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Too much time…

18-May-08

If you’ve seen Pee Wee’s Big Adventure, then you probably have some idea of what kind of results a YouTube search for “paging Mr. Herman” will yield.  What I wasn’t able to anticipate, however, is the treasure trove of “related videos” that would show up as well.  Behold:  

Work, School, and the Movies

17-Mar-08

Forgive me. I was going to say that I’ve been busy, but the fact is that I’ve been busier and still found time to post something up in this website. So what have I been up to, anyway? A lot of things, I guess. Allow me to enumerate. 1. Work. It’s a fact. I’ve been [...]

Irony: The Ultimate Confounding Variable

04-Dec-07

In a demonstration that even the greatest technical minds have yet to create an algorithm that accounts for irony, the following links have recently shown up on my Gmail sidebar: Take the Free CatAge Test Get free cat health advice and learn how old your cat really is. www.CatAge.com Cat Urine Behavior problems? Products and [...]

Very Mature

07-Nov-07

For Nick:

Random Acts of Mundanity

11-Oct-07

In trying to describe my new job to someone yesterday, I told him that “it’s a lot like sociology, with less interesting questions.” The more I think about it, the more I think that pretty much sums it up.  Not necessarily in a bad way, mind you.  Let me explain. Yesterday I spent several hours [...]