Boy the last two weeks have been busy… time’s just flying. Can’t believe it’s almost October. Had a blast in Las Vegas last weekend. Good friends, good food, good nightlife, and of course, the occasional game of poker or blackjack… For some reason, Vegas and sleep deprivation just go hand in hand… But not to [...]
What is up with all those spam emails touting penny stocks? My spam filter is pretty good, but it doesn’t seem to catch the stock spam crap at all, I must get at least 30 a day. It’s ridiculous.
The Atlantic Monthly Journal has an excellent article that explores the “religion-as-accident theory”. It’s a lengthy read, but definitely worthwhile. Some parts reminded me of a book I read a few months back, Fooled by Randomness (which I still highly recommend). Take this tidbit from the article: We have what the anthropologist Pascal Boyer has [...]
Talk about uneven distribution of wealth…
Ever wonder which of the two major search engines yields better search results? Check out GahooYoogle, which displays both search engine results side by side for comparison. Kinda fun. And at least for me, Google still seems way more relevant.
You don’t have to be a scientist to believe that this will not end well…
So Steve “Crocodile Hunter” Irwin (known for gems like “Croiky mayt, look at tha jugs on that un!”) died. Killed not by a crocodile, but by a stingray. Oh, the irony.