Amusing typogarphical errors – 4 12 Oct 2007 From an AP Bio student on his vocab quiz (they have to learn word roots, like -itis, -logy, etc. and be able to use the parts in real words w/ definitions): “Mammograb: Examination of the breasts.” Via Beautiful Biology, hat tip to John Pieret. Humor
Administrative A new comment policy? 6 May 2011 From Barry Ritholz’s blog Please use the comments to demonstrate your own ignorance, unfamiliarity with empirical data, ability to repeat discredited memes, and lack of respect for scientific knowledge. Also, be sure to create straw men and argue against things I have neither said nor even implied. Any irrelevancies you… Read More
Humor We may never fully understand it 16 Jun 2008 … why M. Night Shamaylanananan gets to make more movies. OK, Sixth Sense was cool, but really… So read this summary script of The Hapeninening and save your ticket money. Hat tip to Louanne Miller. Read More
Book Favourite Terry Pratchett Discworld novels 17 Jun 2010 This popped up on alt.fan.pratchett (yeah, I know, I’m Avoiding Work), so of course I had to. Feel free to disagree, although anyone who dislike Pratchett and the Holy Discworld Scriptures is a lost cause and should not be replied to. Under the fold: Read More