So I’m going to New York, if all goes well. For three months. I’ll be off next week, they say. Unless of course the visa officers have something to say about it.
And in other news, scientists find “Second Earth”. Now all they have to do is find Third Earth and we can meet the Thunder [...]
Archive for April, 2007
New York, New York
Posted in Me, Thinks it's Funny on April 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Of chimps and gods
Posted in Science in General, Tongue in Cheek on April 19, 2007 | 2 Comments »
In response the the slash dot article “Chimps more evolved than humans“, somebody posted the following interesting comment. The gist of the article is that scientists have found a lot of DNA in chimps that appear to be more evolved than that of humans, bringing into question the idea that human beings are more advanced [...]
Turn off the Internet…
Posted in Computing, Nonsense on April 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Here: http://www.turnofftheinternet.com/
Got it while reading the discussion on the Slashdot article “This is how we catch your downloading”. Speaking of which, I wonder how much IP data do local ISP’s actually keep? For example, if I were to dial-up through an SLT connection (or an ADSL connection) and do something anonymously naughty on the Internet, what [...]
Why Tigo/Celltel is no good anymore
Posted in Nonsense on April 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve always used a simple Celltel pre-paid connection. Now I’m thinking of switching service providers. First of all, I can’t imagine what possessed the Celltel management to rename themselves ‘Tigo’ — Celltel was the generic brand name for mobile phones in Sri Lanka (even if they’re not the best). Just like we call a PVC [...]
Today’s Star Trek Parody
Posted in Star Trek Parodies on April 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Warning: Non-trek-fans, do not read further.
Kim: Captain, there’s some kind of enormous electromagnetic radiation source dead ahead.
Janeway: Explain, ensign.
Kim: It’s a bright light, Captain.
Janeway: On screen.
(Blinding light on screen as a deep, resonant voice booms over the com system)
Voice: Hello, children!
Janeway: Oh my God, what was that?
Voice: I think you answered your own question, Katherine.
Janeway: [...]
