For today’s dumb internet quiz of the day…..
Archive of entries posted on September 2008
Recent readings…
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel by Michio Kaku
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
I became interested in the book after hearing an interview with the author on Slice of SciFi. Its an easy read and goes into just enough depth on the physics you need to know to discuss why certain science fiction stables are possible and why others are impossible.
Fun and educational read.
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Playing for Keeps by Mur Lafferty
My review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
I started with the Podcast but ended with the paper edition that was just printed. A fun read playing with the superhero genre. The creativity of the “useless” powers and their use in the story by the author made this an enjoyable read.
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When geeks grown up and have families.
I saw this driving home the other day.
How Many of You?
The Trib today had a point to the website HowManyOfMe.com. As far as internet diversions go, this was a good one.
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Dinah’s the clear winner here. However, I was suprised to learn that there are 10,677 people in the U.S. with the first name Dinah. The last name is what makes her stand out.
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I was really shocked that Evan clocked in so low.
Good Samaritans?
I got off the train to find my Vue not starting. The car wasn’t turning over, it feels like a dead battery or something similar. I called Sarah and she loaded up the kids and headed to the train station to come and give me a jump. While I was waiting I got the jumper cables out and popped the hood to be ready to rock when the family arrived.
During the time I was waiting with the hood up two other commuter trains stopped, people unloaded, got in their cars and drove off. Not one stopped to ask me if I needed some help. I probably would have decline as Sarah was on the way, but I was still a bit suprised.
Anyway, after having lots of trouble trying to jump the car (the Odyssey didn’t give enough juice to turn over the Vue?) the kids were starting to freak out, so Sarah and the kids bailed to go get dinner. I called my mom and she was coming over to help me, or at least schlep me off to buy a new battery. I left the hood up while waiting for my mom because I wanted to give it one more ago.
While waiting another train stopped. Again, no one stopped.
Anyway, mom showed up, car got started, NTB replaced the battery, all is good. Car started again this morning, crisis completed. But its got me thinking…
I understand the desire just to go home, how many times have I not stopped to ask someone if they need help? I’m not running off to do a transplant surgery or something else time sensitive like that, it’ll only cost a small bit of time to be a non-crappy human being. Today, I’ve mentally committeed to not being that guy anymore.