Comment Re:Moo (Score 1) 9
Not a fan of Apple peripherals. I like their monitors, but not at that price.
Ditto.
Comment Moo (Score 5, Funny) 100
Early testers have noted they "feel quite anonymous and undetectable" wearing the tinfoil hat, with no less than three extra layers of tinfoil to keep the NSA out.
For an extra $50, users can get a banner reading "Don't mind me, I'm anonymous." attached at no extra cost.
Journal Journal: Link of the day: Learning hotkeys 1
Reading EurekAlert! i came across Computer program lets users learn keyboard shortcuts with minimal effort, making me think they finally caught up with emacs.
The project page is even more interesting, raised keys and all.
Comment Re:Moo (Score 1) 9
Heh. I'm using my mac mini (to type this comment) with a "Windows" keyboard and mouse. Which many people to find more functional than the apple thin, no spaces stuff. Then again, apple keyboard functional is quite lacking.
Journal Journal: Moderator Points: expire on 2013-10-02
I've been logging in lately, posting JEs and commenting (read:fishing), just because.
And now i have mod points. That's just weird. I don't care. No, that's not right. I shouldn't care, but i do.
I hate myself.
Comment Moo (Score 1) 9
I'm tempted to get an ipad (after i get a job and have the money to purchase it), but every time i pick up one of these pad devices, i find myself at a loss for how to use it. It's like it's the exact opposite of a functional device, instead being flashy and smooth, and whatever.
So why do i want an ipad? Well, it's a nice computer to run those nifty apps, and is more convenient than a laptop.
Wait, wait, i'm rambling again.
Journal Journal: Verbiage: Jung's parable of a rabbi studying under Kant
This excerpt from Civilization in Transition (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 10), page 20, paragraphs 27 and 28 is both right and wrong (italics, his):
Comment Moo (Score 5, Funny) 473
In other news, Slashdot has decided to get rid of the commenting system, noting that most comments are not informative, and only serve to derail the important points with discussions of overlords, hot grits, and first posts. Instead, only the Slashdot team will be able to comment, limited to which "dept" the story came from.
The change on slashdot was well received according to the poll asking about it. The one choice, Cowboy Neal, which was explained to mean "yes", was the overwhelming choice by voters. The change is expected to make it easier on new users.
Erstwhile administrator and founder Cmdr Taco, said simply, "In Soviet Russia, this is how we did it."
Submission + - Naps Nurture Growing Brains (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit writes: Few features of child-rearing occupy as much parental brain space as sleep, and with it the timeless question: Is my child getting enough? Despite the craving among many parents for more sleep in their offspring (and, by extension, themselves), the purpose that sleep serves in young kids remains something of a mystery—especially when it comes to daytime naps. Do they help children retain information, as overnight sleep has been found to do in adults? A new study provides the first evidence that daytime sleep is in fact critical for effective learning in young children.
Journal Journal: Verbiage: Latin in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
From time to time i've wondered what the Latin in the ending of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was. Too lazy to type it in myself, i've searched google lazily, and never found it.
Well, this time i did it! A site claims to have the script which seems ok. The ending is:
Journal Journal: Verbiage: Line from book (From India to the Planet Mars)
One thing i enjoy when reading psychological books, is the authors' tendency to wax poetic. It may be an uncommon occurrence, but they are oh so much appreciated.
Here's one i recently came accross in From India to the Planet Mars, Page 293 (Appendix Two, P. 72)
Comment Moo (Score 5, Insightful) 273
Is the difference really tenured or non-tenured? Or is it, younger or older.
Journal Journal: Chronical: Bike fixing and parts
Some years ago, perhaps 6 or 7, after deliberating building or buying, i bought a bike. I ride it for pleasure and to keep in shape. While i don't ride too much due to minor arthritis, i have managed to ride over 2500 miles according to the odometer.
Journal Journal: Looking for Galen's De Temperamentis in English
While researching for a personal project I wanted to look at Galen's De Temperamentis. The book talks about temperaments and is referred to near the beginning of Galen's own On the Natural Faculties.
Comment Re:Time Travel (Score 1) 3
I haven't intentionally read the front page in years. Unintentionally (after a login, or on the way to the JE link), maybe 5 times?
