A grand jury today indicted a man called Zacarias Moussaoui for conspiring in the 11 September attacks. The six charges are as follows: Conspiracy to Commit Acts of Terrorism Transcending National Boundaries, Conspiracy to Commit Aircraft Piracy, Conspiracy to Destroy Aircraft, Conspiracy to Use Weapons of Mass Destruction, Conspiracy to Murder United States Employees, and [...] Read more »
Mnemonics
I present a couple of cheesy mnemonics that for some reason jumped into my head from years ago. Sailing vessels have two sets of running lights, colored differently on each side so that one can tell in which direction the vessel is sailing. Many people have trouble remembering which side (port or starboard) matches with [...] Read more »
BattleBots
When I first started watching BattleBots my mind jumped to three weapons strategies that no one seemed to be employing. They seemed so effective that I suspected the strategies were explicitly disallowed in the rules. I downloaded the Technical Regulations [pdf]. Not only are all three strategies disallowed, they are disallowed in the same sub-subsection: [...] Read more »
Lara St. John’s H2O2
If it were not for memepool I would never have posts on this site. This time they linked to a story on Lara St. John’s website. Lara St. John is a fantastically talented classical violinist whom I have adored since I first saw her, performing live at the Borders Books & Music in Santa Monica, [...] Read more »
The Falwell/Robertson/Bin Laden Quiz
memepool pointed me toward a quiz entitled “The Falwell/Robertson/Bin Laden Quiz”. The goal is for the viewer to match statements to one of these three men. The author changes Christian- or Islamic-specific words to general term, and the quotes are slightly modified in the quiz portion to avoid giving extra clues, but the complete quotations [...] Read more »
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Retraction: I likely made an error in my September Satan’s Face post. Details are available at that link. Read more »
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