10 Things that make people click on your post title
Numbers or Lists Hyperbolic claims Memes (for some people) Exclamation points!! Politics Things that might be about you Why are there only six items on this list? I call foul!
Checkmark Ethnicity
Having an ethnic name,1 I sometimes get people expecting me to show up in a Dashiki Poncho with bling. When I show up wearing only the bling, people are somewhat surprised. My name hinders my chances when applying for a…
Sombrero, Poncho, and Trench Coat
I can count on one hand how many times I’ve worn a giant sombrero or a poncho or a trench coat, but this doesn’t seem to stop people from having those instances be the first time they remember seeing me.…
*AHEM!*
Read this and weep:1 For those of you not in the know, Duke is ranked 36th worldwide in philosophy, but 1st worldwide in philosophy of biology, which is my intended focus. You might say I only got accepted because of…
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10 Things all of my friends should be willing to do
Barring mitigating circumstances, all of my friends should be willing to: Bail me out of jail if need be (I’ve seriously lost a friend because of this) Give me a relatively small amount of change (such as to be able…
Lesson I learned today
Washing your hands consists of four necessary and sufficient steps. Run water over hands Lather hands with soap Run water over hands Dry And yet, if you mess up the order, as I just did, it doesn’t work.
The Million Mac March
I’m so sick of discrimination, I want to vomit in fury. I’d finally gotten to the point in my life when I thought that I was okay with this. When I thought that the world was changing and that in…
Podarchy!
My friend and I are going to start a podcast soon, but we want to come up with a name first. So throw out ideas, I’ll leave this post at the top until we have a name for our show.…
Pros and Cons of ‘Horse’
Actual conversation: Pixel: Okay, let’s list the pros and cons of Heroin. I’m for it. PRO: New circle of friends. Yoshi: But you get AIDS. Pixel: Good point… okay, PRO: Learn valuable skills in using hypodermic needles. Yoshi: CON: You…
All political systems tend toward two parties
Like all Americans, I was glued to the TV last night watching the Super Tuesday results come it, but it’s not cuz I’m all political: I was watching it for the commercials.
Why I am better than you at age 10
Hey guys! It’s Pixel at age 10 here with a message of why I’m so cool. You probably know that, but you also probably did not know that this means I’m cooler than you. It’s true! Here are five reasons:…
I am in Washington!
But this time I’m not lying or projecting into the future. Here’s a summary of what’s happened to me thus far: Leaving in the wee hours of the morning is a bad idea when you haven’t slept all day. When…
Why philosophers should not associate with psychologists
This is taken from a 2000 paper by Jonathan Haidt, Fredrik Björklund, and Scott Murphy from the University of Virginia. I wanted to mention it here because it shows how completely out-of-whack my constant exposure to philosophy has made me.…
Why being 10 is the best age ever
Hi all, this is Pixel in his youth, filling in for Pixel as he makes his way across the country.1 Anyway, you all loved my last few posts, so I thought I’d write another one explaining why I am cooler…
I am in Oregon!
Please see the previous two road trip posts. Some highlights of my trek across California: I escaped from L.A. in less than 24 hours. It was easy, really. Apparently, I exaggerated when I said California had split from the U.S.…
How the future has failed
Hi, it’s me again: Pixel at age 10. I’m really angry at you all, because there is no flying cars and you guys have had YEARS to make them. Years. There’s more reasons you have failed. Let me list them.…
I am in California!
Please see Monday’s post for a disclaimer. And now, for some highlights of this most recent leg of my journey: I left Moira’s house in the wee hours of the morning Along the way, the craziest thing happened! California had…