Category: "Distractions"

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05/14/07

  05:23:17 am, by Nimble   , 136 words  
Categories: Distractions

Singin' in Korean

I get such a damned kick out of Stephen Colbert. He has made a marvelous career out of parodying the right, but some of my favourite clips of his are when he indulges in over-the-top geekery (like the Green Screen Challenge) and some of his other… more »

05/09/07

  07:41:34 pm, by Nimble   , 543 words  
Categories: Distractions

The Colin and Brad Show

We went down to the Jack Singer on Sunday to see the Just For Laughs tour of Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood. more »

05/06/07

  02:10:38 pm, by Nimble   , 106 words  
Categories: Distractions

Lampoonesque Picture of the Day

I used to love the photo sections of National Lampoon with signs that, intentionally or not, sounded really funny. This one's a bit politically incorrect, but we stayed across from it once when we were in Edmonton, and it gave us a giggle each time we… more »

04/26/07

  08:12:54 pm, by Nimble   , 437 words  
Categories: Distractions

Marvelous Minerals

On a little trip to Banff with the in-laws, after having visited the place on and off over the years, I decided to actually buy something at the Rocks & Gems Canada store. This place is filled to the gunwales with rocks, minerals, jewelery, gems and… more »

04/17/07

  08:00:40 pm, by Nimble   , 732 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, People

Oh Great - Squeegee Kids

I hate squeegee kids. It wasn't even that I had really met any before. Living in a 19th Avenue apartment and walking to and from work each day, I had my fill of panhandlers. I had my fill of natives trying to pass off funny stories for a buck or two… more »

04/07/07

  08:40:47 pm, by Nimble   , 221 words  
Categories: Distractions

Pretzelbet

Ever been on a long flight, and they give you one of those little packages of pretzels, and you desperately need just a little more amusement than merely eating the pretzels? Well, perhaps you haven't, but I have, and with all the connecting flights, I… more »

02/19/07

  07:02:34 pm, by Nimble   , 307 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, Ethics

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Of all the strange places to find support of the future Canadian Museum for Human Rights, I must say I wasn't expecting to see that at one of our favourite odd haunts, Princess Auto, a nifty and very miscellaneous tools and surplus (all kinds of… more »

02/03/07

  02:03:58 pm, by Nimble   , 223 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, Common Sense, Science

TAM 5

They just finished the fifth Amazing Meeting put together by the James Randi Educational Foundation last month, and it sounded like a real blockbuster, with Adam and Tory from MythBusters, Matt and Trey from South Park and Julia Sweeney on the celebrity… more »

01/28/07

  03:14:02 pm, by Nimble   , 30 words  
Categories: Distractions, People

Scott Loses A Lot Of Bets

Someone did us the honour of posting the video of our dear coworker and sometime bet-loser doing his strangely-appropriate imitation of William Hung's "She Bangs". Scott, you're a good sport :) more »

01/22/07

  10:55:48 pm, by Nimble   , 114 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, Science

LOSER Beams

I just encountered this little gem of a quote in the book, The New Physics : For The 21st Century on page 185: The word laser is an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation, (Actually, most lasers are not operated as… more »

01/20/07

  12:06:24 am, by Nimble   , 199 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, Science

Proteins to Music

Now this is an unusual site. Not only is it chock-full of information about genetics, but they've picked a rather unusual means to present protein sequences to music. Every three DNA 'letters' codes for a particular amino acid, so they have put… more »

01/14/07

  01:12:16 pm, by Nimble   , 632 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, Ethics, People

International Breast Milk Project

Perusing the surprisingly interesting Freakonomics blog (I reviewed his book here), I came across his entry on the International Breast Milk Project, started by Jill Youse, who was producing way more breast milk than her baby could ever drink. With the… more »

01/06/07

  07:45:56 pm, by Nimble   , 307 words  
Categories: Distractions, Games

Netstorm Lives!

Looking through my shelf of game titles, I found a game that I remember having immense troubles with on a particular level. That game was Netstorm. It's a quirky title - a meld of RTS and puzzle game. You have a priest who can build workshops and make… more »

01/04/07

  11:34:58 pm, by Nimble   , 121 words  
Categories: Distractions, Thoughts, Religion, Science

Identify the Creationist Quiz

Admittedly, this is a little harder than your average quiz on identifying various kinds of creationists, with the addition of odder categories like Omphalos Creationist and Vedic Creationist, but it pays to know your creationists. What would this be?… more »

01/02/07

  09:16:58 pm, by Nimble   , 293 words  
Categories: Distractions

Simple English Wikipedia

If you go to the main Wikipedia page, you will get a multitude of options of languages. One "language" that caught a coworker's eye was "Simple English". The guidelines are to use simple words, keeping low literacy and foreign speakers in mind, using… more »

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