i'm not completely irrelevant

A paper that I wrote was the 16th most read from its journal last month:

http://imammb.oxfordjournals.org/reports/mfr_all_4.dtl

Julia Sweeney is AWESOME!

Warning: long, but good.

The Macbook Air is an amazing leap forward in technology!

Photoshop Lessons: Cleaning up the whore hand

A post to cleanse the pallet

I can't have that last post at the top of the page. It's haunting my dreams.

Google is an evil bitch!

Doing a search for "That dog won't hunt monsignor" on google will bring up the worst image ever made.

The Torture Sketches #2

drool...

"No - no words. No words to describe it. Poetry! They should've sent a poet. So beautiful. So beautiful... I had no idea."

Oh yeah, what about System 7?

i don't know why

but the cover to procol harum's live at the union chapel reminds me of predator (from the eponymous movie). ok, i know that sounds weird, but in my peripheral vision it just does.

http://www.procolharum.com/ph-dvd-union-chapel1.htm

Fractal Broccoli

Further proof that mathematics is the language of the universe. Its almost beautiful enough to make me want to eat it. No quite, but almost.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Fractal_Broccoli.jpg

Nirvana vs. Foo Fighters

I've asked a few people this question; it would probably be easy to answer with some googling, but I still think its fairly interesting (and don't know the answer).

Dave Grohl has been in two very successful bands. Who has he sold more records under? Nirvana was huge, and remains influential today, but only released a couple of albums. The Foo Fighters are a popular band who have released many more albums, but nowhere reach the influence and following of Nirvana.

So, who has sold more albums. If the Foo Fighters continue to release new albums, then the scale will eventually tip their way. But, has that day come already?

The Torture Skectches #1

Another diversion to save myself from math lectures:

Haiku

During classes in graduate school, I managed to just about everything but pay attention to the lectures. Presented to you now, in stereo sound (where available), math-lecture inspired haiku:

why topology?
there is only one reason;
its spelled P. H. D.

statistics, haiku:
both involve some counting,
only one is fun

nullhomotopic?
this word means nothing to me.
studying would help.

Murphy draws circle
McCormack writes down haiku
Bumpus sleeps at home

second hand smoke kills,
says the surgeon general.
i'll stick to first

(x-pi)^2
= x^2+pi^2
- 2 pi x

y=6x
=>1/2 y =
x+x+x

My upcoming movie

I'm thinking about writing a movie. It's going to be called "Generic Horror Movie Made in the Last 30 Years." Here is the plot:

A handsome (young|retired) (reporter|police officer|novelist) and his (newlywed wife|wife and kids|estranged children whose mother just died and their lovable dog) move into (an old farmhouse|a hotel room|the deserted mansion of a recently deceased eccentric relative). As they are unpacking, they notice (a locked door to the attic with no key to be found|an odd stain on the carpet|a book of turn-of-the-century photographs).

The first night in the house, (the husband and wife are toasting each other with a bottle of cheap wine|the young children and dog are exploring the recesses of the house|the family is visited by an eccentric older neighbor bearing a basket containing jars of various pickled "things") when suddenly (a door slams open|a loud noise comes from the other room|blood drips from the ceiling) and startles the family. They are relieved to find it was just (the wind|the dog|blood dripping from the ceiling).

Less and less believable events occur for the next (70|80|160) minutes of the movie.

Finally, the man and his family (escape from|are killed by) the (evil house|ghosts|their own stupidity). In the last scene we see (the sheriff rules it a murder suicide due to the clever nature of the evil to make everything appear that way|he realizes it was all a dream, but then wakes up to find that dream was a dream and it all really happened). As the credits roll, we see (the next young couple eagerly moving into the house, with no idea of the evil that awaits|that we just wasted ten dollars and 2 hours of our life).

What do you think?

Best opening paragraph EVAR!

This choice of words can't be an accident.

"Fort De Soto Park, Florida -- New information has been released regarding the sperm whale that came into the mouth of Tampa Bay over the weekend."

http://www.tampabays10.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=71012

Happy Introvert Day!

"Here's what introverts are not: We're not afraid, and we're not shy. Introversion has little to do with fear or reticence. We're just focused, and we prefer one-on-one because we like to listen and we want to follow an idea all the way through to another interesting idea. That's why small talk annoys us. So does pretending to be happy or excited or anything that we're not."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/csm/20080102/cm_csm/ycameron