Monday, August 20, 2007
Swimming anyone?
When I was a kid, my dad never got us a pool because he said "every damn kid in the neighborhood will be in my yard." I suppose this is what he was afraid of. The picture above is a wave pool in Japan. If that's not freaky enough, go to the link below to see a video of the waves in acation.
The Top 3 World's Most Expensive Beers
Maybe after Rindone graduates and has secured himself some cushy MBA-type job, we can all fly over to the UK and have him treat us to a pint of Vielle Bon Secours (pictured above) for the bargain basement price of only $78 per pint. Its only served at one bar in London - the Bierdrome.
Read about the other two (including some Sam Adams!) here.
Euclid's Elements- Best Book Ever Written?
So says Mr. Babbage in New Brunswick NJ
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN BY A HUMAN. I'm not kidding and I'm not exaggerating; there is no way to express the joy of reading Euclid without sounding like a lunatic. There are very few books which reach their umpteenth thousandth edition without promising a posthumous infinity of bliss. The bliss of 'The Elements' is admittedly finite, but it delivers right away. This is an electrifying piece of work which has produced a chorus of rapture and inspiration lasting two millennia. Poets have penned homage to its beauty. Philosophers and mathematicians have wept. Theologians saw God in its perfection. As war, pestilence and plague tortured humanity, as the empires of despots rose and crumbled, the devout risked death rather than surrender this book. Why? Because they had read it.
It is a cure for math-phobia, and can be read by anyone who is at least a little studious and over the age of 12.
It is a cure for math-phobia, and can be read by anyone who is at least a little studious and over the age of 12.
Chismillionare's Monday deal of the Week!
Magellan RoadMate 2200T Portable GPS w/ Built-in Maps
$179.99 reg $449.
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=204550251&adid=17070&dcaid=17070
Friday, August 17, 2007
More (and better) reasons to watch Cobra
I'm still not really sure why this movie is on my mind, but it turns out I'm not the only fan - the folks over at i-mockery.com have a pretty darn good write-up on the flick. If they don't make you want to watch this movie (again), well... nothing actually. I just like it.
Ten things that make COBRA one of the most underrated macho badass action movies of all time!
A "so bad its good" movie recomendation
Its completely awful. The pinacle of 80's action flicks - horrible (yet wonderful) one liners abound. ("Chill out." from Stallone after blowing a bad guy away on top of the frozen food section, anyone?) Its got one of the 80's creepiest villains (the Night Slasher) with his bad ass knife:
And we can't forget Stallone's equally bad ass (and physics defying) 1950 Mercury. So sad to see that one go in the flick.
You can catch the car chase out here (but don't spoil it for yourself if you've never seen the movie)
Definitely not one to sit down and watch with the wife (or girlfriend), but if you've got a couple hours to kill and are at least a passing 80's action movie fan, this one gets a thumbs up (in a so awful that its good in a nostalgic way).
The 2007 "Six Man" Volleyball Tourney Photo Essay
The 2007 "Six Man" Volleyball Tourney Photo Essay
Remember the AVP is coming to Marina Bay this weekend.
Renewable Petrolium from microbes
David Berry, 29
Flagship Ventures
http://www.technologyreview.com/tr35/Profile.aspx?TRID=603
Thursday, August 16, 2007
Baseball Joke
A Boston Red Sox fan, a Chicago Cubs fan and a NY Yankee fan were all in Saudi Arabia, sharing a smuggled crate of booze. All of the sudden Saudi police rushed in and arrested them. The mere possession of alcohol is a severe offense in Saudi Arabia, so for the terrible crime of actually being caught consuming the booze, they were sentenced to death!
However, after many months and with the help of very good lawyers, they were able to successfully appeal their sentence down to life imprisonment. By a stroke of luck, it was a Saudi national holiday the day their trial finished, and the extremely benevolent Sheikh decided they could be released after receiving just 20 lashes each of the whip.
As they were preparing for their punishment, the Sheikh suddenly said, "It's my first wife's birthday today, and she has asked me to allow each of you one wish before your whipping."
The Cubs fan was first in line (he had drunk the least), so he thought about this for a while and then said, "Please tie a pillow to my back."
This was done, but the pillow only lasted 10 lashes before the whip went through. The Cubs fan had to be carried away bleeding and crying with pain when the punishment was done.
The Yankee fan was next up (he almost finished an entire fifth by himself), and after watching the scene, said "All Right! Please fix two pillows on my back." But even two pillows could only take 15 lashes before the whip went through again, sending the Yankee fan out crying like a little girl.
The Red Sox fan was the last one up (he had finished off the crate), but befo re he could say anything, the Sheikh turned to him and said, "You support the greatest baseball team in the world, your supporters are the best and most loyal baseball fans in all the world.
For this, you may have two wishes!"
"Thanks, your most Royal Highness," the Red Sox fan replies. "In recognition of your kindness, my first wish is that you give me not 20, but 100 lashes."
"Not only are you an honorable, handsome and powerful man, you are also very brave," the Sheik says with an admiring look on his face. "If 100 lashes is what you desire, then so be it. And your second wish? What is it to be?" the Sheik asks. "Tie the Yankee fan to my back."
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