(from the depressing milestone dept.) Since January 16, 2006, over 10,000 attempts to post comment spam to this site have been logged. That’s 1,000 spam comments since April 4, 2006. That’s almost nine times the number of legitimate comments posted to this site since June, 2001.
Month: April 2006
Feynman Interview
Richard Feynman interviewed:
(more…)Friday Random Ten: 2006-04-14
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Take Away My Pain | Dream Theater | Falling Into Infinity | Metal |
| 2. | Cruel | Thomas Dolby | Astronauts & Heretics | Alternative & Punk |
| 3. | Day Danse | Chick Corea | My Spanish Heart | Jazz |
| 4. | Palms For Lester | David Torn/Mick Karn/Terry Bozzio | Polytown | Rock |
| 5. | The Murderer’s Home | Jimpson & Group | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
| 6. | Joe’s Garage | Frank Zappa | Joe’s Garage (Disc 1) | Alternative & Punk |
| 7. | Moments Of Pleasure | Kate Bush | The Red Shoes | Alternative & Punk |
| 8. | A Lotus On Irish Streams | Mahavishnu Orchestra | Inner Mounting Flame | Jazz |
| 9. | Some Are Born | Yes | Tormato | Rock |
| 10. | The Hands That Built America | U2 | Gangs Of New York | Soundtrack |
The Liberty “University” debate team
(from the everything associated with Jerry Falwell is crap dept.) Check out: They’re not really #1 and Liberty Debate Team, Take 3 — AND — JCU team wins American Debate Assn National Championship: Sean McClure ’07 and Chris Schroeder ‘09 won the American Debate Association National Championship for novice debaters at the annual tournament that … Continue reading “The Liberty “University” debate team”
Mmmm, $1,000 mint julep
(via email) Sip slowly: a $1,000 mint julep: I don’t know about the rest of you, but if I spend a grand on a drink, I better see God (or feel like my brains have been smashed out by a slice of lemon wrapped round a large gold brick) after drinking it…
What European city do you belong in?
(via The Lippard Blog) You Belong in Amsterdam A little old fashioned, a little modern – you’re the best of both worlds. And so is Amsterdam. Whether you want to be a squatter graffiti artist or a great novelist, Amsterdam has all that you want in Europe (in one small city). What European City Do … Continue reading “What European city do you belong in?”
Friday Random Ten: 2006-04-07
| Name | Artist | Album | Genre | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | To Turn You On | Roxy Music | Avalon | Alternative & Punk |
| 2. | We Have Heaven | Yes | Fragile | Rock |
| 3. | Why Should I Love You? | Kate Bush | The Red Shoes | Alternative & Punk |
| 4. | Dreamscape | Alan Parsons | Try Anything Once | Rock |
| 5. | Many Meetings | Howard Shore | The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring | Soundtrack |
| 6. | Instrumedley | Dream Theater | Live At Budokan [Disc 2] | Metal |
| 7. | These Walls | Dream Theater | Octavarium | Metal |
| 8. | The Noonward Race | Mahavishnu Orchestra | Inner Mounting Flame | Jazz |
| 9. | It Can Happen | Yes | 90125 | Rock |
| 10. | The Brigde Of Khazad Dum | Howard Shore | The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring | Soundtrack |
Judas
Gospel of Judas I’ve always argued that the demonization of Judas never really made sense. Without Judas (or another “betrayer”), Christianity would not be possible. Looks like someone from around 300 AD agrees with me.
Somebody Stole Jerry Garcia’s Pot
(from the toilet humor dept.) Late Grateful Dead leader’s toilet stolen: SONOMA, California –The long, strange trip continues for Jerry Garcia’s toilet. Police say the Grateful Dead leader’s commode was stolen recently from a driveway along with three other toilets and a bidet, The Press Democrat newspaper reported Saturday. Garcia’s salmon-colored toilet was the subject … Continue reading “Somebody Stole Jerry Garcia’s Pot”
Metaphysical shell script output
XXXXXXXX.sh: Shell script existing successfully I suppose we’d never see this message if this shell script wasn’t existing successfully.