Note that if you make a tsunami related donation before Jan 31st, you can claim it as a deduction on your 2004 returns.

So the Pentagon decided to research a "gay bomb."

The idea was that an extremely strong aphrodisiac would make soldiers irresistible to each other and thus destroy unit cohesion.

What's that? There's already gays in the military? Having people like each other can increase unit cohesion?

Now I see why they canceled it.

Imagine dropping a gay bomb on a civilian center. What places come to mind? The effects?

So the refrigerator is chock full of food, but I'm not quite sure what I bought, and I'm afraid of eating other people's food. How do you deal with this?

I am not sure if a guff/ng system is the right one. Does labeling something guff imply pressure to do the same? Keep in mind that some members of our household eat out much more than others, so inevitably end up buying little for the house.

I am also worried about a tragedy of the commons situation, but less for me. I think I am worried about taking advantage of other people's coerced generosity.

In the meanwhile, I need to go find some food.

We saw Napoleon Dynamite and Mad Max last night. The first was much easier to get through than the second, and I do have to say, what a fantastic dance sequence.

Are the 80s back? Evil Empires, crazy republican presidents, funky dancing - all trends seem to point in that direction.

Yuri Gagarin quote.

Thursdays at 11:30, THE CHARP ANTHOLOGY on the Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

Strap on Speak and Say.

Palestrina's Sicut Cervus.

All together.

My dearest Cassandra:

Fear of a Candy Planet.

mugshot (in my kitchen)

There's a game of chicken going on with the quite full (two days ago) kitchen trash can.

Even better, the sink has Ajax on one side of the faucet, and hand soap on the other.

My laundry costs me $.70/pound. They fold it for me too.

I think this is the only way not to feel guilty about having your laundry folded for you.

Wil blogging about his first mac experience.

I don't remember the first mac I used. In middle school, we had SE/30s that I faithfully played Dungeon of Doom on in typing classes. This is why I never learned to type properly.

To this day, I am betting on the arrival of subvocalized input into a computer before my wrists succumb to some carpal tunnel syndrome.

You think Wil Wheaton is old? I was at the diner at the corner the other day and we saw Sanka on the menu. What is Sanka Jeanne & Antonia asked.

Sanka, the first decaffeinated coffee (the name comes from sans caffeine), ushered in the era of orange signifying decaf.

An instant coffee, many of us grew up to Sanka ads, which sadly or not, must have dissappeared by the late eighties. Alas, I can't seem to find any commercials online to link for you.

Sanka makes me feel old. Well, that and reading Love in the Time of Cholera anyways.

To bed.


[Edit: Yes, sub-vocalized input like Jane in Children of the Mind. If you look at bluetooth headphones these days, the cultural changes required to have people talking through something permanently attached to their ears are already happening.]

Dorkbot-NYC.

They meet monthly down the street from me.

And they have theme songs!

Imagine when Cop shows came on TV, everybody yelled Bobbies!

I WANANANANANANANANA mac mini.

Prudence dictates waiting for this until OS X Tiger comes out, though the first half 2004 date indicates it may not ship until June 30th. Generation 2 products are always better.

Also, the iPod Shuffle was announced, with this little gem on the product page:

The fridge now has LISTS on it.

Intellectual pissing contests make me feel at home.

whee

On Wankers.

A very compelling argument...

(Via Eschaton.)

Also, I now have a Matrixesque jacket. Donations of weaponry to fill the interior pockets are now being solicited.

Low Culture points out a curious fact about the upcoming Iraqi Elections.

Fourteen out of Eighteen iraqi provinces are considered to be safe environments for elections.

The other four hold 50% of the Iraqi population.

I'm not sure if those provinces are overwhelmingly Shiite or Sunni.