Larry Gonick Cartoons
Anybody can make humor out of a banana peel and a hapless schlub, but it take a genius of sorts to game theory funny.
Las Onomatopeyas
Oddly arresting page dedicated to the aieees, bloops, and biffs of the Batman TV series.
Last Friday's Cephalopod Blogging
I missed Pharyngula's picture of planktonic octopus paralarva from last Friday. It's not cat-blogging, but it sure is pretty.
Last Words on Hattogate
For now, at least. First, a nice summation from The">http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article2316883.ece"><… Independent. Then, follow the external link to Denis Dutton's conclusion that Barrington-Coupe's "I did it for love" defense just doesn't wash. His conclusion: "Based of a reading of her letters to critics and her radio interviews, it is my considered opinion that Joyce Hatto, in addition of being a lively, chirpy, witty, bright and positive person, was also a pathological liar."
Late December Pensées
Bagheera gets thoughtful when the days get short.
Late Show Writers On Strike
The writers for The Late Show are busy withholding their writing from the studios. So naturally, they started a blog. Great, as if I needed another daily blog addiction.
Layman's Guide to the Banach-Tarski Paradox
The BTP posits that it's possible to take a solid sphere, cut it into pieces, rearrange the pieces using nothing more than rotation and translation, and then re-assemble them into two identical copies of the original sphere. "In other words," www.kiro5hin.org; explains, "you've doubled the volume of the original sphere."
Learn Guitar the E-Z Way
Leon Bambrick's guitar tutorial eliminates all the boring parts. You don't even learn to tune until lesson five—and then it goes like this:
"Buy a tuner and ask your girlfriend to learn how to use it. If you can't afford either of these then ask either a roadie or the band playing after you to tune the guitar for you."
"Buy a tuner and ask your girlfriend to learn how to use it. If you can't afford either of these then ask either a roadie or the band playing after you to tune the guitar for you."
Learning to Fail
Donald F. Murray passes on an important lesson he's learned from life.
Led Huckelin
You need coolin', baby, I'm not foolin'
I'm gonna send you back to schoolin'
Way down inside honey, you need it
I'm gonna give you my love
I"m gonna give you my love
Whoa!
I'm gonna send you back to schoolin'
Way down inside honey, you need it
I'm gonna give you my love
I"m gonna give you my love
Whoa!