Breast Cancer! Oh noes!!1
Oct 14th 2007rants
No, not me. Or anyone I know. But it IS official Breast Cancer Month, or something, which is why every single
Sticking out our Bureaucratic Tongues
Oct 11th 2007rants
The voters of the state in which I live (not “my state”), last year, passed a referendum forbidding insurance
Free tuition!
Aug 23rd 2007nerd alert & rants
A senator (D, of course) has proposed a $25 billion education package that includes “free tuition” for students majoring in science, math, engineering, and “technology”. (Whatever kinds of “technology” are not included in “science” and “engineering”, that is. Air conditioning repair?) It’s not entirely “free”, since there’s a string attached: “Students must work or teach [...]
When explaining isn’t helping
Aug 2nd 2007General & nerd alert & rants
Been a bit frustrated at work this week – well, okay, for at least the last year now, but at least this is a
First day
Jul 3rd 2006General & nerd alert
“Um… can I help you?” “Well…. I’m [orange]. The new postdoc.” Repeat half a
Yahoo news says it all
Oct 18th 2004General
“UN Urged to Ignore Bush Plea for Human Cloning Ban” “‘Frankenfish’ Caught in Great