February 2009
31 posts
Rare Jaguars Spotted in Arizona and Mexico |... →
“The researchers figured that, if they were going to give an elephant LSD, they...”
– Most Bizarre Experiments Of All Time | MagazineTimePass
“Telemarketers are required to have a written policy for maintaining a...”
– A Consumer’s Resource for Stopping Unsolicited Telemarketing Calls
“Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently...”
– Isaac Asimov Quotes
“Our intuitions about change are linear; we expect roughly as much change as has...”
– Yudkowsky - Three Major Schools
“An engineering student is walking along when a fellow student arrives on a new...”
– NerdTests.com Fun Jokes
“Emersunn is plummeting to the top”
– Generatus | Facebook Status Generator | Twitter Status Generator | Social Networking Status Generator
“Emersunn is really tough; he’s remorseful”
– Generatus | Facebook Status Generator | Twitter Status Generator | Social Networking Status Generator
Commuter/hauler - now more affordable →
Surly has dropped the price on the Big Dummy from $2700 to $2450. I know that sounds a lot for a bike but the Big Dummy is worth it! Now you can sell the car and get on with living. Go here for more…
“if you can move that much cocaine, what else can you put in that...”
– Crime: The Rise of the Drug-Running Remote-Controlled Semi-Submarines
“If toast falling off the table always lands butter-side down, it is safe to...”
– The People’s Cube
“It’s my by belief that a strong personal economy is still built on fundamentals...”
– The National Economy Versus Your Personal Economy ∞ Get Rich Slowly
Have not ridden →
It has only been five days but I miss the bike. I think it is worse because I can’t get out of bed all week. Still recovering from surgery. I did get a lot of movies watched, but now I am bored with…
On second thoguht ... →
“It is permissible to drink a fruity alcohol drink only when you’re sunning...”
– Rules for men, man up and act like you got a pair!
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movie reviews from a man who hates movies part 3
Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead ** — Marisa. Tomei. nude. lots. otherwise zero asterisks.
Swingers * — crap. But I still watched the whole thing.
No Country for Old Men **** — interesting, thought provoking, badass. Woody Harrelson was mis-cast.
My rating system, which is irrelevant as you have probably already seen these movies:
* = don’t see it
** = don’t see it
***...
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movie reviews from a man who hates movies part 2
Only got in 3 movies today. Remember it is on a scale of 5 asterisks.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels * — one for new vocabulary word: “hortifuckingculturalist.” Also, everyone dies.
Joe Rogan Live — no asterisks, only made it through 5 minutes.
Sleeper *** — two asterisks plus one for bralessness.
Scarface * — predictable plot, one asterisk for same reason as Sleeper. Really a...
movie reviews from a man who hates movies part 1
So I am laid up in bed for a week. Thanks to Netflix’s online player, I can catch up on some movie watching. Here is Saturday’s list with a rating of one to five asterisks.
21 ** — slow to plodding, I did not care what happened to a single character except the two real friends who were hardly in the movie
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind * — surprisingly bad and actually...
Things that seem dirty but aren't
Oral hygiene
Flapjacks
Crock pot
Moist towelette
Tauntaun
Obama’s stimulus package
Biking and health →
I have been biking nearly everyday for decades now. Just because I bike does not mean I am fit. I am a little overweight, my cardio is average, I have achy joints, and my youthful mindset is being…
