The Secret Geek has a satirical article about how to be depressed. Apart from being really funny, I think the advice could be really beneficial if you just reverse everything. The list of abstract destructive thought patterns ("heuristics from hell"?) was kind of eye-opening, for me at least (maybe all y'all who are good at introspection already ( Read more... )

Old school hackers do it in the 'more magic' position.

"We four are interchangeable." -- "NOOOOO ( Read more... )

Richard Stallman's personal ad makes the Best Of Craigslist. Hee.

And, to give this entry more than nominal worth, here's an essay on a serendipitous but highly effective method of countering door-to-door proselytizers.

Best Of Craigslist is some quite excellent reading (frequently NSFW). Updates fairly often, but at seemingly irregular intervals

http://www.anniemayhem.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/?p=1285

Oh look, it is the original hampster dance, without all the ridiculous frills and stupidity and complicatedness and NONCUTENESS that have overtaken the original creator!

Sadly, I guess webhamster.com is prevented from using the classic `hampster' typo by copyright or somesuch. Can typos be trademarked/copyrighted?

"This recipe is an excellent source of protein, iron, vitamin B, this, that, this, that, blah blah..."

I'm tempted to take them at their word and take the recipe in to a lab for nutritional analysis. Should come up high on fiber, but none of that stuff they quoted. False advertising!!!

"This is basic math. And by basic I mean complicated."

"It was like magic, except it was magic that was understood."

"This would be an awesome place for zombies."

"I don't have to put arrows. I've got tenure!"

I don't know why this made me burst out in giggles when saizai mentioned it, but it did.

How long has it been since you drew a square root sign? Or an integral sign? Or [insert thing here]? If you're out of school, it might be quite some time.

Go draw one. Yeah, you. Right now.

These pants are fully operational ( Read more... )