I lie for a living, and nobody believes me, and now I’m telling the truth and they still don’t believe me! I hate people!
Human problemsolving
Human problem solving:
- We use logic,
- however, if we can’t use logic, we use emotions,
- and, if we can’t use emotions, we use violence,
- and, if we can’t use violence, we convince ourselves violence is wrong… Which takes us back to step 1.
Happily signing this one!
via URGENT: Release 16 year old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi | Amnesty International
10 years in prison for a slap and a kick from a small girl on an armed soldier is pretty hefty…
Court ruled emoji constituted apartment rental contract as lawyers struggle with interpretation | 9to5Mac
Court ruled emoji constituted apartment rental contract as lawyers struggle with interpretation | 9to5Mac
Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory.
Class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there’s no pop quiz.
Microsoft Math
If you have a Mac with four cores and upgrade to latest version of Excel that uses all cores (instead of 1 as in the previous versions), how much faster will Excel perform calculations?
It will take four times longer than it did before…
Who cares about the dog?
“I read the manuscript…”
“And?”
“I was impressed… you managed to kill almost all major characters…”
“Yeah! I pray at the altar of the great Martin.”
“I bet… You even killed the dog…”
“Sure! I mean who cares about the mutt, am I right or am I?”
“You do realize this is supposed to be the first episode of the reboot of Lassie, right?”
It may not have happened for real
It may not have happened for real, but it has happened and that’s bad enough.
”The Planet Construction Kit” by Mark Rosenfelder
If you are writing a story that requires its own world—maybe a science fiction world in a strange galaxy far, far away or a fantasy world from another era—this is the book for you!
The Planet Construction Kit may sound like it’s all about astronomy and planets and moons, but although the book also addresses these aspects of worldbuilding, it takes up so much more. Continue reading ”The Planet Construction Kit” by Mark Rosenfelder
Lessons Learned from Snowden
Lessons Learned from Snowden:
Of course, the government will use existing technologies as far as possible — within, or outside of the law.
Talkwards 