I don’t watch The Maury Povich Show, but it seems that every promo ad for the show features a paternity test…
Monthly Archives: November 2006
Nov
25
2006
Revealing More Than He Wanted To
Some geeks like to post pictures of their computer desktops for others to see. If you do this sort of thing, be careful that you don’t unintentionally give away your proclivities the way the guy who posted the screenshot below did (click the picture below to see the screenshot at full size).
What’s so embarrassing about [...]
Nov
24
2006
Happy Thanksgiving!
One of the niceties of being a half-Canadian, half-American couple: two Thanksgivings!
Earlier this evening, I enjoyed a very lovely dinner, much of which was comprised of food that after all these years, I still find a little bit exotic: turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin bread and stuffing. Of course, what I think of as comfort food [...]
Nov
21
2006
The Korean Math Problem, Translated
If you read this blog last week, you might have seen the article titled Why Asian Kids are Good at Math. I put out a call for translations, and someone came forward in the comments! Here’s it is:
The top part:
Let’s assume that from the top part of the skirt to where the thighs [...]
Nov
21
2006
Today’s "Global Nerdy" Stories
Global Nerdy is probably the only serious tech news site that would publish this photo:
How do we do it? Chutzpah. That’s Yiddish for balls.
(And I hope someday, I will be able to pronounce the word in a manner that my wife finds satisfactory.)
Today’s Global Nerdy stories so far:
21 Years of Windows Ought to be Enough [...]
Nov
20
2006
21st Century Potlatch
This past weekend provided local pranksters Ben Lovatt and Victor Moukhortov — the “Smash Our Stuff” guys — with a two-fer, thanks to the near-simultaneous release of Sony’s PlayStation 3 and Nintendo’s Wii consoles. In case you’re not familiar with the concept, Ben and Victor are well-known in the gadget-o-phile community as those guys who [...]
Nov
20
2006
Which Way to the Restrooms?
Continuing the theme of “Weird Things in Asia”, here are some directions to the washrooms:
Thanks again to Miss Fipi Lele, a never-ending source of photos!
Nov
19
2006
Japan’s Gangster Cars
The Japanese are Weird, chapter 832: Here in North America, when one thinks of “gangster cars”, images of black Lincoln Town Cars with tinted windows, Escalades with spinning rims and riced-up Hondas come to mind. In each case, the car exudes serious macho.
Things are different over in the Land of the Rising Cuteness, where the [...]
