December 2009
13 posts
Climate Change Deniers vs The Scientific Consensus →
I’ll admit I was confused, though leaning towards believing the consensus, before finding this picture.
Now, especially having looked at the sources, I fully trust the scientific consensus and am very worried.
The Best Movie Review Ever →
I still haven’t seen the third Star Wars prequel and generally avoid the entire genre of sci-fi films released since The Phantom Menace.
Person of the Year
Here’s the thing: before the iPod Touch there was no good way to Google or Wikipedia whatever you wanted over dinner at a national chain or a local coffee house. Steve Jobs is largely responsible for the iPod Touch.
Seriously. Think about that.
And if you have never Googled or Wikipediaed in a Wifi hotspot, have been in the presence of someone who has done so and you thought it was...
WatchIf your company’s censor-ware doesn’t block this it would if your company’s censor-ware weren’t shit (aka NSFW).
Enworld
Dammit. Every time I go to Enworld to find an obscure answer to a simple Dungeons and Dragons question, I get sucked into four hours of entrancing reading but zero productivity.
Everything That Is Wrong With the US Explained →
All Men Watch Porn →
“Scientists at the University of Montreal launched a search for men who had never looked at pornography - but couldn’t find any.”
After you’ve checked out the previously mentioned Holiday Sampler, head on over to the Mythos Market and check out their Unbearably Scary Solstice Combo.
Ah, who doesn’t love the holiday classics like “Freddy the Red Brained Mi-Go”, “Oh Come All Ye Olde Ones”, and—my personal favorite—“Silent Night, Blasphemous Night”.
(via Tor)
The 2009 edition of the Suburban Sprawl Holiday Sampler has been unleashed. I think it’s the best yet.
If you’re not hip to the sampler, every year the Suburban Sprawl record label collects a bunch of holiday-themed songs and releases them as a free download. I’d call the mix subversive if anything can still be subversive in this era. Does “eclectic” still work?
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If You Have a Kid but Are Not Keeping Up With...
Kid’s music, at it’s best, is as engaging and fun as adult music but directly engages age appropriate subjects. As great as The Clash’s music is, pre-teens shouldn’t have to understand the politics and music of the late 70s and early 80s to really get the music on the trip to daycare/school/grandma’s house.
NPR’s list of favorite kids music from 2009 is up....
Holiday Crackers
Should you find yourself in the cracker aisle this season wondering what is what, remember this: Town House are saltines added to butter, but Club are butter added to saltines.
Also: Ritz are cheap ripoffs of Town House.