Death Star Pumpkin
Posted by Qrystal on October 3, 2008 at 13:17.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: halloween, humour, starwars.
Of course, Star Wars Pumpkins will catch the attention of geeks like myself! This one in particular totally has me in awe! I’m not yet sure what I’m doing for my pumpkin this year, but I sure expect to have fun with it!
The Economic Meltdown to a PhD Candidate
Posted by Qrystal on October 1, 2008 at 19:01.
Category: Life. Tags: .
I guess I have been wondering if I should be concerned about the economic meltdown. Good thing I found this handy decision chart! Here is the transcript of the interaction I had with the chart:
[From the decision chart] Are you a grad student?
[Me] Yes, yes I am.
[Chart] You [...] Continue Reading…
Lack of Funding in Science
Posted by Qrystal on October 1, 2008 at 11:48.
Category: Life. Tags: finances, science, thesis.
If lack of funding drives our most promising young people away from careers in research, the long-term damage to science could be significant,” Finneran said. To prevent this, he said, scientists may have to learn how to fight for what research dollars they can get.
U.S. Bailout May Set Back [...] Continue Reading…
Dollar Calamity
Posted by Qrystal on September 30, 2008 at 11:58.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: humour, politics.
Thanks @Lodewijkvdb for tweeting this link.
Hello, Michael.
Posted by Qrystal on September 25, 2008 at 12:08.
Category: Tools. Tags: humour.
My jaw literally dropped and hung open for a few moments while this notion sunk in: this is the Mio™ Knight Rider™ GPS Portable Navigation Device. Yes, it actually speaks in the voice of KITT (William Daniels); and yes, I would seriously consider buying this because yes, I grew [...] Continue Reading…
Benefit of Open Source Mobile Devices
Posted by Qrystal on September 24, 2008 at 21:31.
Category: Tools. Tags: android.
I’ve just added a new comic to my “Amusement” feed: The Joy of Tech comic… laughter is the best tech support. I was hooked, from just this one comic, well … and the title of the comic … and the fact that the whole site is about Geek Culture…
ANyways, [...] Continue Reading…
Green Party FTW!
Posted by Qrystal on September 24, 2008 at 14:17.
Category: Concepts. Tags: election, environment, green, politics, voting.
Let me start by saying that I’ve never been interested in politics. Apathetic would be more like it, until I started paying attention and getting disgusted, which then made me want to revert to apathy again. Unfortunately, there is no going back: once you know something, you [...] Continue Reading…
Flocking to twitter
Posted by Qrystal on September 23, 2008 at 19:48.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: twitter.
We’ve all seen a flock of birds move as one around an object. How can they move around that object and be so choreographed? One bird watches another bird’s shoulder and knows to stay a few feet apart. There’s an initial awkwardness, but it’s a new way for humans [...] Continue Reading…
kthxbye
Posted by Qrystal on September 22, 2008 at 11:00.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: humour, language.
“kthxbye” is the pinnacle of English’s advancement, shortening “All correct, Thank you, God be with you” into seven lowercase letters. Humanity is doomed.
From the kthxbye entry at Urban Dictionary.
This is actually one instance of Internet Slang that I don’t find repulsive… in fact, I think it’s kinda cute. [...] Continue Reading…
Keyboard for Pirates
Posted by Qrystal on September 19, 2008 at 14:02.
Category: Miscellany. Tags: humour, pirate.
Arrrrrr and Avast, all ye scurvy dogs! ‘Tis International Talk Like a Pirate Day, across the Seven Servers of the Interweb Sea! Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!