Dean W. Armstrong: Geiger Counter

Any story with the phrase “rabid monkey” in it is worth reading. CNN.com – Friends find treasure buried in backyard – Apr 27, 2005

Get ready for Episode 3 by ogling these sweet Star Wars tats! (Bonus: GI Joe and Transformer tattoos also included.)

Get ready for Episode 3 by ogling these sweet Star Wars tats! (Bonus: GI Joe and Transformer tattoos also included.)

Crazy fun. Storm The House

After a week with no problems, the horizontal static issue returns. The techs finally come, plug in a gizmo and check it out: It doesn’t do anything wrong for half an hour. Again, the nearby tower is blamed for interference. That, or “grounding,” though the TV is a two-pronger, not grounded at all. My only…

Ouch, now that hurts. PS I take no graft for my high-tech recommendations! WSJ.com – How Companies Pay TV Experts For On-Air Product Mentions

Fascinating pictorial history of architectural drawings from the 1930s and 1940s… of buildings never built in Moscow. Unrealized Moscow

What movie is this quote from? Seriously, I can’t remember! “Bacon bacon bacon. Broccoli broccoli broccoli.” Google Search: “bacon bacon bacon” “broccoli broccoli broccoli”: “‘bacon bacon bacon’ ‘broccoli broccoli broccoli’”

Outpost Nine :: Editorials :: I am a Japanese School Teacher “Open your Buttcrack” is not to be missed. Courtesy: Charles

You have to be a bit of a science nerd to appreciate this application/idea/story, but these guys [SCIgen – An Automatic CS Paper Generator] developed a program to randomly generate a scientific research paper [Rooter: A Methodology for the Typical Unification of Access Points and Redundancy]. Now, their gibberish paper has been accepted to a…

Now that’s doin’ the robot! Robot Dance – Watch this crazy korean-american talent contest video.

Make Your Own South Park Character God I’m scary…

Who wants to put on a geek show? A REAL geek show? CA State Fair: Employment & Volunteer Opportunities

This might be the best dancing hard drive video of all time. Storage Technology

TV repair guy came today. He spent 30 minutes a) beating on various components with a screwdriver, b) blowing on the inside of the TV with a hair dryer, c) hooking up some kind of diagnostic gadget, d) resetting the TV to factory settings, and e) waiting. Bizarrely, the problem has not recurred, though he…

Reacting to the news that the “finger in the chili” case may all be a hoax (see link), we trekked to Wendy’s for lunch today in celebration. Not very busy, just a couple of old geezers talking about cars. Still, somehow, there’s a line. Anyway, our intrepid intern Danny bravely ordered the chili, and he…

Customer service warning of the day: Don’t buy a TV larger than 27″ from Amazon.com. Ever. Here I am with my new 32″ Sony WEGA and it’s got a lovely static bar running right across the middle, popping up every 15 seconds or so… and getting worse. Amazon absolves itself of responsibility for large TVs…

No no no no no! CNN.com – Congress may extend daylight-saving time – Apr 7, 2005