Adventures in Nerdville

‘Body Of Christ’ Snatched From Church, Held Hostage By UCF Student - News Story - WFTV Orlando

Being a recovering catholic, this about made me just about die laughing. Rather than sit here and come up with some more jokes (which wouldn’t be that hard), I just suggest you read the article. It is funny enough on it’s own.

I wonder why a company with a speech recognition phone system, online tracking and all these fancy tech features haven’t figured out something as fundamentally important as routing protocols. Case in point. Two weeks ago, Toledo, OH got flooded. I ordered some vitamins a week ago and they were shipped from Nevada this past Monday. For two days, my package has been stuck in the UPS center outside of Toledo, where they sent it to from Nevada. (more…)

I am not nerdy enough to do geocaching (read about it on geocaching.org… it’s basically a scavenger hunt using GPS), although I have thought about it. Upon reading xkcd (an online geek comic strip) one day, I saw a comic called geohashing. It was funny, although unless you are a geek, you propably won’t get it (as is the case with pretty much anything on xkcd). The algorithm calculates coordinates within ~100 miles of you based on the date and the dow jones average.  The whole thing got seriously out of hand. I won’t go into it further, but you can see this link to understand the depth of ridiculousness. I wouldn’t recommend actually going geohashing, but I find it amusing that an entire online community is forming around it.

I knew those old things were good for something.

A mental exercise for advocates of gun ‘control’

http://www.upcool.com/amazing/DIY_Ghost

Must see pictures

• A million dollar cruse missle just blew up your five dollar tent
• You end every sentence with ‘or somebody dies…’
• A ‘Pest Control’ company has had a van outside your house for over a week
• You recently exploded in a crowded bus
• You told your driving instructor not to bother teaching you how to park
• You live in a country that has oil
• You currently live in a small cage in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
• You own a pair of exploding shoes
• The United States Government refuses to negotiate with you
• You notice that your backpack contains ball bearings and black powder

We all know how annoying squirrels on birdfeeders can be… well, I don’t since I think the birds can find plenty of food without me… but if I did feed birds and was annoyed by squirrels, I would definitely buy one of these to watch the squirrels go rocketing off. Maybe I will decide to feed birds just to abuse squirrels.