Month: June 2007

Damn it, the bastards at keithandthegirl.com (no hyperlink to you, jerks), ruined the last Harry Potter book for me. They said who dies and who kills who. Now I’m trying to unlearn the information with as much disinformation as I can convince myself exists. The problem is that I’m a grade A– geenius and so…

I’ve always wanted to write something that seemed deep, but was confusing.* perhaps improper punctuation–$! i’d be a good beat… nik?? but then the jailer would not let me i felt more sorry for him than me. after all, i had the kitty-cat’s milk. *thank you Related posts: A Step Beyond the Darwin Fish Go…

I have an idea. It’s a way to control the population, further intelligent reproduction and provide some quality entertainment. I call it the “Gay Ray.” The Gay Ray is a hand-held ray that has the power to change the sexuality of whoever it shoots. Ideally, the ray would be invisible and take effect immediately (or…

Earlier this week, I was making a list of my talents, training and abilities when I realized that I was the world’s best clapper. That reminded me of the 19th century claques in France. From 150 to 170 years ago, clapping was a serious business in Paris. There was organizations that would send laughers, encorers,…

Some time ago I wrote about how I thought that a logical consequence of understanding of evolution and the principle of equality was to murder everything that you could possibly murder. I was being facetious, but it made running over bunnies more acceptable because it meant that the bunnies with the tendency toward restlessness would…

Steve at Go Grue! has a wonderful reimagining of Newcomb’s paradox as a betting game. Steve is arguing my position fairly well, so I won’t comment, but I’m starting to think the error is in what a rational expectation is vs. a rational decision. With enough manipulation, I can make Newcomb’s paradox end up in…