I accomplished my #1 TAM9 goal:Bill Nye :D
Category Archive: geeky
May 08 2011
The Empire Hearts Moms
Seattle sure knows how to welcome people back from trips (click for larger):This comic shop is right by my apartment and across from the bus stop I stand at every day – but it usually doesn’t look this lively.Hopefully the Force reminded you to call your mom today.
Jan 04 2011
Seattle has superheroes
No, really. Go watch the video And he’s not the only one. Apparently there are nine of them, part of the “Rain City Supehero Movement.” What. PS: If you’ll allow me a bit of shallowness, Dan from near Seattle is super cute. I’d use my super powers to, uh, save him any day. …Unfortunately I …
Dec 17 2010
Google can now filter by "reading level"
This is a really neat advanced search feature just released by Google! You can now filter by “reading level,” including within posts for a certain site. How do they determine what’s considered Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced? The feature is based primarily on statistical models we built with the help of teachers. We paid teachers to …
Dec 17 2010
Google can now filter by “reading level”
This is a really neat advanced search feature just released by Google! You can now filter by “reading level,” including within posts for a certain site. How do they determine what’s considered Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced? The feature is based primarily on statistical models we built with the help of teachers. We paid teachers to …
Nov 08 2010
Why my building has key cards
Now I just need to figure out how to make the doors say “Good morning, Ms. McCreight” instead of “Beep.” Then I’ll really be living in a sci-fi movie. (Alternate reason why my building has key cards: To keep the undergrads out. I like my reason better.) EDIT: I originally had pi = 0.6 because …
Oct 21 2010
Purdue to host intercollegiate Quidditch tournament
Why do all the awesome things happen after graduation?! Purdue University is hosting an intercollegiate Quidditch tournament from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 24), just days before the world debut of the final Harry Potter film, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.” The Hogwarts-looking Windsor Halls will serve as the backdrop as caped …
Oct 13 2010
This is where the magic happens
I’m not feeling particularly blogging inspired (thanks, grad school), so here’s some random photos of my new apartment, now that it’s all set up (click images for larger):How about a game of geeky I Spy? What can you spot, other than the inevitable wire-induced fire hazard beneath my desk?
Sep 20 2010
I’m ready to take over the world with Rationalism
Who else is going to waste their entire Tuesday playing Civilization 5? I’m purposefully making this post now because tomorrow I’m going to be too busy conquering the world. I’m a huge Civ fan, though I got into the series a bit late. A friend introduced me to Civ3 in high school, so I played …
Sep 10 2010
Guess what I now own?
The first two issues of The Atheist comic:The covers are cool enough, but the story is kind of neat: When your fears are beyond belief you need a hero beyond believing. Antoine Sharpe is a scalpel on two legs – skeptical, brilliant, ruthless. A special agent with a shadowy department of the U.S. government, Sharpe …
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