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Scott Adams Gives Grads Advice
Yeah, yeah, I know—it's not cool to dig <I>Dilbert</I> now that it's huge. So sue me. I like Scot Adams' work ethic, the fact that he still corresponds with his readers, and his schtick. I think the strip continues to be the high point of the daily three-panel gag strips. Also, a lot is this is sadly true.
Who You Callin' Ungrammatical?
Whom are you calling a pedant? (Two guesses.)
A History of Brain Transplantaton
In case that device for perfusing your head doesn't work, there's always transplantation. How has <I>this</I> been kept so quiet?
Invention I'm Not in a Hurry to Use
A "device for perfusing an animal head." Wonder if the patent was granted.
The End of the Line
<I>Foreign Policy</I> posts a photo essay to accompany <A HREF="http://www.wesjones.com/shipbreakers.htm">"The Shipbreakers"</A>.
What percentage of your audio equipment purchases in the last 12 months has been at a brick-and-mortar retailer in your area?
This week, we turn to audio equipment. What percentage of your audio equipment purchases in the last 12 months has been at a brick-and-mortar retailer in your area?
Hearing Isn't Believing
It's starting to seem like Columbia Records had a difficult time with that whole "live recording" as a paradigm for authenticity thing. First, we discovered that Duke Ellington's <I>Live at Newport</I> was faked, now Johnny Cash's <I>Live at Folsom Prison</I> turns out to be less than authentic, too. Is nothing sacred?
Quantum Lectures
Hans Berthe gave three lectures on quantum theory to a retirement village near Cornell. Cornell is streaming them on the web for those of us who need an expert interpretation—and who doesn't? As Richard Feynman so famously said, "If you think you understand quantum mechanics, you don't understand quantum mechanics."
Pondering Real Identity Theft
Forget "Woe is me," the real question is "what is me?"