When I experimented with a raft made of ebony I realized forestry is a survival skill…
Category Archives: Humor
Well fun stuff (I hope), programming humor, word puns, etc.
Fair warning
This is a message from your unconscious: Vital parts of your brain has been shut down and won’t be activated again until you have slept at least six hours. You’ve been warned…
…not that it matters… you’re not really able to understand anyway… that part of your brain shut down in the middle of evening news… but it felt good to have said this anyway… happy sleep deprivation!
Negative Correlation between Neuroticism and Religious Beliefs
A study at Islamic Azad University in Torbat-jam, Iran, found a negative correlation between neuroticism and religious beliefs. I.e. if you’re an atheist in Iran you become neurotic… yeah, I saw that one coming a mile away…
People with Autism Can’t Lie
Often when someone claims people with autism can’t lie, my first dishonesty is to not correct them…
Misconceptions About the Second World War
Misconceptions about the Second World War:
Churchill: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
The British People: Yay! Death and honour!
Churchill: I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat.
The British People: Yay! Death and honour!
I think I’m right, therefore I am
Descartes:
I think, therefore I am
I think, therefore I am
Post truther:
I think I’m right, therefore I am
I think I’m right, therefore I am
Bad Google-day
While trying to figure out a simple way to convert solar radiation (W/m2) to average surface temperature, I’m having a particularly bad Google-day:
Me: Hey Google, how do I convert W/m2 solar radiation to average surface temperature?
Google: Want to buy tanning lotion? No? How about a SpectroRadiometer? No? Hey! I bet Wikipedia has the answer!
Wikipedia: Blah! Blah! Blah! Blah! And then Blah! Blah! Blah and…
Me: Arrgh! Show me your face and I will punch it!
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! I know I’m punching above my mental weight class here but I have questions that need answers!
Automatic software or app updates not working on your iPhone? Fix it!
“Automatic software and app updates are most likely to start working when your iPhone is plugged in for long periods while remaining connected to Wi-Fi.”
Source: Automatic software or app updates not working on your iPhone? Fix it!
I’m wondering… how does their general personality affect the decision to update or not? Does their mood affect the decision as well? Hmmm…
Or is it just that Apple wishes to be mysterious about their update rules? The people writing about Apple products?
Seems to me, unless they hooked the update decision to a neural network there should be a pretty clear cut rule…
Unless the bastard is bugging out… I mean is having a bad day…
The Digital Direct Democrazy System
The Digital Direct Democrazy System: Welcome to the Digital Direct Democrazy System. We will now ask a number of questions that will be used to determine your political profile.
The user answers the questions.
The Digital Direct Democrazy System: Thank you! We have determined that you are a raving Nazi and will immediately start building the concentration camps…
The User: Hey? Wait! Those were just my personal opinions!
The Digital Direct Democrazy System: Please be patient. This could take a little while…
The User: Hello?! WTF?!
The Digital Direct Democrazy System: Please be patient. This could take a little while…
The User: Whatever…
Austronaut
I couldn’t become an astronaut so I went to Austria and became an austronaut. Otherwise, I could have gone to Australia and become an aussienaut… Who says there are no opportunities in this world?!
