First off, I'm going to say that I love MythBusters. It's entertaining, it's educational, and they blow stuff up. But their concept of scientific experimentation absolutely boggles the mind. They constantly change the parameters of the experiment to get their desired result, which is completely backwards. Their control groups are laughable, and ( Read more... )

A man said to the universe:
"Sir I exist!"
"However," replied the universe,
"The fact has not created in me
A sense of obligation."

-- Stephen Crane

Please put this on your status if you know someone (or are related to someone) who has been eaten by dragons. My wish for 2010 is that people will understand that being eaten by dragons is not something to be ashamed of. Dragons are nearly unstoppable and are truly terrifying. 93% won't copy and paste this...they have...been eaten by dragons ( Read more... )

( See, Claire? I'm not always mean to him. )

"Comic books are dangerous to the American way of life, you see. I've always agreed with that theory. A child raised on comics can't help but grow up with a questioning mind, an expanded imagination, a sense of wonder, a desire to know what make things tick--machines, people, governments. No wonder our gilded conservatives are afraid of them." -- ( Read more... )

I was talking to my very lovely and intelligent friend Bee, and we've come up with an idea ( Read more... )

Left on the table where it would be found, gift-wrapped, with a note:

Happy Mother's Day to the best mother I have ever met.

Love always,
Your Noah

I am definitely buying this shirt to wear to see Star Trek.

Also this one. Because I do.

I just read that Stephen Hawkings was hospitalized. I hope he recovers.

Peter, you were right: Watchmen was amazing.