Deadpan Unshow 40: Now with Content!
40 days and 40 show notes.
(Show Notes this week by Cj of Love Long and Prosper – thanks so much, Cj!)
Deadpan Unshow 40: Now with Content!
40 days and 40 show notes.
Is it an unshow if it has content?
2001: A Space Odyssey It was cool, so Jack made a poll and here are the results of the poll:
8 Different ways the film 2001 could be sped up and made more appealing for the short-attention-span contemporary audiences.
1. Replace lead character Dave Bowman with Bobcat Goldthwait or Hamlet
2. Replace Dave’s 4 doomed astronaut companions with John Cleese, Eric Idle, Michael Palin, and Graham Chapman
3. Replace Hal with Bender from Futurama
4. Replace the monoliths with giant D 20’s
Nipple Break
2001 Theme on the Kazoo by Lejon and This is Bob from Chandler
2001 Random Comments
Lejon says, “I will not go insane now, I will not go insane now, I will not go insane now…”
Cj says, “I love pumpernickel.There might be a new episode up in the next 24 hours, Lejon. You have been warned.”
Justa J0e says,
“/drive by
It was … adventurous. – Overnight rainstorm. stayed dry – Yea!
- Ticks.
- Wasp up the pant leg. (bit me 3 times before I killed him.)
/drive by”
The Energizer Bunny Says, “I think my feet are getting cold too. I might wait another 1/2 hour, then climb into bed and snuggle up to him with my cold feet and shoulders. That’ll teach him.”
(Jack alludes to the fact that The Energizer Bunny’s comment is evil)
ditto says, “CP: Ball the Wall — Professor Longhair”
Nomad Scry says, “That pie fight is epic And another movie I’d never heard of.”
2001 Theme on the Kazoo by Lejon and This is Bob from Chandler (Jack has permission to play this original score www.touchingthemonolith.com)
5. Musical Score Redone by Queen
6. Replace the Primates with Tribbles, Borg, Smurfs, Jenna Jameson Tied
7. “My God it’s full of Stars” replaced with “All your base are belong to us.”
8. Change ending to Dave emerges from the monolith back at his regular job in the housewares section at S-mart.
More content is always welcome.
You can send more Horrible lyrics, Lyrics you like, and Naughty Lyrics.
A surprise lyrics request may be coming on a future episode.
Outtrobabble
UnShows with Content are the Way
Thank you again to the Touching the Monolith guys!
August 5th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
O e is not three.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
+n
August 5th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
I like “O e is not three” better.
August 5th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
Keir Dullea:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81
August 5th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
On reflection I agree with you NS.
August 6th, 2009 at 12:00 am
Looking at the wiki entry for SP and I’m still clueless to that reference.
August 6th, 2009 at 12:03 am
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=120673555584
Good Night.
August 6th, 2009 at 12:13 am
My gramps had a Timex Sinclair. And the ram pack and printer. The printer was so tiny. The whole thing makes my netbook look oversized.
Then again, that was running at a clock rate of 3.25 MHz, compared to the 1.6GHz in my wee eee.
Wow.
August 6th, 2009 at 2:52 am
I’m sure I’m not the only one who read that as
“…compared to the 1.6GHz in my wee wee. ”
Which would have suggested some sort of career in the adult entertainment industry.
August 6th, 2009 at 3:34 am
Good morning, DP!
Today is the 1 year anniversary of my very dear friend’s death. I wasn’t sure how I would feel this morning. I’m okay. Just remembering.
You are not the only one, Ed. Yow.
August 6th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Hi All!
Hubby brought his computer so I’m writing while he’s in the shower getting ready.
Thanks Cj for doing the notes!
Now a brief blog:
We got in about 5, checked into the hotel about 6pm and then went over to the convention centre and checked into the con.
We then met up with some friends and went into old Montreal for dinner.
One of the 2011 World Con bid groups was having a party so we checked that out. The mentality of convention goers never cease to amaze me. I was hit upon with my husband standing right beside me.
Went back to our room whereupon I spent pretty much the entire night sick with, I think, a touch of food poisoning. I thought the food was undercooked but, by the time we ate, it was past 8pm Montreal time and I was tired and hungry. I know you’re supposed to get very little sleep at these things, but I somehow thought it was for a different reason.
Now I’m REALLY tired and hungry and am waiting for hubby to finish getting ready so we can go downstairs and I can try putting some toast in my tummy and see how well that sits.
Later Gators!
August 6th, 2009 at 4:33 am
dozen
August 6th, 2009 at 5:01 am
CP: Daniel – Bat for Lashes
August 6th, 2009 at 5:04 am
In Apple’s “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” commercials, John Hodgman is the PC.
August 6th, 2009 at 5:06 am
On the sitcom “Newhart” the las
August 6th, 2009 at 5:07 am
Grr
August 6th, 2009 at 5:10 am
On the sitcom “Newhart” the last scene of the series finale was Bob waking up next to Suzanne Pleshette in a close approximation of the bedroom set from “The Bob Newhart Show,” thus implying the whole Newhart sitcom was a dream…
August 6th, 2009 at 6:31 am
Thx JB for blowing away the mists of ignorance.
August 6th, 2009 at 7:09 am
WhhhhhhoooooooooooooooooooooooooosSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHH!
*cough*
August 6th, 2009 at 7:49 am
CW: Nurse Jackie S1E10
August 6th, 2009 at 8:14 am
Well, I didn’t catch the Newhart reference (thought maybe it was a reference to Dallas)
But, I did bust out laughing when John Hodgman was brought up to replace HAL. That was brilliant!
August 6th, 2009 at 8:29 am
Well, that was a fun near-half-day wrestling with ISP.
August 6th, 2009 at 8:42 am
CP: You Can’t See Me Because I’m A Stalker — Killola
August 6th, 2009 at 8:51 am
Ah yes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yO5ob9L9iiI
August 6th, 2009 at 8:54 am
One of the UK versions of Mac Vs PCs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQqM4MXMYpM
August 6th, 2009 at 9:02 am
Oh.
August 6th, 2009 at 9:07 am
/verbose
August 6th, 2009 at 9:09 am
Those are pretty clever, thanks :) And I looked up the ZX81 to replace HAL:
http://oldcomputers.net/zx81.html
August 6th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Nice site, but his writeup of the ZX81 is a bit suspect, the guy who left this in the comments sections says it better than me:
I have to take exception to this comment, slow is a subjective and relative term, at the time it did not feel slow at all. Also it was certainly not difficult to use, in fact, it was very, very easy to use. Considering the number of ICs on the board it was and still is an example of beautiful engineering. The keyboard wasn’t that difficult to use, most people had a habit of pressing the keys so hard that they did not last very long, if used properly it did the job just fine. I actually miss my old ZX81.
August 6th, 2009 at 9:42 am
Wow. I think my cousins had one of those… Can’t be sure. Only played on it once – some game about being your own lemon-aid stand and making money – so I can’t be sure…
_Morning_Pan
August 6th, 2009 at 9:47 am
http://armchairarcade.com/neo/node/977
Rex has seen you
August 6th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Wow. Stross, Scalzi, & TEB are all in Montreal. When worlds collide…. ;)
August 6th, 2009 at 11:11 am
CP: Evil Woman — ELO
Stupid compilers. I shouldn’t have to trick them to compile legal and correct code.
Now where did I put that sledgehammer.
August 6th, 2009 at 11:17 am
Don’t forget Neil Gaiman….I bet TEB won’t.
August 6th, 2009 at 11:20 am
Right. Forgot.
Wish I was there!
I miss Montreal.
August 6th, 2009 at 11:24 am
Mister blue sky please tell us why
You had to hide away for so long
Where did we go wrong?
August 6th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Is anyone truly surprised that Microsoft would take digs at Apple through Bing?
http://search.slashdot.org/story/09/08/06/1334225/Bing-Search-Tainted-By-Pro-Microsoft-Results
August 6th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
She says whamalamabamalama rock’n'roll is king
August 6th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I’m also feeling some WorldCon envy.
And Montreal envy.
August 6th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Guidlines for cats:
http://www.jamesshuggins.com/h/hum1/guidelines_for_cats.htm
August 6th, 2009 at 1:14 pm
EssBee – *hugs*
August 6th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Now John Hughes?
http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/08/77281/
August 6th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
JB – RE: Newhart
HELLO ! Spoiler Alert!
Oh thanks! I still had that on betamax and was going to watch it if I could ever find a player.
;)
August 6th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Wow. Goodbye JH.
There went a huge contributor to pop culture.
August 6th, 2009 at 1:48 pm
CP: 15 to 20 — The Phenomenal Handclap Band
All that money, still riding the bus
Pretty surprising about JH
August 6th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
RIP John Hughes. I was a huge fan of his contributions to pop culture.
August 6th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
ditto: I’m shocked. Especially after I heard how a Bing search for “Linux” would bring up “Linux Vista”.
August 6th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
They must have changed it, I don’t Linux Vista when I enter Linux in Bing, http://www.linux.org is second one after Linux training site.
August 6th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
+get
August 6th, 2009 at 2:32 pm
Shocked! Shocked, I say! Who would think that Microsoft would do such a thing. I bet they even tell you the wrong pronunciation of Linux!! ;)
August 6th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McVWkGWMHKI – about 7 minutes in…
August 6th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
CW: episode 13 of Dollhouse
August 6th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Oh and +see on Linux message.
August 6th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
I’m curious why anyone uses bing. Have you ever tried to use a microsoft search in their software?
Decision engine? Yeah, lots of decisions…
August 6th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Does a bing search come with a dancing paper clip?
August 6th, 2009 at 5:45 pm
I was just assaulted by boneless, skinless thighs.
Who’d ever think I’d get to say that?
August 6th, 2009 at 6:34 pm
My marriage has reached legal drinking age today. :)
August 6th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Congrats, Rhettro & Mrs. Rhettro!
August 6th, 2009 at 6:40 pm
A thigh man, eh JOe?
We had breasts. Obviously.
August 6th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Wootah, Rhettro and wife!
August 6th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
Congrats to Rhettro Corp !
August 6th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Congrats Rhettro!
August 6th, 2009 at 7:52 pm
Congrats, Rhettro! :-)
August 6th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
So are you going to take your marriage out and get it drunk?
Congrats to you both!
August 6th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
‘Grats Rhettro & Missus.
August 6th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
Thanks everyone! And that’s a solid plan Jack. :)
August 6th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
w00t.
Requiem for a Day Off: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vy2aJY6rq8
(although I still think John Hughes’ greatest film was Planes, Trains and Automobiles)
August 6th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Morning Pan, congratulations on the anniversary Rhettro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knp9-GY6fHE
August 6th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Katzenklavier
if you like cats I’d advise you not to google to find out what it is.
August 7th, 2009 at 2:35 am
Morning, Pan. It’s Friday around here somewhere.
Congrats to the Rhettros!
August 7th, 2009 at 3:44 am
ditto: Yeah, I can’t really bring myself to say “Leenuks” very easily, even if that’s how Torvalds pronounces it.
Rhettro: Excellent, happy anniversary!
August 7th, 2009 at 3:44 am
I’ve tried Clusty for searches, but nothing can beat Google yet.
August 7th, 2009 at 4:35 am
Some nice photos of the inside of a Russian sub:
http://englishrussia.com/?p=3888
August 7th, 2009 at 6:58 am
CP: See Emily Play — Pink Floyd
August 7th, 2009 at 7:06 am
Yeah, it is confusing until you realize that the smartest thing to do is to wipe and start from a fresh install.
http://gizmodo.com/5331684/official-windows-7-upgrade-chart-is-officially-confusing
August 7th, 2009 at 7:12 am
CP: Echoes — Pink Floyd
August 7th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Over the mountain watching the watcher.
Breaking the darkness, waking the grapevine.
Morning to birth is born into shadow
Love is the shadow that ripens the wine.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun.
August 7th, 2009 at 7:44 am
The Perseids should be intensifying over the next few days.
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2009/31jul_perseids2009.htm
August 7th, 2009 at 8:41 am
I’ve got a bike, you can ride it if you like.
It’s got a basket, a bell that rings
And things to make it look good.
I’d give it to you if I could, but I borrowed it.
Not the deepest Pink Floyd lyrics, really….
August 7th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Time for some Cream methinks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fLn9Z1G_LE
August 7th, 2009 at 9:59 am
Mornin’, Pan
‘grats Rhettro! I hope to be there someday.
August 7th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Have an LOTR: Return of the King image stuck in my head to annoying music.
Some days, I hate my friends…
August 7th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Fade in:
Frodo’s face
Gandalf, Aragorn, Merri, Pippin, and Sam enter…
August 7th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Merde!
That should have been
Fade in:
<Close up>Frodo’s face
<pull away to reveal Frodo lying in bed >
<Queue Music: Dream Weaver >
Gandalf, Aragorn, Merri, Pippin, and Sam enter…
August 7th, 2009 at 10:47 am
ZOMG!
I got on the scale.
I’m down 10bls!
I’m going to keep on running if that’s all it takes!
Wootah! Go me!
August 7th, 2009 at 10:47 am
And on a slightly related note:
http://www.ealasaid.com/misc/vsd/
August 7th, 2009 at 10:47 am
er… -bls +lbs
I was excited and I need a shower…
August 7th, 2009 at 11:03 am
Cj: Well done!
August 7th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Cold Shower???
August 7th, 2009 at 11:15 am
CP: Blame It On Me — Unwritten Law
August 7th, 2009 at 11:15 am
C’mone Wolf, you know everything I do is hot.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:16 am
Sacre Bleu!
August 7th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Sacre Green!
August 7th, 2009 at 11:22 am
True Cj so True
August 7th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Sacre Purple!
August 7th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Purple?! Purple?!
You know what this means…
August 7th, 2009 at 11:36 am
Yes ditto This means I watched B5 way too many times…
August 7th, 2009 at 11:42 am
:P
August 7th, 2009 at 11:46 am
Sacre bleu cheese.
B5 is in my Netflix queue.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:48 am
Well worth watching. It still is my #1 favorite SF show of all time.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:52 am
Blakes 7 for me, even with the dodgy sets and shoddy SFX.
August 7th, 2009 at 11:56 am
Really like pankcakes? Got 3,500 dollars burning a hole in your pocket? Then you maybe interested in this:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/07/chefstack-automatic-pancake-machine-for-all-your-pancake-part/
August 7th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Van: I like the one that makes doughnuts better:
http://www.amazon.com/Nostalgia-DON-100-Dough-Nu-Matic-Doughnut-Maker/dp/B000XB541Q
It’s much cheaper.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
Come to think of it, I suppose if I owned a Denny’s, that pancake thing might be a good investment.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
I just re-heated some leftover homemade banana pancakes I made. I was having a bite with blueberries and a drizzle of honey on top, when I started reading the new messages. I think that machine would take all the fun out of pancakes. I like to make them in different shapes and add fruit, oatmeal, fiber, etc. to make them healthier. Also, flipping is just darned fun. I love love love making pancakes by golly! That machine is clearly the enemy.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
CP: Warning — Great Northern
August 7th, 2009 at 12:37 pm
That pancake-maker marks the Rise of the Machines!! (which I welcome, btw)
August 7th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Because Jack is a machine. Duh.
August 7th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
How else can he be so deadpan? ;)
August 7th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
Is the stodgy pancake a US cliche?
They tend to do them thinnner but wider over here.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Cliche is probably not the word to use.
There were no euphemisms in the next line.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Oh and for the newbies…they are just flat Yorkshire puddings anyway..
August 7th, 2009 at 1:21 pm
I wonder if you could flatten black pudding, serve it with maple syrup and butter, and have it be even remotely pancake-like…
August 7th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I’m trying not to vomit at the thought of what that would taste like.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I’m really liking The Duke Spirit. I think they’ve succeeded where a lot of other bands have failed: modernizing a Janis Joplin style of rock.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
CJ – good going on the weight loss thing.
Oh … and I’d love for you to make me some pancakes!
August 7th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
all your pancake belongs to us
August 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
CP: Code Monkey
So, so, very true.
August 7th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
Hopefully Lejon doesn’t think yorksire puddings are made from blood.
August 7th, 2009 at 2:03 pm
Everyone knows Yorkshire puddings are made from Yorkshire Terriers.
August 7th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
That way they have a little bite in them.
*cough*
August 7th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
Boom! boom!
August 7th, 2009 at 2:28 pm
+h
August 7th, 2009 at 2:53 pm
I would propose that the B-52s are the MASTERS of the lyrical innuendo.
August 7th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Makes me look at “Your Own Private Idaho” a bit differently.
Boy, I am a card today. :|
August 7th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
Hey Joker, you’re Aces with me!
August 7th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
jJ – You come to me. I’ll make you pancakes anytime.
I’m not a big fan of pudding. I have my reasons.
I was going to say that Jack is the 5 of clubs, but then I realized, he’s a Jack and it didn’t make any sense anymore. Not even a One-eyed Jack. Jack of Clubs?
I’m leaving now. I have things to do. Like my hair.
August 7th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I want to go have sushi with the Phoenix people!
August 7th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
ditto: I caught one episode of B5 when it was first running (Season one, I believe.). It left me unimpressed. But I’m sure one episode isn’t a fair chance. I’m looking forward to watching. Of course, my father had a couple Amigas. They were used for the CG in that series (I don’t know if it was for the entire series.). Not his, you understand. Other ones. Anyhow, that part was impressive to me.
ditto part 2: Code Monkey is quite the funny tune. If I could hear more I’d consider buying his disc.
August 7th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
I’m with EssBee.
Interestingly enough I’m being told my last nipple is being held, awaiting moderation. That I don’t quite get.
August 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
Dumbass, that’s why. I can’t type my own flippin’ name
August 7th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
My last two comments are held since I can’t type my own name. I’m a bucket of fail.
August 7th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Even more amusing since I just came back from my first 2600 meeting.
August 7th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
?#: 2600 meeting? What’s that about?
Perhaps we should plan a sushi night during the Deadpan gathering. :-)
August 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Amy Bowen:
http://www.2600.com/meetings/mtg.html
http://www.2600.com/
And as a bonus:
http://www.thelasthope.org/
August 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Crap, that one is being held as well.
August 7th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Wordpress is a harsh mistress.
August 7th, 2009 at 7:42 pm
Maybe we should send it TO THE MOOOOON!
August 7th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
So the 2600 meeting isn’t a bunch of people playing Pitfall 2?
August 7th, 2009 at 10:08 pm
?# – there is a good reason we refer to Wordpress as the Fucktardbot.
August 8th, 2009 at 12:45 am
imag1nary’s nipples are freed! *cough*
Sushi was fun – - as was the spur-of-the-moment Judas Priest concert.
How did we not know in the 80s that Rob Halford was gay?
August 8th, 2009 at 12:47 am
http://lineout.thestranger.com/files/2008/07/RobHalford.jpg
August 8th, 2009 at 4:07 am
Morning Pan!
:cry: didn’t win :cry:
August 8th, 2009 at 5:10 am
To nick the sentiments from that other guy on FB, you are always a winner in the eyes of Deadpan TEB.
August 8th, 2009 at 6:05 am
Sorry, TEB. That sucks.
August 8th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Cool Stop Motion Flight Control tribute:
http://ow.ly/ixCx
August 8th, 2009 at 6:20 am
A rather nice app review site:
http://www.148apps.com/
August 8th, 2009 at 6:30 am
Sweet. I want one!
http://www.rocketboom.com/custom-bicycles-in-new-york-city/
August 8th, 2009 at 6:38 am
Vanamonde: Sadly, no. I think I would’ve kicked their collective asses in either Combat or River Raid, though.
jJ: Sage words.
jackmangan: Thanks much!
August 8th, 2009 at 6:40 am
My gay-dar is shite. It took me quite some time to figure out Elton John.
August 8th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Specs that change your perception of time:
http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2009/07/time-travel-available-to-all.html#more
August 8th, 2009 at 8:23 am
I wonder if they checked people who read from right to left to see if there was a difference. Chinese or Hebrew individuals might perceive time in a reversed manner… Of course, I’m not scientist, and why would I equate a loss of time with reading…
Oh… Good morning, Pan… A rare Saturday appearance for me…
August 8th, 2009 at 9:55 am
?#: Oh. Thanks for the info.
August 8th, 2009 at 10:00 am
I agree, Jack. How did we not know? My gaydar is scary-accurate and I didn’t know!
I’m sitting in a Star-yucks waiting for Sly B to finish her meeting. We’re off to visit my parents and check up on how mom’s doing. We’ll probably work in a nice meal as well.
Last night, our assface neighbor set his own tree on fire with his homemade fire pit that is situation about 3 feet from our cedar fence. I called the fire department (not 911, just the office) and left a message. I need some intervention. The guy is a piece of crap – no job, mistreats his wife, mistreats his son, gets drunk and high with friends every night and light a fire. Grr.
August 8th, 2009 at 10:02 am
CP: Fetish – Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
” . . . relax! While I pound your ass . . .’
cough
August 8th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Amy Bowen: Any time.
August 8th, 2009 at 10:05 am
I’d refer to my neighbor as an assface, but it’d be hard to narrow down which of my neighbors most deserves the title.
August 8th, 2009 at 10:09 am
-situation, +situated
cough
August 8th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Bunny, if David Anthony Durham is signing copies of his new book (The Other Worlds) at the con, I’d totally pay you back w/ interest.
August 8th, 2009 at 10:22 am
God save the queen (NSFW):
http://thisisphotobomb.com/2009/08/07/photobomb-that-guy-long-live-the-queen/
August 8th, 2009 at 10:24 am
And with that, I’m off. Have a wonderful weekend, y’all.
MWAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh
August 8th, 2009 at 11:15 am
Well that’s an outrage, Bunny. I echo Van’s sentiments.
August 8th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Finally listened to #133. Wow Lady J.
Congrats Amy Bowen.
I can’t recall what else.
I R dun 4 2day. Brain no go.
August 8th, 2009 at 1:06 pm
I should also point out that I had a delicious Mounds bar last night. At the sushi place. Courtesy of Cj, of course.
August 8th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Got my first skype spam contact tonight.
I feel all grown up now.
August 8th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
I’m relegating Dark Blue to background watching.
August 8th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
ACK! I’m ready to take drastic measures to clear my CPIMM !
August 8th, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Someone nearby me was talking about the “Cardinals’ Game” tonight (thats an American Major League Baseball team) and they mentioned the name of one of the star players.
EVER since then I just hear Stewie from “Family Guy” (http://tinyurl.com/mz6ee) repeating over and over and over …
“Pewwl Holtz”
“Pewwl Holtz”
“Pewwwwwwl Holtz”
http://tinyurl.com/dg2fm
August 8th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
aaaahahahhaaaaaaaaaaa
August 9th, 2009 at 6:36 am
Sounds like you got a bad case there, JJ.
I suggest cleansing the mind with something from “The Muppet Movie”
“moving right along……”
August 9th, 2009 at 9:21 am
“Yugga Dug – Yugga Dug
Foot loose and Fancy Free”
August 9th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Tried to view the Persieds last night but my sky was just TOO chocked-full-o-moon.
Did someone forget to say “Goodnight Moon” ?
August 9th, 2009 at 11:02 am
Manahmanah ?
August 9th, 2009 at 11:06 am
Whooooooooooooosh!
August 9th, 2009 at 11:43 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynjIoymWHvU
August 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I can see clearly now.
August 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
http://riotclitshave.com/2009.08/893066.jpg
August 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Must eat plenty of roughage.
August 9th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Wow, that news article sounds pretty impressive and painful at the same time.
August 9th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
oh deer
August 9th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
[...] Deadpan Unshow 40: Now with Content! [...]
August 9th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
So apparently the Hugos were tonight, for those of a Sci-Fi awards-y bent. Cheyenne Wright got one!
August 9th, 2009 at 10:38 pm
List of Hugo winners here:
http://www.locusmag.com/News/2009/08/hugo-awards-winners.html
August 9th, 2009 at 11:30 pm
If you want go give the magazine Escape Velocity a try you can download the first 3 episodes for free at:
http://www.escapevelocitymagazine.com/freedownloads.htm
August 10th, 2009 at 12:23 am
I’m out of touch with Ralan’s – not even familiar with that magazine. Good idea though. OK, I’m off.
Moog night, dush.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:26 am
Last week I left a note on Laura’s desk
August 10th, 2009 at 6:27 am
It said “I love you signed anonymous friend”
August 10th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Turns out she’s smarter than I thought she was
August 10th, 2009 at 6:27 am
She knows I wrote it, now the whole class does too
And I’m alone during couple skate
August 10th, 2009 at 6:28 am
When she skates by with some guy on her arm
August 10th, 2009 at 6:28 am
But I know that I’ll forget the look of pity in her face
When I’m living in my solar dome on a platform in space
August 10th, 2009 at 6:29 am
It’s gonna be the future soon
August 10th, 2009 at 6:57 am
Not sure if non-FB can see this, but here’s a picture of my new cat, Tycho.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=61487&id=1768795719&ref=nf
August 10th, 2009 at 8:03 am
ditto: Looks like a fine specimen!
August 10th, 2009 at 8:10 am
Alas, (and no doubt a good thing) no FB access from work for me.
August 10th, 2009 at 8:16 am
I’d have to get over my stupid FB hangup to see your pic, ditto – but hey, congrats on the newest addition.
August 10th, 2009 at 8:18 am
thx
I think you can look at the pick without joining FB.
August 10th, 2009 at 8:30 am
:(
Wants me to sign in before I can take a look.
… and I’m not giving in if Jack doesn’t.
August 10th, 2009 at 8:31 am
Re: Cat
… and would that be short for “Tycho Brahe” ?
August 10th, 2009 at 8:34 am
… or more like a Talking Heads thing -
“Tycho Kitty
Qu’est-ce Que C’est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away”
August 10th, 2009 at 8:38 am
It’s only a matter of time before Facebook pisses me off enough to leave. It shan’t be a big loss when that time comes.
August 10th, 2009 at 8:55 am
jj: Yes, it would.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:16 am
*snickering at J0e’s Tycho Kitty joke*
This is Neat: http://www.whereiwrite.org/
Bill DeSmedt and Ellen Datlow have both been Deadpan interviews.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:23 am
Ellen just won the Hugo for Best Editor Short Form.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:31 am
For anyone who take’s advantage of BING’s shopping search, they are running double the normal percentage of cash back from most of their retailers.
They’re probably prejudiced against non-Americans, but i can’t say for sure.
August 10th, 2009 at 9:40 am
Just recently finished The Immortals. Incredibly overly heavy-handed at times, but overall good.
August 10th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Re: BING
Just keep in mind that it is a “Decision Engine” and may decided
“I’m sorry Dave, I can’t let you buy that.”
August 10th, 2009 at 10:19 am
I can’t seem to face up to the facts
Cat’s made me tense and nervous
and I can’t relax
I can’t sleep ’cause that cat’s on fire
Keeps pouncing me, Its a real live wire
Tycho Kitty
Qu’est-ce Que C’est
Meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow meow then you
Run run run run run run run away
I start a newspaper I can’t even finish it.
You’re meowin’ a lot, but you’re not sayin’ anything.
When I have something to do, you want in my lap.
Cough up something once, why eat it again?
Tycho Kitty
Qu’est-ce Que C’est
fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa far better
Run run run run run run run away
oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh….
August 10th, 2009 at 10:40 am
My shoes are sounding like a bicycle pump when I walk.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Is it uplifting ?
August 10th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Or is it making you tire-d?
August 10th, 2009 at 11:32 am
CP: Don’t Make Me A Target — Spoon
Currently going nuts trying to debug memory corruption.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:32 am
Van Are you feeling the (air) pressure?
I get my coat…
August 10th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Hisssssss…..
August 10th, 2009 at 12:49 pm
Currently going corrupt trying to memorize debug nuts.
August 10th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I’ll get Van’s coat.
August 10th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
I’ve had workman here cleaning the exterior of my house today.
It has been everything I expect in “hired labor”.
Now my head hurts and my stomach is spewing acid like a volcano.
I’m going to go pick up the bleach bottles, chewing tobacco cans and pop bottles from the yard now.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
There’s no epidural for hired labor pains.
August 10th, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Annnnnnnnnd we’re back!
August 10th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Air soles are a dumb idea with destructible materials.
August 10th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
*… sound of wind blowing in the desert… *
August 10th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
http://www.spritestitch.com/?p=2071
August 10th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
jackmangan: *chuckle*
August 10th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
Test your reflexes:
http://www.tastystatic.com/
August 10th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
What about err souls ?
August 10th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
BTW – at first glance I thought Van’s post said “Taste” your reflexes.
I don’t know how that would work out.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
Whew! I am finally moved in to my new house in Orlando. Internet has been obtained, computers have been set up and I have just now caught up on deadpan comments (left off around a week ago). Sorry I missed the 2001 stuff. That sounded like fun.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:48 pm
The time perception article is interesting. Hate to be a buzzkill on this one, but it is in my direct field of study.
Lejon: As to the time perception article testing direction of reading. The authors are well aware of the issue. The phenomenon they are testing revolves around the fact that attention moves from left-to-right in English speakers. The phenomenon is almost definitely related to reading and changes according to the participant’s language. They were interested in the concept that time and spatial attention are related. To me, the results are not all that surprising, because nearly everything in cognition is related in some way or other. I don’t focus specifically on eye movement studies, but the amount of milliseconds of the time shift seem to be almost direct multiples of the amount of milliseconds of saccades (minute eye movements), indicating to me anyway that the prismatic lenses could be affecting the way the eye moves rather than an actual perception of time. Even if the authors are right, the “perception of time” in their study is related to a specific task and lasts about 100 milliseconds. So I wouldn’t go out and buy prismatic lenses to make those boring meetings seem to go by faster (unless your meetings are soooo horrible that 100 milliseconds is worth losing).
On the other hand, the study itself is unique and and elegant in it’s design. The fault lies more in the hands of the pop news article claims than in any claims of the researchers.
August 10th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
Word press finally got me! I pasted my last comment and tried to post too quickly. I finally understand all the comments about Word Press. Woo hoo!
August 10th, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Re: Usedhair
Stay right where you are.
The men in the dark coats and glasses should be above you in their unmarked blackhawk helicopter just any moment now ….
August 10th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Usedhair and LeJon: I missed that link. Please repost.
(Also, I just read the comment out loud to a coworker. He says he is not smart enough for the Deadpan. I assured him we are not usually this high brow. I do not think he believes me. Because I am an asshat, this delights me.)
August 10th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Usedhair: Comment Buzzkill? That fluffed my ego to no end.
If I had a little more gumption, I’d have probably gone into some sort of science. Unfortunately, it probably would have been nuclear physics and not developmental psychology or optics. Fortunately for me, the military didn’t seem like a good fit, so I went into selling popcorn and wasting my time in community college. I woudn’t call it history, but that’s how it is.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Wow, I’m kinda glad I missed the fluffing earlier. . . .
(Nomad – you can show this post to your co-worker)
August 10th, 2009 at 11:28 pm
Well you’ve just turned it in history LJ by recording it. Otherwise it would just be a series of events in a linear sequence.
Morning Pan, a maths plateau and professional astronomy is not a happy combination.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Mr. Mangan, thank you.
I found Van’s original post from New Scientist. I read the comments.
I don’t know why I did that.
August 10th, 2009 at 11:58 pm
I feel the need for some cheddar today, will be checking out the GI Joe movie later.
August 11th, 2009 at 12:18 am
I’m meeting my daughter’s kindergarten teacher for the first time today. I have no idea why I’m nervous, but I am.
If anything, SHE should be nervous about meeting me. *twitch*
August 11th, 2009 at 12:39 am
Maybe she is.
August 11th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Speaking of Cheddar… Flash! Ooo-ah!
August 11th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Lejon: fluffing your ego, eh? Just don’t tell my wife. *cough*
Also, I just noticed in Unshow 40 that your name is pronounced as Jon with a french-ish Le in front of it. I kept reading it as the biblical Legion (as in “My name is Legion: for we are many.”) or as in Gamera vs. Legion (infinitely better than the bible).
August 11th, 2009 at 3:23 am
“I kept reading it as the biblical Legion (as in “My name is Legion”
Weird, I kept reading it as “Frank”.
Go figure.
August 11th, 2009 at 3:26 am
Preparing myself for day 2 of “hired labor pains”.
These guys woefully underestimated the size of this job and they will spend today trying to make me feel like an asshole for having them deliver as they promised.
August 11th, 2009 at 3:32 am
JOe, give em hell!
I’m up, worked out, and waiting for the coffee (HURRY!!!!).
I must get to Evil, Inc. early today. Lots to do, lots to do. We have another big meeting, this time hosted by the new overlords in Dallas, next week to prep for.
Hope you all have a great day!
August 11th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Good luck with the evil meetings EssBee.
Please take notes. Publish book upon your retirement.
My “crew” brought an extra guy with them today. Guy? Let’s say “kid”. Looks like he should be in High School (which started back yesterday.).
I just don’t want to know .
August 11th, 2009 at 4:58 am
CPIMM: Elvis Costello “Angels want to wear my red shoes”.
August 11th, 2009 at 5:06 am
OK, one last post for a while -
I try not to feed the NASCAR stereo type about it being all about wrecks … but this one from yesterday is amazing to watch from the standpoint of how a human can walk away from this sort of bludgeoning.
http://tinyurl.com/qujrda
August 11th, 2009 at 6:38 am
So talking with my Mum about her trip across the USA, she described Texas as “very green”, almost Hitchhikian in it’s brevity.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:16 am
GI Joe: The Rise Of Cobra
Not even Sienna Miller in a catsuit can save that movie.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:27 am
I’ll probably be waiting for that one to come through the rental queue, along with Transformers 2.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:41 am
Also wanted to send out a congrats to Usedhair on the new home!
And I looked for your lost comment in the spam filter. It’s utterly vanished. Sometimes, dead is dead.
Van: the northern tip of Texas (nipple?) is sometimes called the panhandle. That is a brief car ride – and green. The Highway 40 east-west slog is a few days of repetition.
August 11th, 2009 at 8:47 am
For some free online MP blasting in your browser:
http://www.quakelive.com/
August 11th, 2009 at 9:55 am
Vanamonde: Veeery interesting.
August 11th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Can’t figure out if this nauseated feeling in the pit of my stomach is actual illness or emotional stress.
It’s just one measly teacher who is going to be responsible for my precious little angel for a mere 7 hours per day. Right? *sigh*
biting nails
scratching head
panicking
August 11th, 2009 at 10:14 am
Arguably the best use of conductive paint:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/08/11/humanthesizer-turns-15-bikini-models-into-a-live-dancing-synth/
August 11th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Breath deep CJ.
:)
August 11th, 2009 at 11:19 am
See, when you have a “Mighty Mommy” book published, you can start every teacher meeting by handing them a copy, and putting them on the defensive.
August 11th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
UsedHair: Regarding the pronunciation of my name:
There’s really no wrong way to say it:
Immediate Family Pronunciation: Leh-zhahn
Maternal Grandpa’s Pronunciation: Lah-John
Usual any-Joe-on-the-street Pronunciation: Lih-jon
One peculiar high-school English teacher’s Pronunciation: Lay-Hohn
Good Friend’s pronunciation after I told him about the English Teacher: Lay-Hohnny
Swedish pronuncation (this is an assumption, as “lejon” = “lion” in Swedish): Lay-OHN
And so on… I’ll answer to just about anything now…
August 11th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
Oh, I left out the high-school history teacher who actually did call me “legion”.
I went to a parochial high-school. Life was more interesting in that class.
And, of course, there’s the occasional “Lee-John”, but I can’t remember who usually used that…
August 11th, 2009 at 1:05 pm
I’m gonna call you LeeLeeHunny!
August 11th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Cj: *blush*
August 11th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
I watched this movie last night: http://www.snagfilms.com/films/watch/second_skin/
And it just made me want to play more World of Warcraft.
August 11th, 2009 at 1:39 pm
Oh and for the record, I met the teacher and I didn’t cry… much.
:oops:
Actually, it was great. I’m feeling much better about the whole thing now!
August 11th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Lejon: I try not to call you LJ because
That’s what most people call LiveJournal,
Quoth Evo Terra, “LiveJournal is for emo pussies.” (no offense, JohnBoze :P )
Not the association I figure you’d really want. . .
~
Cj: Most kindergarteners cry the first time they meet their teacher.
August 11th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
half infinity
August 11th, 2009 at 2:38 pm
Oooh! Are we splitting infinities?
August 11th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Whip out you phaser i and start talking like William Shatner.
August 11th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
+r
August 11th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Set phasers to ham.
August 11th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
New… LLAP… is… imminent.
August 11th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
Refreshes podcast list in Itunes…..and….not yet.
August 11th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
We are having wonky internets tonight. Show should be up in about 15 minutes. http://www.lovelongandprosper.com
August 11th, 2009 at 9:50 pm
Good Night, Pan!
I’m fresh out of Shatner, I’ll have to swing by the local station and pick some up
August 12th, 2009 at 12:02 am
These album art shots are always fun – although NSFW warning in the links at the very bottom of the page:
http://ifun.ru/view/89049
Night, Tumbleweeds.
August 12th, 2009 at 1:31 am
I’ve always said it “Luh-zjahn from Chandler.”
But that’s cuz he said it that way.
I do not know how to spell zzzzjuh phonetically.
August 12th, 2009 at 1:51 am
Oh, and I saw a shooting star tonight. I don’t usually see them, even when standing with people who are seeing them. So I can say,
WOOOOO!
That was cool.
August 12th, 2009 at 2:31 am
Le John for me.
I’ll remember to bite into an onion the next time.
Morning Pan, strange things are afoot at work, I’m off to Borders to have a relaxing afternoon browsing.
August 12th, 2009 at 2:55 am
Those pics were pretty cool, Jack. Although, the notion that Rowan Atkinson has produced an album was probably the most disturbing thing on that page.
I can’t imagine that voice, excellent as it is in Black Adder and such, trying to carry a tune.
**shivers**
August 12th, 2009 at 3:55 am
Good morning, DP!
Our neighbor situation has escalated. I turned him in to the city after a huge fire and party Friday night (and they lost their 3.5 year old son for about 5 hours). The fire department came yesterday and made him dismantle his “fire pit” that was 2.5 feet from my fence, and 5 feet from his home. He is livid, and spent most of last night ranting about his “idiot neighbors” and “fat cu@%s” and “throwing black cats at” people and “shooting fat cu%@s” if he had a gun. So . . . maybe I made it worse. The saddest part of the situation for me is that his wife is pregnant again and they are already so neglectful of their little boy.
When I think about it, I get so pissed off that anyone on earth can have a kid yet people get all excited about queers getting married and Obama’s birth certificate and fake crap about the health care plan. What about that little boy, and what he’s going to grow up to be?
August 12th, 2009 at 4:30 am
Hurm . . . My Shatner can’t be worse than any of my other impressions.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:31 am
EssBee: I do not envy your position and I agree completely on your stance.
August 12th, 2009 at 4:56 am
EssBee – I hate it for you. I have had bad neighbors before as well.
All I can say is that in situations like this … the surreptitiously placed video camera is your friend.
Make copies of any footage of him being/saying threatening things and then anonymously leave those tapes with the police and your local councilman. Make sure your image or voice is not included in the recording. Include a note with each that says who all has received a copy so that no one can claim “they knew nothing about this.”
August 12th, 2009 at 5:00 am
Nomad – wahooo! That was probably part of the Perseids meteor shower. I have tried on a few nights to watch for such but the full moon has thwarted me.
August 12th, 2009 at 5:01 am
BTW: “August 14 – Jupiter at Opposition. The giant planet will be at its closest approach to Earth. This is the best time to view and photograph Jupiter and its moons.”
August 12th, 2009 at 6:32 am
Bye bye Word:
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/08/12/texas-judge-rules-microsoft-cant-sell-word-anymore/
At least in North America.
August 12th, 2009 at 6:54 am
EssBee, that totally sucks about your neighbors. I’m sorry you are in that situation and I totally agree with you about the kid thing. It makes me crazy when people are negligent with their children. Sadly – it’s stories about those kids that prevent me from watching the news.
To quote Keanu Reeves from Parenthood
“Mrs. Buckman, you need a license to buy a dog, to drive a car – hell, you even need a license to catch a fish. But they’ll let any butt-reaming asshole be a father. “
August 12th, 2009 at 6:55 am
And speaking of kids… in 37 minutes, my daughter will be attending her very first kindergarten class.
I better go take some pictures of her before she turns into a teenager!
August 12th, 2009 at 7:59 am
EssBee: That totally sucks.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:23 am
Yes – - video and audio recordings. Sounds like a restraining order might also be a good thing.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:23 am
In happier topics: w00t for Sarah’s first day of kindergarten!
August 12th, 2009 at 8:33 am
EssBee – I also agree that your neighbor situation sucks. Unfortunately, asshole licenses are freely available to everyone.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:41 am
ZP wasn’t impressed with ‘The Conduit’:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/869-The-Conduit
August 12th, 2009 at 8:47 am
Decided to visit today. How y’all doing? I really should wade through this place more often.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Debbie! We’re having a bit of a quiet week around here. You’re always welcome, though. I just received an email from someone who wants to give you a hug.
(That’s Spellwight Evo@11 Debbie from East Mesa, folks. Not the evil one.)
August 12th, 2009 at 9:36 am
I must have missed the “Evil Debbie” memo.
Good to see the “non-Evil” Debbie paying a visit.
August 12th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Hi Debbie! Good to see you around here again.
Not doing so well atm. Hope things are better for you.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Hi Debbie. I don’t know you. But hi anyhow.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:16 am
ditto: Hope things turn around.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:17 am
ditto – Take 2 right turns… things will turn around then…
August 12th, 2009 at 10:46 am
Off to take 2 right turns of my own. Wish me luck.
August 12th, 2009 at 10:57 am
Good luck Jack!
We are behind you… so be careful when you turn around.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:16 am
One turn away from an accidental gang bang.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:19 am
Well no Perseids viewing for me, grey clouds horizon to horizon.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:20 am
+tonight
August 12th, 2009 at 11:28 am
Vanamonde: That was our experience last night. Coupled with a very bright moon.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:37 am
three oh five
August 12th, 2009 at 11:42 am
Looked at a photo online and said to yourself “Ooooooh how I would love to use those colours in a colour scheme for my artwork”, well now you can with ColorsucKr:
http://colorsuckr.com/
August 12th, 2009 at 11:43 am
You have to remove the ‘U’ yourself.
August 12th, 2009 at 11:58 am
Don’t they remember what happened to T-Rex?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/12/us_asteroid_report/
August 12th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
Van: Bruce Willis will save us if an asteroid comes.
August 12th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
Try out google’s new search algorithm:
http://www2.sandbox.google.com/
August 12th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
Wow. Strangely – the search term “deadpan” gets us no love on google today, old or new algorithm. That wasn’t always the case.
We’re still near the top on bing, however.
August 12th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Can google’s new algorithm find wayward asteroids?
August 12th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
I have to admit that I love the fact that if you type “cherylyn jones” into Google (old or new) I AM the first one that comes up.
I’m trouncing someone who is actually in IMDB.
All because I authored a couple measly video game manuals.
Go me.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:09 pm
On a more trivial note..Duke Nukem 3D is now on the iPhone:
http://www.148apps.com/reviews/duke-nukem-3d/
August 12th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Ah, there we are on at #4 again on Google. Apparently, someone in Fountain Valley reads this page and fixed the problem.
That *OTHER* Cj is a punk.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:29 pm
You are out of luck on Alta Vista.
August 12th, 2009 at 3:32 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGI1bPXC65Y
August 12th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org/haque/2009/08/how_to_think_constructively_ab.html
Non-fun, alarming read about healthcare. Why would I read this kinda stuff today??
August 12th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Van – if the DN3D works on my iPod Touch it might just be the app that breaks my vow to use ONLY free apps !
August 12th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Why indeed Jack.
BTW – that is an interesting read.
August 12th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
So this shouldn’t have to be said but apparently IT DOES.
There are NO “Death Panels” in the White House’s health care bill.
There is a provision, originally sponsored by a Republican Senator from Georgia, that would have Medicare provide someone who could explain and make available a “living will” to any senior that requested such information. It’s just a service that would be offered to an individual on request. Now of course, Sarah Palin and her ilk have been on a media blitz, scaring people with talk of death squads for seniors.
The supporters of the status quo have to wage a relentless war of frightening and outlandishly false statements in an effort to keep the public from actually discussing the facts.
Geesh!
August 12th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
In other news -
I bottled 5 gallons of “Oktoberfest” beer today that should be ready mid-October and 5 gallons of Hefeweisen that should be ready in November.
THAT is MY health care plan! :)
August 12th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
and in other OTHER news,
President Barack Obama presented the Medal of Freedom to Stephen Hawking today.
For you “out-of-towners” that is this country’s highest civilian honor… apart from being made a fool of on American Idol, apparently.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
?#: Thanks for the “Congrats!” last week. :-) Sorry, just catching up now.
August 12th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
Hi, Debbie! :-)
Usedhair: Hope you’re doing well in your new place! :-)
August 13th, 2009 at 2:54 am
Thanks Amy. The new place is great, but the move itself was pretty crappy (both the process and having to move in general). All told I’ve taken the whole thing like a surly teenager. My company may have forced me to move to a fantastic location with tons of things to do, but dammit I was happy in my sleepy little upstate NY town. …Not that I have lost sight of how fantastic it is that I have a really good paying job in a crappy economy.