December 2007
60 posts
“This book runs the full gamut from the mediocre to the ludicrous to the merely...”
– Academic bitchery at its best
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“No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office, or...”
– The Texas Constituation, article 1, section 4
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Non-convergent LaTeX →
Yes, I am a geek.
Singles of 2007
20 Justice - DANCE (†) 19 Grinderman - No Pussy Blues (Grinderman) 18 Hot Chip - My Piano 17 Bloc Pary - Flux 16 Roisin Murphy - Let Me Know (Overpowered) 15 Klaxons - It’s Not Over Yet (Myths of the Near Future) 14 Tori Amos - Bouncing Off Clouds (American Doll Posse) 13 Amy Winehouse - Black to Black (Back to Black) 12 Bloc Party - The Prayer (A Weekend in the City) 11 Rihanna...
Yahoo: Man sickened chugging vodka at airport →
Celebrity Death: Ike Turner →
The New York Post’s less tasteful headline: “Ike beats Tina to death”
Terry Pratchett: "An Embuggerance" →
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Wikipedia's commentary on Kasporov v The World →
Strictly for the geeks only, but a fascinating read
Guardian: Retired teacher has four days in loo →
“Following their own logic, if the Society of Homeopaths had simply sent a blank...”
– Lord Summerisle on this this Guardian thread
“I once bought a Manchester United hat, which I think was 12 shillings, and...”
– Morrissey
Batman: Year One screenplay →
Draft script for a putative Batman: Year One movie, written by Frank Miller, supposedly to be directed by Darren Aronofsky. Albert is now a huge black mechanic called Big Al. Bruce Wayne lives in a tiny flat above a garage. The main character is really James Gordon. “The Bat-Man“‘s costume consists of a cape and a hockey mask. Oh, and there are lots of whores, obviously.
“Rudy Giuliani: there’s only three things he mentions in a sentence: a...”
– Democratic Presidential candidate Joe Biden
Guardian: Why I should be made the Internet Tsar →
‘“Is there more I can tell you about it?” she asked. “Yes,” I said. “Who let all the stupid people on the net?”’
Celebrity Death: Karlheinz Stockhausen →
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“Dear All,
If you will be going away for an extended break over Christmas/new...”
– Email to BBC Bristol staff (via Popbitch)
PoMo Essay Generator →
It’s old, and it’s a cheap gag, but somehow I just can’t resist…
Telegraph: Did Da Vinci hide God's face in... →
Answer: No. Is it wrong that I let things like this annoy me?
Guardian: Knut is 1 →
“She kind of gave me a thumbs up, which is the digit I like to see when I only...”
– Republican Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee
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“NME: What will you do if no-one buys the CD [of In Rainbows] because...”
“Number of US Senators age 65 and older: 42
Number of US Senators age 40 and...”
“Would one love Beethoven’s fifth symphony as much if it were discovered...”
– Marcel Berlins
“I am sitting on top of an excavator the size of a house, dressed as a polar...”
– George Monbiot
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Guardian: Astronauts test sex in space - but did... →
“Only four positions were found possible without “mechanical assistance”. The other six needed a special elastic belt and inflatable tunnel, like an open-ended sleeping bag.”
Matt's Top 5: Film Directors
Christopher Nolan Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige Terry Gilliam Twelve Monkeys, Brazil Quentin Tarentino Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Jackie Brown Luc Besson Nikita, The Fifth Element, Leon, Joan of Arc David Fincher Se7en, Fight Club
“Errors in the cues for memory recall can be corrected. An example asks for you...”
– David JC MacKay, Information Theory, Inference, and Learning Algorithms
Mark Thomas: Martin and Me →
The Guardian
Molecules with Silly or Unusual Names →
“I’m sure tomorrow [Hillary Clinton will] attack [Obama] for being a...”
– Barack Obama’s spokesman responds to this bizarre Clinton press release
