Tag: humor
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The n Types of Programmers
In the tradition of Matt Groening’s Life in Hell… Abstraction Guy “We really need a Factory Pattern for that Factory Pattern.” Pros: Produces really really really loosely-coupled systems. Cons: Output will never escape the layers of code. Buzzword Bumbler “This enterprise needs to move to a service-oriented paradigm in the cloudplex to encapsulate polydactylism!” Pros:…
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Clarifying the Science Behind Global Cooling
“It is easy to lie with statistics; it is easier to lie without them.” – Frederick Mosteller Global Cooling Trend Close-Up of Last Decade Yesterday I posted this image of what climatologists are claiming is evidence of warming in the last decade, and explained how it actually shows a cooling trend; however, it has come…
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More Global Cooling Evidence Embarrasses the IPCC Orthodoxy
A recent article that appeared in The Australian, Climate facts to warm to, has the transcript of an important interview with Dr. Jennifer Marohasy a biologist, free market advocate, and Global Warming skeptic. When asked “Is the Earth still warming?” Dr. Marohasy replied: No, actually, there has been cooling, if you take 1998 as your…
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Programming Adventures: Revision History Humor
I had a good chuckle while working on a Database Procedure today, when I spotted the following entry in the Revision History notes: Revision History Humor
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Super Science Ninja Squad: Alan Turing
Sadly, after his chemical castration, Turing committed suicide by eating a cyanide-laced apple.
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Sun Spot Cycle Prompts Fears of Global Cooling
Yet again my religious faith in Anthropogenic Global Warming has been shaken to its core by the power of Conservative Science. Witness the headline appearing on the Drudge Report last week: “Sun’s ‘disturbingly quiet’ cycle prompts fear of global COOLING…” The article in question points out that there is nothing to show CO2 variations have…
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ideonexus is a 100% All-American Blog
Sam Shepard, Apollo 14 dorancha has correctly pointed out, without implying that I personally was a communist, that the Smurfs are pretty much commies living in a Marxist Utopia. Some bloggers have accused me of socialism in my Tragedy of the Commons Explained with Smurfs article. You know who the real commies are in the…
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Tragedy of the Commons Explained with Smurfs
Has been posted at the Science Creative Quarterly. 99 Smurfs on the Wall Our Earth is filled with finite resources that we, as the Human Race, exploit for personal gain. Oil, Fish Stocks, Forests, Clean Air, and water are just a few of the resources that nobody “owns,” but everybody needs in order to survive.…
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OzOnatORRRRRRR!!!
Blogging has introduced me lots of wonderfully intelligent, thoughtful people with whom I both agree and disagree. Blogging has also opened me up to the apparent ravings of lunatics as well. Behold, a sample of what ended up in my inbox last month: First the quakes from global warming, then my “unusually” correct quake predictions…
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Harnessing the Incredible Brainpower of Sports Fans
Flash Gordon Quarterback, NY Jets One day I decided I was going to become an American Football fan. I went to a sportswear shop in the mall and picked out a Raiders cap. The Raiders were going to be my team. That afternoon, I arrived at my dishwashing job at the college cafeteria, proudly sporting…
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Flying Spaghetti Monster on My Desk (Shhhh… Let’s see if they notice.)
A friend gave me this ultra-nifty handy-dandy spifferific crocheted FSM for the Winter Solstice Holiday Season, and since FSM is my co-pilot, I’ve placed it on my desk for all to appreciate. FSM is My Co-Pilot Here’s the thing. I work for the Federal Government on a Coast Guard Base. We are prohibited from religious…
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Dr. Jay Hosler’s “Clan Apis”
Clan Apis Clan Apis chronicles the life and times of a single worker honey bee, Nyuki, who’s delightfully wise-ass and wholly enchanted with her life in a hive where her personal experiences are no different from those of the her thousands of neighbors. Dr. Jay Hosler’s understanding of entomology, evolution, and natural science allows him…