Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman [...]
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The Programming Language Suck-Off
Completely unscientific, obviously. Take with an enormous grain of salt and think twice about the worth of bickering in the comments. For amusement only.
Google advanced search for exact string in the last year only:
991 over the past year for “Java sucks”
444 over the past year for “PHP sucks”
324 over the past [...]
NY Times Op-Ed on the $2-3 Trillion Iraq “War”
“For a fraction of the cost of this war,” said Mr. Stiglitz, “we could have put Social Security on a sound footing for the next half-century or more.”
Full article at nytimes.com.
Good Things
What makes Cheetos so good? They’re weird, crunchy, and cheesy. Baked Cheetos are weird, crunchy, and cheesy in the same exact way but are about half as harmful.
Technology Review is not only a fantastic magazine, but a great website too. Be sure to pick up this month’s issue if you’re not already [...]
Whatever comes out of my head
As I’m coming out of my 3 days of sniffly sickness, my mind is at its typical fever pitch, so here’s some randomness.
The Model Engine
Jessica and I tried to complete the Smithsonian Motor-Works Engine kit last night. Not only did 1 of the parts not fit (way off), it looked like the package had [...]



