"Murphy was an optimist!"
Temporarily Silenced? February 17, 2006 11:48 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeIs it just me or are others having difficulty getting to No Silence?
1 comment so farThe Numbers! February 17, 2006 10:53 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestNow that’s a domain name!
add a commentOf Grasshoppers February 17, 2006 8:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Taking my anger out on other people makes me feel worse.
Master: Doesn’t do much for the other person either.
Oh! So crickets is wrong. February 16, 2006 9:24 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : VideoAnd all this time I thought I was supposed to bait the hook! (2 min 49 sec video) Thank you Amanda.
add a commentThe Other Lost February 16, 2006 8:57 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesThe Reign of Ellen has great LOST reviews. Today she posted one word and received 17 comments! Comment #16 MUST be read! The anonymous poster did an incredible job. I’ll quote an exerpt which has SPOILERS from last night’s show:
[First she points out the name and city of the captive is an anagram (just like Ethan’s was):] HENRY GALE MINNESOTA = SEE AN OTHER MAN LYING
[then there is the connection to the balloon:] He’s so full of hot air.
[regarding the description of the balloon:] He was describing the dimensions of Steve Fossett’s balloon, Spirit of Freedom, which Fossett used to make his round-the-world solo flight, starting and ending in Australia.
Spirit of Freedom was sponsored by Bud Light. Budweiser’s mascot is
… a frog.[Henry’s dead wife went to the U. of Minnesota:] The U. of Minnesota is in Minneapolis, a TWIN city. The school’s teams are called the Golden Gophers. Henry is a go-fer for The Others.
Let me throw in a couple of other tidbits. Henry Gale was Dorothy’s Uncle in The Wizard of Oz. The Wizard escaped in a hot air ballon. Oz is the nickname for Australia.
8commentsBloodsuckers! February 16, 2006 7:20 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily LifeUnbelievable! It’s February and a mosquitoe just flew in front of my face, and promptly died. For those that missed it, the season is winter, and a mosquitoe was flying around in my house!
add a commentLost in Weirdness February 16, 2006 6:08 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Lost, Of Interest, TV / MoviesFor today’s LOST commentary, I bow to Weird Al (slooooow load but well worth it! Did I meantion that this is a slow load?). The man should be knighted!
On a side note, a gross number of people seem to be misunderstanding the noise as the countdown clock hit zero. Michael, the island’s resident engineer and awol mad father, was inspecting some large, thick steel things in the ceiling that appeared to be “blast doors” so the noises would be the safety latches releasing in preparation to drop the blast doors and lock everyone inside.
My wife, in her wisdom, has pointed out that at least 4 of the islanders were involved in (or related to) a car wreck. Jack’s wife, Shannon’s dad, Locke, Michael and potentially Kate. Was this all the same accident?
As for the frog incident, I believe Sawyer was simply letting Hugo know, despite Hurley’s attempt to walk away, Sawyer was still in control.
add a commentWoot Woot Woot! February 16, 2006 1:00 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestFor you woot fans that are often dejected that the good stuff sold out at 1:32am, Woot is having a Woot Off!
add a commentIn Woot-Off mode, a new product is launched immediately after the sellout of the previous deal. There is a half-Woot-life of 12 hours maximum on any product within a Woot-Off that does not sell out. The number of Woot-Off items, sequence, and quantity will not be announced.
DIY Satellites February 16, 2006 8:11 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, Science, TechnologyCool! Now anyone can put junk into orbit!
add a commentOf Grasshoppers February 16, 2006 5:29 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: I was tested and failed.
Master: Sometimes lessons look like tests.
Of Grasshoppers February 15, 2006 7:55 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, Of Grasshoppers, Philosophy, Politics, Touchy Subjects, United StatesStudent: Do guns hurt people?
Master: Guns don’t hurt people. Dick Cheney hurts people. [Source]
see also: Commentary on the Cheney shooting
add a commentInfant Milestones February 15, 2006 7:45 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Evan, Family, Of Being DadEvan, 8 months, slept through the night last night! Now if we can get him out of the swing
Today’s Cool Video February 15, 2006 6:59 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Gadgets, TechnologyI really like the music in this video by Graffiti Researd Lab showing LED Throwies. Well composed!
A Throwie consists of a lithium battery, a 10mm diffused LED and a rare-earth magnet taped together.
From the Make:Blog comments. One commenter questions the environmental impact:
what do you think the ecological impact of peppering the landscape with a handful of lithium batteries is?
And another bemoans the waste of good electronics:
It seems a shame to have the still good magnet and still good LED slaved to a dead battery halfway up a wall.
Source [Instructions to make your own]
add a commentFrom the mouths of babes February 15, 2006 6:36 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Family, From the mouths of babesDad trying to converse with Mom. Baby screaming enhanced by television and daily chaos.
Mom, exasperated: "I can’t hear shit!"
Amy, 3 years: "Mom. Why can’t you hear a ship?"
I was laughing tears out of my eyes about the time Amy said "hear."
add a commentOf Grasshoppers February 15, 2006 6:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: Who am I?
Master: You are the embodiment of how others perceive you. Be true.
