February 2008
10 posts
“Day-Lewis’ portrayal of Daniel Plainview is the kind of performance the...”
– A terrific article on why Daniel Day-Lewis’ performance as Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood isn’t among his best, but is so well-received. Daniel Day-Lewis, too great to be good | Salon Arts & Entertainment
February 2008 lunar eclipse →
Oh, that lunar eclipse the other night? Yeah, couldn’t see it because of some stupid clouds!
Complaining and Negativity
Why would you spend your time complaining and telling me what’s wrong with your life? Why not instead use that energy to find a way to solve your problems and get yourself out of your situation? You might think it’s hopeless, but let me tell you: there is no hopeless. It’s out of your control? People and events have conspired against you to a point where total effort and...
SAXET GUN SHOWS →
Amy and I checked out a big gun show in Austin today. They gave us hand-stamps as we checked in (“two tickets to the gun show”), and it was only later that she pointed out to me that Saxet is Texas backwards. In the market for a good Colt or S&W .45, or .38.
Another school shooting
I have vowed to myself not to read about or watch anything related to this latest school shooting. It seems to me that a big part of the attraction for potential mass murder/suicidists is the fact that if you take ten or twelve people out with you when you go, you get national television coverage. I won’t cop out and blame someone else (in this case, news outlets); instead, I’ll do...
Name the 49 European Countries in less than 5... →
According to this site, there are 49 European Countries. I got 32 within time. Don’t forget Iceland. Or Russia! Wait, they’re in Europe???
Two Immutable Truths
…about that last entry. I’m still not that great in math, but I really am fascinated by those who are. Linking to wikipedia entries is starting to get lame and cliché.
The Birthday problem →
I’ve been pondering the birthday paradox for the last few days, ever since my instructor in Security+/NMC brought it up as we discussed cryptographic attacks. Essentially, in a group of 23 or more randomly chosen people, there is a 50% chance that two or more will share a birthday. Somehow, this doesn’t seem right to me! There are 366 possible birthdays, in a leap year, and for two...