A while back I bought a "Targus Chill Mat" to stop my computer from overheating (it has turned itself off a few times because of it). I worked great until it didn't. Basically the connection between it and the cord that connects to the computer became loose. I could wiggle it until it started working again, but that became annoying. So tonight ( Read more... )

LINKBasically a middle school in North Carolina tried to set up a fund raiser where students would get 20 points that they could put to two tests (10 points/test) if they donated $20. How on earth did no one say "THIS IS A BAD IDEA!!" I mean seriously ... teaching kids that it is okay to bribe your way into better grades? What is going to happen ( Read more... )

The next experiment that my research group is going to be doing involves strontium. It has been studied before my another group who tries to get the same information about an ion, but using a different type of experiment. They reported results like 12(14) and 1100(1000). We plan on doing better ...

Right now there are a few games that I play on facebook ... I just discovered that within one of the games, there is a mission where you basically get to shoot cars as they go by ... entirely too much fun :)

One of the books that I am reading right now had this joke ( Read more... )

I went to target today. I first noticed that something was wrong while I was checking out when the cashier would scan an item, there would be a beeping noise, and then she would look at the cash register. Sometimes she would scan the item again, but sometimes she would not. My worry was that I was being charged multiple times for the same item ( Read more... )

The news has been pretty disturbing lately ... some kids douse another kid with rubbing alcohol and lit on fire, police find 10+ bodies in the home of a rapist, a girl was raped by multiple people for 2+ hours while other people watch ...

What makes people do these sorts of things?

I just found this new number puzzle and it pretty much kicking my butt. It is called Kakuro and it is basically a crossword puzzle, but with numbers (warning: the commercials before each game are annoying). I cannot get anywhere near the people who are at the top of the "best times list", but I keep trying. I have been playing Hidato and Hitori ( Read more... )

I have been using last.fm for almost four years now. I forget why I started using it, but I like being able to look at how my listening habits change over time. It is also pretty good at giving recommendations. Since I have started listening to a lot of Alice in Chains, I have had quite a few "random friend requests" from people just because ( Read more... )

Today was one of those days where I really needed a nap. I think that naptime should be reinstated. Robbie thinks that we should have siestas. Mark thinks that we should be allowed to go home early. I think that I would be okay with any of those ( Read more... )