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I admit to reading Television Without Pity, The West Wing forum. While this conjures pangs of shame for such pedestrian pleasures, TWoP is immensely entertaining.
But before you start reading, get the lingo down:
POTUS is an acronym for President of the United States, a.k.a. Jed Bartlett.
FLOTUS, as you can probably figure out, stands for First Lady […]

The computer lab is packed. In the words of Andy Martin, “it’s a zoo.” Writing papers: what a fun way to spend Memorial Day.
Alex Golub is another U of C weblogger. I don’t know how he got his own subdomain static IP, more on that later. Update: get a U of C static IP.
The NY […]

Read the fucking Manual. Everybody associated with the manual is very cool. They are hip and sexy; elegant and graceful; and at the same time honest and accessible. Their sites are usable, beautiful, and without pretense.
Rock on webloggers.

Collapse is quite addictive. I recommend not playing it, because you will get addicted.
If, against my warning, you do play, I recommend saving your bombs. That way, you can use several bombs at the same time for a 40,000 point bonus.

Rate my friend Parker.
Abercrombie & Fitch gets more bad publicity for selling thongs for girls ages 10-16. Apparently, these types of antics which offend the majority of society appeal to their target demographic.
Cheney Says New Qaeda Attacks Against U.S. ‘Almost Certain’.
Stephen Jay Gould died. (good resource of Gould’s work)
Aaron Swartz, boy genius and most famous […]

Update: the new design which I mention is the one you’re currently seeing.
When I recently redesigned ktheory, I used a php template system with the intention of creating multiple templates allowing you to decide the ‘look and feel’ of the site. It’s not working.
I’m currently working on a new system, inspired by Hivelogic. In the […]

I recently completed my C++ implementation of a skiplist data structure. Although it lacks many features of a more robust class (i.e. a copy constructor, overloaded operators), changing my implementation into a truly abstract data type would be trivial (just change the search function). As it is, it admirably fulfills the requirements of the assignment.
And […]

It’s a dreary day.
This morning, I came across four nice weblogs.
leuschke.org is about math and such. I’m interested in math and such.
Hivelogic is the coolest weblog I came across today.
Simmer Stock is about food.
What Do I Know has a great design. It’s mostly about Apple computer products, peppered with amusing anecdotes.
All these weblogs are aesthetically […]

The Norwegian Book Club released a list of the Top 100 Books of All Time.
I’ve read 13.
Speaking of lists, I cracked up at McSweeney’s list of Bad Names for Boats and Featured Menu Items at the Existentialist’s Cafe.

Today is my sister’s seventeenth birthday. She’s really awesome, and I miss her a lot.

The Big Lie Adam Curry takes a well-aimed shot at the media. Highly recommended.
Artist installs counterfeit sign on L.A. freeway sign Seen by millions, unnoticed by transit officials for nine months.
Against Depression, a Sugar Pill Is Hard to Beat
S.E.C. Adopts New Rules for Analysts
House Backs Plan to Store Atomic Waste in Nevada
Luke Helder’s (the pipe […]

Another Suicide Bombing in a pool hall outside Tel Aviv. At least 15 killed, and 50 wounded. Israel promises a harsh response.
In Pakistan, 13 are killed in yet another bus bombing.
A Chinese airplane crashed Tuesday, killing 112.
Govenor Davis of California says he has documents proving Enron extorted $30 billion from the state by overcharging for […]

I have recently discovered that three more friends from my ‘house’ last year have weblogs. (My ‘house’ was two floors of my dorm.) They are, Jen, Kristy, and Paul.
This is in addition to Ruthie and Todd.
Including myself, 6 of 60 people formerly in Henderson house have weblogs.
By the way, Goethe rocks my world.

Woogoo sites of note:
50 cups of coffee is a pretty spiffy personal site. I think the title is referencing the Beastie Boys, so that’s pretty cool. And I learned that Libya’s flag is simply green.
Graceless and Spill are nice Woogoo sites too.
Four Word Films Reviews.
Good article. (MeFi discussion deleted)
Lemonade Stand is a fun shockwave game.

Interesting things happening with Europe’s conservatives:
Dutch far-right leader shot dead, protests ensue.
In France, conservative Chirac was elected over far-right Le Pen in a landslide. Then, Chirac named a moderate prime minister. But he still faces challengs. (Ooh, look at me, I read The Economist.)
Top Ten New Copyright Crimes. What feels better than lampooning rich and […]

Homecoming was added to the {fray} today. I really like it because I can see myself in Kate Cunningham’s shoes in a few years. I’ll be �0�6trying to pull myself into something that resembles a functioning adult, handicapped by an overpowering fear of being ordinary�0�7.
(Plus I have first post.)

In my personal experience, Verisign sucks. In other people’s experience, Verisign sucks.
Verisign is a domain name registrar that is slow, expensive, and screw’s people like Leslie Harpold.

My job on campus is to sit at the front desk in the various computer labs, collectively called USITE. USITE is an acronym for User SITE. I don�0�9t know who came up with that. Anyway, people often leave personal CDs in the CD-ROM drives. When we (USITE Computing Assistants, that�0�9s our title) discover them, we […]

Kaboom! The Suicide Bombing Game is sick and demented but oh so entertaining, for about three minutes.
Insaniquarium is simulation of a fish aquarium. It’s really entertaining for the first three levels, and then you realize it’s pointless.
Let’s be excited for May 22, when we can find out more information about SimCity 4000. I hope there […]

In the spirit of The Spot diner, and prompted by the Capitalist Mafia, here are some lists.
Top Five Bands/Musicians, Ever
1. Soul Coughing
2. The Smashing Pumpkins
3. Miles Davis
4. The Eels
5. Nine Inch Nails
Top Five Bands/Musicians, At the Moment
1. Portishead
2. Radiohead
3. Dave Brubeck Quartet
4. Our Lady Peace
5. Tenacious D
Top Five Albums, Ever
1. Siamese Dream, Smashing Pumpkins
2. […]