September 2008
30 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-28) →
The Mountain Goats
They Might Be Giants
Less Than Jake
No Use for a Name
Reel Big Fish
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Presidential Elections - How close were they? →
An analysis of elections to decide how many people would have needed to change their vote to change the outcome of an election.
In 2000, only 269 people! Wow.
National Punctuation Day Reignites... →
The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All... →
White People Like Appearing to Enjoy Classical... →
Hee hee
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-21) →
The Mountain Goats
Arctic Monkeys
Flogging Molly
Bad Religion
John Mellencamp
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
The Quest For Every Beard Type →
anti-theft lunch bag →
Creative thinking!
Hitchhiker's Guide series to ride again
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While I for one would dearly love to read more adventures about Ford, Arthur, Zaphod and Trillian, would the Guide be the Guide without Douglas Adams? I guess we’ll find out.
Twilight of the GPU →
Sorry to the non-nerds reading Quiddle, but this is a fascinating look at the modern evolution of computers. Also, I think my friend Justin is working on the Intel GPU that they’re talking about.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-14) →
The Pietasters
Bad Religion
Simon & Garfunkel
Ten Foot Pole
Reel Big Fish
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
American Science & Surplus →
Shopping for all the family!
“One of the reasons kids get bored by science is that too many teachers present...”
– Games Without Frontiers: How Videogames Blind Us With Science
Umbrella Today? →
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-9-7) →
Barenaked Ladies
The Mountain Goats
The Beach Boys
Billy Joel
The Decemberists
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
SLR Shutter Release in Super Slow Motion →
Slide your mouse from left to right on the image to see the animation. It’s pretty cool!
This also illustrates what I’ve tried to explain to some people before- it’s not so much the shutter that makes a lot of noise, but it’s the mirror in the SLR flipping up that makes the clicky-clicky noise that everyone loves so much. That’s why point and shoots don’t make...
A letter from someone who has known Sarah Palin... →
I don’t identify as a staunch Democrat by any means, but more and more frequently I find that I truly dislike the Republican offerings, which, due to a two party system, leaves me with only one other choice. Lucky for me this time around (unlike 2004) I’m looking forward to casting my vote.
