Irritating and execrable pop psychologist John Gray (the “Men Are From Mars…” guy) threatens legal action against a blogger who exposes Gray’s fraudulent degrees. The blogger posts all the legal documentation and the news story spreads. More details here and … Continue reading →

Not sure? Find out with FundRace which tracks all campaign contributions by name and geographic area. Lots of Dean, Edwards, and Clark contributors in my neighborhood.

Victoria mentions a cool party idea that she and Johnzo are doing so in the interesting of meme propagation, I’m reposting here: This Sunday evening, Johnzo and I are throwing a letter-writing party. Come on over and do your part … Continue reading →

The Secret Service affidavit that the Smoking Gun posted is interesting, not so much for the content (security begins at home, gee big surprise!) but for the glaring grammar error on the third page. Guys, it’s “LEECH”, not “LEACH”. May … Continue reading →

A good week for geek science news so far, yesterday was the announcement of Sedna. Today it’s zombie lobsters! Call it cryonics for crustaceans. A Connecticut company says its frozen lobsters sometimes come back to life when thawed. Trufresh began … Continue reading →

Monoethylene glycol:You are miscible with water, alcohols, aldehydes and many organic compounds. You will not dissolve rubber, cellulose acetate or heavy vegetable and petroleum oils. You are 50% more hygroscopic than glycerol at room temperature. Find out what kind of … Continue reading →

I’ve ranted about the sorry state of movie and DVD packaging before, and this collection of movie posters painted by Bob Peak in the 1970s and 1980s only highlights how crappy things are right now. Why can’t all movie posters … Continue reading →

As a fan of both urban infrastructure and secret knowledge, I cannot recommend the current “Loop Feedback Loop” exhibit at the Center for Land Use Interpretation highly enough. The Los Angeles street and freeway network is such a complex system … Continue reading →

A lone SST sign on 4th St. in downtown Long Beach. I think this was the site of one of the SST retail stores, now it’s a ghost awaiting the inevitable Starbucks. Twenty years ago I bought basically everything this … Continue reading →

Ladies and gentlemen, the Orange County education system at work: City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production. Then … Continue reading →