HEY, I MET THE INSTA-WIFE THROUGH AN EX-GIRLFRIEND: I Set My Best Friend Up With My Ex. If you choose the people you date well upfront, you’re much more likely to get along with them afterward. And if you do, you know them well enough to set them up with someone suitable. But, of course, that’s still no guarantee.
I met my second girlfriend through my first. That was years ago, and there are no sogns of girlfriend number #3 any time soon. The long term plan involves getting rich and then spending some time walking around asia till I meet a potential spouse, but I'm at least ten years behind on that plan.
My E key is sticking so if som words look lik this, that's why.
It also appars instapundit has added a comments section, which is somewhat earthshattering.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
some state crime labs get paid for convictions, a conflict of interest, reports huffpo.
Friday, August 30, 2013
how to coffee, from the atlantic. next to wired, the atlantic has actually readable articles.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
dog knows 1200 words, is working on syntax.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1kza14/other_than_reddit_what_is_youre_number_one_goto/cbu5c54
some handy links
some handy links
fusion: now only 15 years away? http://www.climatecolab.org/web/guest/plans/-/plans/contestId/10/planId/1304006
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
market square arena blowup video. my old clip of this stopped working, so i found a not-as-good clip. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXAw7eLtDJU
Monday, August 19, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
miranda warning
glenn greenwald's partner detained at heathrow 9 hours.
i've met glenn, but didn't realize he was gay. i suspect my gaydar's broken.
glenn greenwald's partner detained at heathrow 9 hours.
i've met glenn, but didn't realize he was gay. i suspect my gaydar's broken.
amazon thought i might like this album by mojo nixon and jello biafra.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ARRVKO/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
amazon was right. i saw jello live once with the dead kennedies at the blue note in boulder, but i was drunk and high and don't really remember the show.
one of my favorite tracks here is their version of phil ochs' "love me love love me, i'm a liberal."
i was at amazon reviewing ina caro's book on french history. caro is the wife and writing partner of Robert Caro, who has won two pulitzers for his books about New York and LBJ. His LBJ books (4 so far, one still to come) were lifechanging for me.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ARRVKO/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title
amazon was right. i saw jello live once with the dead kennedies at the blue note in boulder, but i was drunk and high and don't really remember the show.
one of my favorite tracks here is their version of phil ochs' "love me love love me, i'm a liberal."
i was at amazon reviewing ina caro's book on french history. caro is the wife and writing partner of Robert Caro, who has won two pulitzers for his books about New York and LBJ. His LBJ books (4 so far, one still to come) were lifechanging for me.
Friday, August 16, 2013
Thursday, August 15, 2013
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
http://www.theindianalawyer.com/ note to self add to blog roll
1 song, 19 divas. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3DlDPeurRw
Monday, August 12, 2013
At once they left their nets and followed him. Matthew 4:20.
2nd amendment penumbras. downloadable instapundit article.
Thursday, August 08, 2013
Questionable content will be at gencon this year. http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=2508 Maybe I'll go get myself a Coffee of Doom mug for my birthday. Apparently this year I have both time and money to go to gencon. Also my new house is in walking distance. I'm not a gamer, so gencon is not -quite- my people, but it's as close as I'm likely to get living in indy. I don't network well.
Wednesday, August 07, 2013
The Cannon canon:
A rare case on the 13th Amendment.
http://www.volokh.com/2013/08/05/todays-argument-in-united-states-v-cannon/
department of baude watching.
Will Baude, the newest, I think, member of the Volokh Conspiracy, has been making a number of interesting substantive posts on constitutional topics. The VC is in the top ten law blogs. It's been a daily read for me for years. I also used to folow Baude at crescat sententia when he was an undergrad and then law student, but his new status as among the elect and law professor like his father, means that his ideas have a wider audience and are making a splash in the blogosphere.
I expect this trend will continue.
I'll also be on the lookout for articles like "Canning the Cannon canon" or "The Cannon canon canyon".
A rare case on the 13th Amendment.
http://www.volokh.com/2013/08/05/todays-argument-in-united-states-v-cannon/
department of baude watching.
Will Baude, the newest, I think, member of the Volokh Conspiracy, has been making a number of interesting substantive posts on constitutional topics. The VC is in the top ten law blogs. It's been a daily read for me for years. I also used to folow Baude at crescat sententia when he was an undergrad and then law student, but his new status as among the elect and law professor like his father, means that his ideas have a wider audience and are making a splash in the blogosphere.
I expect this trend will continue.
I'll also be on the lookout for articles like "Canning the Cannon canon" or "The Cannon canon canyon".
Sunday, August 04, 2013
instapundit:
Saturday, August 03, 2013
Questionable content turns 10. That's a little longer than I've been blogging. I am liking the current story arc with Dale and the AI. I don't think that my webcomic or my blogging hav gotten bettr with time the way QC's art has.
Somewhere yesterday, maybe on the bus on in chinatown, my E key got sticky,and now it's not showing up unless i backspace and put it in, so i'v been doing that a lot.
Somewhere yesterday, maybe on the bus on in chinatown, my E key got sticky,and now it's not showing up unless i backspace and put it in, so i'v been doing that a lot.
Thursday, August 01, 2013
This is a comment from /u/SaidinWoT about websites that aren't wasteful:
- khanacademy.org - Watch thousands of micro-lectures on topics ranging from history and medicine to chemistry and computer science!
- freerice.com - Help end world hunger by correctly answering multiple-choice quizzes on a wide variety of subjects!
- fuckinghomepage.com - LINKS TO FUCKING AWESOME SHIT THAT CHANGE EVERY MOTHERFUCKING DAY.
- artofmanliness.com - Blog/site dedicated to all things manly, great for learning life skills and good insights.
- unplugthetv.com - Randomly selects an educational video to watch instead of useless drivel.
- coursera.org - Educational site that works with universities to get their courses on the internet, free for you to use!
- lizardpoint.com - A collection of browser-based games and the like to improve knowledge of geography, math, and such.
- ted.com - Collection of TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) talks in which knowledgable speakers address a variety of topics in short videos (< 18 minutes)
- lifehacker.com - Learn to hack life! Tips and tricks for improving all areas of your life.
- lifehackninja.com - Recently started life hack site that offers lists of useful knowledge.
- good.is/infographics - (Note: /u/gerbalgerbal typo'd to /inforgraphics, which does exist but isn't much of anything) Collection of infographics to get some good information in an easy to digest visual format.
- mathrun.net - Practice your basic math skills with a simple game
- justinguitar.com - Hundreds of free guitar lessons as well as some basic music theory.
- duolingo.com - Learn a new language for free while helping to translate the web!
- memrise.com - Learn things quickly and efficiently with flashcards that are spaced based on the spacing effect
- cookingforengineers.com - A site containing one man's explorations in food, with step by step instructions for making a wide variety of dishes.
- thedatingspecialist.com - A weekly blog run by a professional dating coach, offers advice on a wide variety of relationship topics.
- zenhabits.net - Blog about improving your life by making it simpler.
- nerdfitness.com - Fitness resource for the average person.
- mentalfloss.com - Articles meant to expose you to interesting info, whether to "make you smile" or to really get you thinking.
- openculture.com - Compendium of free learning resources, including courses, textbooks, and videos/films.
- charitynavigator.org - Site dedicated to reviewing charities so you can easily research any you might be interested in and see how they hold up.
- lettersofnote.com - Their tagline does better than I can: "Correspondence deserving of a wider audience"
- thedailymiscellany.com - On the opposite end of the vulgarity spectrum from fuckinghomepage.com, a daily dose of useful knowledge, quotes, and other random things.
Adding in some suggestions from elsewhere in the thread (sorry if I missed any):
- MIT Open Courseware - Free access to quite a few MIT courses that are on par with what you'd expect from MIT. (from /u/1900david)
- codecademy.com - Pretty nice website with introductory courses for various programming languages and web technologies. (from /u/Archaya (and others, Archaya just replied directly to this post))
- investopedia.com - Learn about the world of finance, from basic terminology to in depth analysis of various areas of investing. (from /u/IAmNotAPerson6)
- udacity.com - Free courses mainly focused around mathematics and programming. Aimed at people of all skill levels, redditors really seem to like it (I've never actually tried it). (from /u/veggie124 (and possibly others))
- lang-8.com - Write posts in a language you're trying to learn, get them critiqued by a native speaker (and in turn help that native speaker learn your language)! (from /u/smallpoly)
- careerbuilder.com - Job hunting site meant to help you find a career. Rather aptly named. (from/u/NOT_ACTUALLYRELEVANT)
- ureddit.com - Reddit's very own University! Learn from fellow redditors, or try to teach them. (from/u/Gr1pp717)
- engineerguy.com - Collection of videos in which Bill breaks down various feats of engineering in layman's terms. (from /u/Bovisaurus)
- zooniverse.org - Take part in investigating various interesting studies of nature, science, and culture. (from/u/velawesomeraptors)
- quora.com - Ask questions you're curious about, answer those you're knowledgable about. Tailor your own feed to fit what interests you. (from /u/virjog)
- aldaily.com - Aggregation of articles from various higher education journals and publications. (from /u/Hesprit)
- noexcuselist.com/everything - A convenient list of lots of awesome sites to learn from. Includes pretty much everything listed here, helpfully grouped into categories. Hover over links to get descriptions that may or may not beat out mine! (from /u/figureEIGHTS)
- livemocha.com - Community dedicated to the idea of everyone being fluent in multiple languages, teach or be taught another language with the goal of conversational fluency. (from /u/bearfiesta)
- simplesciencefitness.com - Breaking down the science behind fitness into layman's terms. (from /u/lapiak)
