Science and Technology
Humor
The sudo command: It’s powerful
Nov 27th
Unix users everywhere take note. Your skills have an actual use in real life. 
Warning: Do not try this at home!
Douglas Adams on the creation of the universe
Nov 16th
This is a great Douglas Adams poster.
In the beginning, the universe was created. This made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.
The economic argument against pseudoscience and magical thinking
Nov 11th
A very nice comic from xkcd which makes an interesting point against pseudoscience and magical thinking. It may oversimplify the actual issues but it is good enough to at least get people thinking.
It comes with the following disclaimer,
Not to be confused with “making money selling this stuff to OTHER people who think it work”, which corporate accountants and actuaries have zero problems with.
Octapodi
Oct 31st
I was reading an article about the Octopus Otto who is causing havoc at the Sea Star Aquarium in Coburg, Germany, (read Otto the octopus wreaks havoc) and I remembered the funny video Octapodi seen below.
Better think twice before messing with an octopus.
7 x 13 = 28
Oct 28th
Lol! Abbott and Costello know the real mathematics the rest of us never learned in school.
Vic-20: A computer with a real keyboard
Apr 8th
William Shatner could sell anything but it was easy to sell the Commodore Vic-20 since “unlike games it had a real keyboard.” The wonder computer of the 80s was the Vic-20; captain Kirk told me so.
Great self-reference joke
Nov 6th
A logician saves the life of a tiny space alien. The alien is very grateful and, since she’s omniscient, offers the following reward: she offers to answer any question the logician might pose. Without too much thought (after all, he’s a logician), he asks: “What is the best question to ask and what is the correct answer to that question?” The tiny alien pauses. Finally she replies, “The best question is the one you just asked; and the correct answer is the one I gave.”
Joke by Rich Hilliard and found at Self-reference jokes: A collection
How to write a term paper
Oct 28th
1. Sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
2. Read over the assignment carefully, to make certain you understand it.
3. Walk down to the vending machines and buy some coffee to help you concentrate.
4. Stop off at another floor on the way back and visit with your friend from class. If your friend hasn’t started the paper yet either, you can both walk to McDonald’s and buy a hamburger to help you concentrate. If your friend shows you his paper, typed, double-spaced, and bound in one of those irritating see-thru plastic folders, drop him.
5. When you get back to your room, sit in a straight, comfortable chair in a clean, well lighted place with plenty of freshly sharpened pencils.
6. Read over the assignment again to make absolutely certain you understand it.
7. Check your e-mail; reply to everyone who sent you letters.
8. You know, you haven’t written to that kid you met at camp since fourth grade… You’d better write that letter now and get it out of the way so you can concentrate.
