Monthly Archives: February 2005

Rock Hamsters

OK, this guy takes a midi sequencer, hooks it up to something to detect hamster movements, and makes music with it. Now, I’m game for the sound coming out, but, the stage show that I see sucks.  Where are the flash boxes?  The smoke?  Two freakin PC speakers?  Give me a break!  Rappers put a little more thought into their… (more…)

Potty Training

Mrs. Moon and I were watching basketball this afternoon.  The baby had wondered off and was being quiet for the first time all day.  I was enjoying that.  I got to wondering about him when almost on cue he came strolling into the living room, sans pants or diaper and saying "Stinky".  Now, stinky means he has already done his… (more…)

John Chaney

John Chaney was suspended for the rest of the regular season by Temple on Friday for ordering rough play by one of his players, who proceeded to foul out in 4 minutes against Saint Joseph’s and broke an opponent’s arm. The primary reason I put John Chaney under "Jerk of the Day" is because I have been a long time… (more…)

Church, drinking, and football don’t mix

A priest pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter Tuesday in the death of a University of Pittsburgh football player who fell through a church ceiling while drunk. The Rev. Henry Krawczyk, who entered the plea on the day his trial was to begin, was sentenced to seven years’ probation. The sentence was the maximum amount of probation the priest could have… (more…)

Height and money?

An infant boy’s growth during his first year of life may signal his economic growth during adulthood. Baby boys who are taller than their peers between birth and their first birthday grow up to earn more money as adults, say researchers from the U.K. and Finland. But they say their study merely shows an association between infant height and adult… (more…)

Get out the crash ax

Capt. Jim Hosking is stunned as he reads the message from the cockpit printer aboard United Flight 890. On most days, messages sent to the Boeing 747 are ordinary: maintenance items or reports of bad weather. On this day, Sept. 11, before sunrise over the Pacific Ocean, the warning is unlike any he has seen. Hijackings? Terrorist attack? This is… (more…)

Paris Hacked

I did a piece on Paris Hilton’s Sidekick getting hacked.  From the media perspective, it’s definitely a Pavlov’s dog.  However, it does have some serious technology and social implications. So, I stuck it in the Spaceweb.

The Da Vinci Code

I watched the movie.  My wife read the book and we discussed it at length numerous times.  Now, apparently, The Da Vinci Code is getting a new life: Art experts and conservative clerics are holding an unusual "trial” in Leonardo da Vinci’s hometown aimed at sorting out fact from fiction in the "The Da Vinci Code” after many readers took… (more…)

History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes

Eugene Volokh notes that the quote "History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, But It Rhymes" has been attributed to Mark Twain.  I double checked his claim and sure enough, it’s all over the internet.  All kinds of people, including history teachers, directly attribute it to Mark Twain.  However, if you go to the official Mark Twain quotes page, it’s not there! Now,… (more…)

O’Reilly does Yoda

This is a classic.  Thanks to Dirty Dingus for the head’s up! From Wazzadem.com: Bill O’ReillyWelcome back to the O’Reilly Factor, I’m Bill O’Reilly. On the impact segment tonight – among the myriad groups opposing the war in Iraq is one calling itself The Jedi Council. The group’s founder, who goes only by the name Yoda, has claimed, among other… (more…)

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