A public service announcement to pirates

Don't fire on something that looks like this:



That would be the frigate USS Nicholas. This morning (well, our time), the Nicholas took fire from and sank a pirate skiff, then captured its mother ship.

How to know you read too much SF: every time they use "mother ship" in this context, I see aliens.

A public service announcement to pirates

Don't fire on something that looks like this:



That would be the frigate USS Nicholas. This morning (well, our time), the Nicholas took fire from and sank a pirate skiff, then captured its mother ship.

How to know you read too much SF: every time they use "mother ship" in this context, I see aliens.

Mein gott, but the world is full of stupid people

I'm going to stop reading the comments to various news stories at CNN, because all they do is convince me that we should require passage of intelligence tests before people are allowed to connect to the internet.

Yes, I know that would violate their First Amendment rights, and I really do care about the First Amendment...even if those self-same stupid people want only their own rights to count.

*sigh* So they can have the right to write what they want...and my sensible option is just not to read it.

Stupid people. Stupid illiterate people.

Mein gott, but the world is full of stupid people

I'm going to stop reading the comments to various news stories at CNN, because all they do is convince me that we should require passage of intelligence tests before people are allowed to connect to the internet.

Yes, I know that would violate their First Amendment rights, and I really do care about the First Amendment...even if those self-same stupid people want only their own rights to count.

*sigh* So they can have the right to write what they want...and my sensible option is just not to read it.

Stupid people. Stupid illiterate people.

Fun on April 1

XKCD rocks. It always rocks, but today it rocks harder.

Fun on April 1

XKCD rocks. It always rocks, but today it rocks harder.

Fun on April 1, #2

Amazing new evidence from NASA of the probablility of *potable* water on the Moon.

Fun on April 1, #2

Amazing new evidence from NASA of the probablility of *potable* water on the Moon.

Has reality TV gone too far?

Jimmy Kimmel offers a preview of Sarah Palin's new reality show about Alaska:

Has reality TV gone too far?

Jimmy Kimmel offers a preview of Sarah Palin's new reality show about Alaska:

A fine, fine reason to get an iPad

The iCade, just $149.99...from Think Geek.



You know, one year Think Geek's April Fools products were so good they ended up actually *making* one of them. This year's subdermal designs tatooing product is also quite good.

A fine, fine reason to get an iPad

The iCade, just $149.99...from Think Geek.



You know, one year Think Geek's April Fools products were so good they ended up actually *making* one of them. This year's subdermal designs tatooing product is also quite good.

Fun on April 1, #3 through "many"

From shsilver comes this list at Tech Crunch of many online April Fools bits online.

Fun on April 1, #3 through "many"

From shsilver comes this list at Tech Crunch of many online April Fools bits online.

Amazingly rare baby born at Franklin Park Zoo

A baby skeksis, almost never found outside of a Dark Crystal.

Amazingly rare baby born at Franklin Park Zoo

A baby skeksis, almost never found outside of a Dark Crystal.