soapbox

So, I’m heading out to the airport in a few minutes and just checked the weather to know what to pack.

92 TOMORROW! WTF!

I guess I’ll wear shorts.

I don’t know whether this vid is too old, but it’s quite funny. We should all go 2.0.

just take a cookie so I’ll remember you tomorrow….

Supermarket 2.0

Don’t know about you guys, but I don’t think that I’d click [download] on this sucker, but that’s what 409 people did recently.

“Some of them must have clicked on it by mistake. Some must have been curious or stupid,” said Mikko Hypponen, head of research at data security firm F-Secure.

Although, honestly, I might well have clicked to the site (hopefully earning the ‘curious’ label) to see what was the deal… especially given the invincibility of a Mac. </smug>

1.  Just so you don’t think I’m a manipulative punk, here’s the legit tip - check out GasBuddy.com, which helps consumers share gas price information easily and find a better deal.  This is obviously more effective in metro areas (Manchester has a range of $2.88-$3.07), but don’t forget about 5-cent-off-Sundays at Foodstop.

2. Sign a very (un*)popular petition against price gouging.  Honestly I thought it was mostly political posturing until I found out that the oil lobby is taking this very seriously - if they’re nervous that means it’ll actually do some good.

* unpopular for Dick Cheney/XOM/Valero/etc

Well, with Posada hitting into a double play, his night is done, with a deceptively not-horrible line: 5 2/3 IP, 2 ER (but 4BBs and only 2 Ks?) … but it sure wasn’t pretty.  I guess that’s all you can hope for from a 5th starter, to eat up innings and give your offense a chance to win it, but still, ugh.

Just to make clear this isn’t a new opinion, I said it last year, too.  And we musn’t forget Tim’s proposal to trade him for a whole bunch of single-A prospects and see if any of them pan out, or failing that just try for a big box of crunch-n-munch.

I was supposed to give a fluff talk this morning to 150 middle school students… of course, when I got in to work, there was an email waiting for me saying that I’d be bumped. This is exactly the same thing that happened last time I volunteered back February.

Cue bitching and moaning.

Then it turns out they needed an extra speaker to fill time at 1, so they asked me. I was almost pissed enough to say no, but I already had a talk written…

And, as a result, I got to hear the most amazing words come out of a scientist’s mouth.

She showed this picture:

And then repeatedly said “This is a 747. Imagine you’re in a 747.”

Perhaps the clear labeling of A380 confused her.

Anyway, my short talk went ok. 150 middle school kids is about 100 too many though.

Now I have to get ready for a real science talk in front of post-docs, professors, etc. I’d prepare more, but the boat is already sunk.

(1.) Big Fatty’s. So awesome even the D writes about it. Another review here.

(2.) Dartmouth Beach. [1998 version=boring]

(3.) Wednesday is Brisket day at Big Fatty’s - sounds like a lunchies trip to me?

(4.) Eating at Collis is finally warmer than the Atrium.

(5.) Green Key, if you’re an undergrad. [stupid IvyGate guide to frats] [equally harsh guide to sororities]

as you can tell, this isn’t the awesomest list ever. but hopefully there can be contributions made, and mostly this was just an excuse to post stuff on bbq/lunchies.