Random Thoughts of the Day:

I *heart* Dr. Cross. This was a great way to start my day. :-)

-janelane

Random thoughts (not written by me, but I can relate to many of them)

If you think for a moment that a year from now, the hot new trend will be going purple and we'll have forgotten all about this eco mumbo-jumbo, think again. If we continue living irresponsibly, depleting our planet's resources and churning out non-biodegradable waste like there's no tomorrow, then before we know it, there really will be no tomorrow.

Food for thought for everyone who hears "green" and sees red.

-janelane

Greenwala - 9 Misleading Myths About Going Green

In this year's economic stimulus package, the United States government allocated $4.5 billion to developing technologies for the "smart grid," a revamped delivery system for electricity. Advocates envision a digital system that can make energy-saving adjustments to power flow. Several million networked meters have already been distributed in the United States.

But critics say that rushing to roll out this system could give rise to security problems. At a recent conference, Mike Davis, a senior security consultant at the Seattle-based research company IOActive, gave a presentation on a proof-of-concept cyber attack that could potentially allow an attacker to shut off large numbers of meters remotely. Researchers say now is the time to test the smart grid and get security right.

Get something right the first time? Un-likely.

-janelane

Technology Review: Meters for the Smart Grid

Patrick Swayze, the balletically athletic actor who rose to stardom in the films “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” and whose 20-month battle with advanced pancreatic cancer drew wide attention, died Monday. He was 57.

R.I.P.

Patrick Swayze, Actor With Physical Grace, Is Dead at 57 - Obituary (Obit) - NYTimes.com

Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia)

Funnest. Rollercoaster. Ever. And with no loops!

Goliath (Six Flags Over Georgia) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Go crazy with the cheese whiz!

What part of this don't you understand? If two blades is good, and three blades is better, obviously five blades would make us the best fucking razor that ever existed. Comprende? We didn't claw our way to the top of the razor game by clinging to the two-blade industry standard. We got here by taking chances. Well, five blades is the biggest chance of all.

Here's the report from Engineering. Someone put it in the bathroom: I want to wipe my ass with it. They don't tell me what to invent—I tell them. And I'm telling them to stick two more blades in there. I don't care how. Make the blades so thin they're invisible. Put some on the handle. I don't care if they have to cram the fifth blade in perpendicular to the other four, just do it!

The 5-blade razor has been out awhile, but I thought this "editorial" summed up its origins nicely.

-janelane

Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades

Rare Centuple Play Ends Mets' Season

I *heart* The Onion.

-janelane

Rare Centuple Play Ends Mets' Season | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Saima took out a $65 loan and used the money to buy beads and cloth, which she transformed into beautiful embroidery that she then sold to merchants in the markets of Lahore. She used the profit to buy more beads and cloth, and soon she had an embroidery business and was earning a solid income — the only one in her household to do so. Saima took her elder daughter back from the aunt and began paying off her husband’s debt.null

Changing the world, $65 at a time.

-janelane

The Women’s Crusade - NYTimes.com

Follow-up:

Slate looks at how Obama can kill the death panel rumors.

PolitiFact debunks each fabrication of the crazies point-by-point.

The Kaiser Family Foundation compares each proposal side-by-side.

What a breath of fresh air after all the pollution of the town hall meetings!

-janelane

RE: Healthcare "debate"