Various bits of flotsam and jetsam I've stumbled across on the Intranet.
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I think that, if there is a God, he doesn’t care when people draw cartoons of him. Or her.

I think that when the phone in the White House rings at 3am, the person who answers it should be someone who didn’t resort to lame scare tactics.

I think that, when the constitution was written, no one realized that someday there’d be guns that fit in a pocket and can take out a room of kids.

I think that people call her “Hillary” because that’s what her signs say, not because they’re sexist.

I think that, this April 1st, I wanted to say a few sincere things.

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— Derek Powazek - What I Think
Dean Kamen’s Robotic “Luke” Arm (via )
Elephant Paints Self Portrait (via )
Increases in the National Debt.  Color me shocked that Republicans increase the debt and Democrats don’t. Shocked. (via i27.tinypic.com)
Increases in the National Debt.  Color me shocked that Republicans increase the debt and Democrats don’t. Shocked. (via i27.tinypic.com)

Credit Card Usage… via paul.kedrosky.com
Credit Card Usage… via paul.kedrosky.com

Line Rider - Transcendental by TechDawg (via )

Tie Them Right

maniacalrage:

Tip: Double-knot your shoes

I see people stopping on the street to re-tie their shoes all the time. Not once in the last 15 years have I had to re-tie my shoes. The secret is a simple double-knot. It takes only a moment more and saves you time in the long run.

 There are two ways to tie a knot in a shoelace.  One is a square knot and the other isn’t. When you are done, if the loops (the “bow”) goes across your foot, you’ve tied a square knot.  If the loops want to lay perpendicular to your laces, then you’ve tied a so-called “granny knot.”  The square knot will stay tied all day long, the granny knot won’t.  So instead of tying two knots, you could tie one good one.

A map of the ground traversed by Apollo 11 superimposed over a major league baseball diamond. (via history.nasa.gov)
A map of the ground traversed by Apollo 11 superimposed over a major league baseball diamond. (via history.nasa.gov)

A map of the ground traversed by Neal Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 landing, superimposed over a soccer pitch. (via history.nasa.gov)
A map of the ground traversed by Neal Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the Apollo 11 landing, superimposed over a soccer pitch. (via history.nasa.gov)

Early Morning Chat

  • Me: (after having called and let the phone ring as a backup alarm) Are you up?
  • Her: Up