Archive for August, 2009

Godwin’s Law in Health Care Town Hall Meetings…

Uncategorized: August 21st, 2009

Lady gets too creative asking congressman during US “town hall” meeting on health care, congressman reacts with an even more creative retort. Is it out of line? I don’t think so. A crazy question merits a crazy answer. And just what is Godwin’s Law? It’s this: the longer a discussion goes, the probability of comparisons [...]

Stormtrooper

Uncategorized: August 23rd, 2009

Found this on Flickr: Just note, this is not mine. It’s Chris Veigh‘s–the Star Wars Chipmunk guy.

Tech Support For Non-Tech People

Uncategorized: August 24th, 2009

Randall Munroe, creator of one of my favoritest webcomics, puts it nicely: View original post on xkcd

Standard Test Data


August 26th, 2009

Normalizing Spending Power Across Countries Using Hamburgers

Uncategorized: August 27th, 2009

When we were in Japan, we were warned not to directly convert the prices directly to our local currency. Since Tokyo is ten times more expensive than Manila, we would surely be in a shock of our lives and end up not buying any basics since stuff is so expensive. How did we arrive at [...]

Why Science and Mainstream Media Sometimes Don’t Mix

Uncategorized: August 31st, 2009

Because they blow things out of proportion, that’s why. I have a soft spot for the scientific community (I was trained as a chemist by an institution in the field!) and every time mainstream media misses the point, little photons shed tears. I agree to those who propose that PROPER science education be reinforced. From [...]