One of my regular blog reads (I can't remember which one) just posted a clip from the (almost) straight-to-DVD movie Idiocracy. It's a comedy about the potential long-term effects of living in our modern civilization, in which our technology protects us from the consequences of our acts, drastically altering the evolutionary pressures that made us so smart.Now here's a … [Read more...] about The End of Evolution? Right Here, Right Now.
Amusement
Kirk – Spock – Shat – Pulp
Someone posted this at Hit & Run a few days ago, and despite all the weirdness, it's kind of cool in some way I can't explain.This is complicated, so here are a few things you need to know:The original 1960's science fiction series Star Trek starred William Shatner as Captain James Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Mr Spock. Some fans of the original Star Trek … [Read more...] about Kirk – Spock – Shat – Pulp
Bad PowerPoint
Here are a few annoying PowerPoint tricks. … [Read more...] about Bad PowerPoint
Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me
I don't normally do memes, but I've been too busy to write much original material this week, so here goes. (Tom at Doors of Deception tagged me with this one.) Five things people who know me might be surprised to hear: Floater. I have a permanent floater in my left eye that's right near the center of my vision. When it drifts in to the exact center, I tend to reflexively … [Read more...] about Five Things You Didn’t Know About Me