Formal Proof Jackassery

Out on the 'net, A Formal Proof that Neil deGrasse Tyson is a Jackass

Would you believe that I came across this on a random page with the link running, in effect, as a classified ad? The Internet is a wondrous thing.

Library Follies

My local library highly estimates the reading ability of Lake County, IN library patrons. They made Thomas Piketty's Capital in the Twenty First Century a seven day loan book. Not counting footnotes, it's a 577 page book.

I'll give it a shot.

Even Google Thinks I Should Fly

I just did a trip plan to see what my alternatives are. It looks like Google's getting into flying directions

Maybe I should reconsider driving? Maybe not.

Besides, renting a minivan and driving the five of us down is significantly cheaper. As a bonus I get to add a few more states on my quest to visit all 50 states.

Kulturkampf

I love Ted Cruz. He sees this:

And his response is this:

Ted Cruz        ✔ @tedcruz

Follow

Saw this, but noticed an error. So I wanted to make one thing clear: I don't smoke cigarettes http://bit.ly/1nqK08i 

You can see the full poster here at the artist's website.

1+1=10

There are ten types of people in this world.

Those who can count in binary and those who can't.

I was reminded of this old math joke in a global warming thread. The assertion in defense of global warming was that for 100% of mathematicians, 1+1=2. I can only assume that it was an effort to make the point that on some things we legitimately all agree. But such areas of universal accord are narrower than is commonly perceived.

Kids Prefer Cheese

Not your everyday, ordinary economist's blog, Michael Munger's Kids prefer Cheese.

Sun Tzu and Bob Marley

My older daughter told me she had decided to pick out Sun Tzu's The Art of War for reading on her own. She had a substitute teacher in art class and was reading the book but found it impossible to continue as two of her classmates were singing Bob Marley's Three Little Birds and the juxtaposition of the two was just too much for her. My daughter is having an unusual 6th grade.

No, Just no

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It's just not sparkly enough.

B-)

Generation Gap:Hearing Gap

"What are they talking about, the boogie woogie beautiful boy?"

 - My daughter, who'd never heard of the song. 

This one's for you Maria. 

My younger daughter is branching into film criticism

"If Miss Piggy is in it, it has to be good."

"Chickens are the gateway to the soul"

The Federal Government has a Manual

Did you know that the federal government comes with a manual? I dimly remember hearing of such a thing back when I lived in DC in the first Bush administration but I haven't seen it in literally decades. They've put it online.

You can download it for free here. The associated stylesheet is here.

Should I wear a wig?

My younger daughter has just informed me that I am not allowed to go bald or shave my head. No St. Baldrick for me. She told me that it would be too scarring and that if I ever go bald, I have to wear a wig.

It's the law. She said so.

So, dear readers, what say you?

Morning repartee

One of my kids was feeling lazy and asked not to go to school today. Inspiration struck my coffee starved brain and before I really had time to think "Why? Are you feeling especially pro-ignorance today?" came out of my mouth. Those sorts of things usually occur to me after the opportunity is gone.

Today's going to be a good day.

Absolutely, positively don't do this

It's like the XKCD reached deep into my collection of technical nightmares and fished out the big one. 

snowed in

What a strange day. We're pretty much snowed in. The county's declared a state of emergency for non-incorporated areas my kids flight back from their grandparents got canceled.

Oh, and I caught the matinee showing of Frozen.

Heh

Good movie, though very much a grrl power film. It was still good art.

Thug Notes

Cliffs Notes has a new competitor from the hood. I give you thug notes (NSFW). 

HT: National Association of Scholars

sad but funny thesis

Picked out from lolmythesis

If you want people to make good decisions about climate change policy, tell them about it when it is really, really hot.

Why yes, you can influence climate perceptions by turning off the air conditioners which James Hansen and Tim Wirth did before testifying before Congress in 1988.

Bacon Turkey cooties

My younger daughter just informed me that she hasn't had real bacon in forever and she wants to make some to eat. When I reminded her that we had bacon yesterday on the turkey, she said it didn't count because being on the turkey turned it into turkey bacon and she wanted real (pork) bacon.

"So the turkey has cooties?" I asked, not thinking she'd actually agree.

She agreed.

Turkey cooties. Sigh. I foresee a lot of trouble handling the leftovers this year.