! Wish they could give specifics, though I understand why they don’t. http://j.mp/gUmiER
November 2010
13 posts
Untangling the Slinky. #soundslikeaeuphemism
holy wow: @ebertchicago: “NYTimes: Netflix Instant Streaming accounts for 20% of all internet traffic in evening hours. http://j.mp/hPvHvC”
Amy and the Plastic Centurion. Great name for a band. #Doctorwho
Wow: Mathematica’s really selling the numerical, statistical, & graphical tools. Historically its main weakness. http://bit.ly/aMXKGN
Office 2011: Still can’t insert pdf files. #whatasurprise
3 out of 5 from 2 of my hometowns! The Best Midwestern Craft Breweries http://t.co/sDwQz5L
I really hate having to do this, but I’ve decided it’s best for all concerned. http://twitpic.com/389moi #unenthusiasticreferencessuck
I kinda wish someone had warned me that the AMF was happening on campus today. #americanmoronfestival
OK, I don’t have strong opinions about Grope Scanning, but this is just absurd: http://bit.ly/9RoBmy #TSAFail
Maybe I should rename my Tumblr to "Reblogging gas...
aberjona:
iaminlikewithmybike:
http://inhabitat.com/2010/11/10/emergency-bike-pump-sucks-air-from-car-tires/
If in NYC, bring this instead to avoid getting shot at while messing with someone’s car:
The typical car tire inflates to a max pressure of around 40 PSI. Even low-pressure MTB tires recommend 60 PSI; road bikes recommend between 80 and 110 PSI. This will still leave your tire...
So awesome: Grandma’s Superhero Therapy (18 photos) - My Modern Metropolis http://t.co/MdpoZuT
Cuz John Yoo’s my go-to guy on const issues: “the vision the framers outlined” is incompatible w/ arms control. http://nyti.ms/cdSz5k
Ha! “Astounding as it appears, we misoverestimated him.” http://j.mp/aDCQe9
October 2010
7 posts
Why is this standard sci fi story so much more compelling with yogurt? http://instapaper.com/zV7ommp1e
Bullitt #netflixscreengrabs http://yfrog.com/mhcijp
Serpico #netflixscreengrabs http://yfrog.com/i3bubp
Apparently midwesterners not only don’t get to check out the new Nissan Leaf, but we’re only worthy of a big text box. http://j.mp/dtjKyk
(Trying again, with the link): Heh heh: “Plains of awkwardly public family interactions.” JD, that one’s for you. http://bit.ly/92ZdUp
Heh heh: “Plains of awkwardly public family interactions.” JD, that one’s for you.
I hate grading problem sets. But given that I’ve got to do it, I love doing it on the iPad. PDF annotation FT Paperless W!
September 2010
28 posts
I find the use of “% w/v” infuriating. What? Oh, like you don’t get offended by units of concentration.
Glee’s not half bad if you skip through the singing bits… and all the bits without Jane Lynch.
Am I a bad American ‘cause I don’t want to stand in this line to see my President? Bad Democrat? Good misanthrope? http://twitpic.com/2svjzw
Black helicopters overhead #obamasintown