Archive for July, 2005

The Internet and Places

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Once upon a time, the internet was supposed to create a whole new worldwide community online. It has only somewhat achieved those dreams, but its effects on real-world communities have just started to get interesting.

Golf: Real vs. Virtual

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Can grass compete with silicon?

Camps for the Modern Child

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Sign your kid up today!

Batman Begins: Why Everybody’s Right

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Go out and buy a ticket — it’s worth it.

Professors Aren’t The Only Ones Who Perform Repetitive Tasks

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Professor Yeti reprimands Derek Jeter and expresses his inner being in haiku.

Four Fives

Tuesday, July 12th, 2005

Five Things That Stick to Other Things

Tongue, to frozen pole
Post-It Note, to wall
Gorilla Glue, to anything, supposedly
Wet shirt, to back
Peanut butter, to the roof of your mouth

Five Places to Get Pierced (Price As Listed at Saint Sabrina’s Parlor in Purgatory)

Clitoral hood ($45.00)
Ear ($12.00 per, $20.00 for both)
Nasal Septum ($35.00)
Scrotum ($35.00)
Bellybutton […]

Jargon

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

This biweek we’ll look at the world of personal-computer-board milling. The following is the first paragraph of the tutorial describing the process.

Until now you’ve probably only used your CAD program to design your boards and print the final artwork on a laser or inkjet printer. Maybe you’ve used the heat transfer film processes to place […]

On Jokes, Effort, and Mythos

Thursday, July 7th, 2005

If you try to be really funny, you’ll probably succeed in being pretty funny . . .