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“What was I thinking?”

Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

I’d just like to point out that, for the seventh year running, the official Rice Undergraduate Orientation Week (O-Week) website uses my original text. (examples: Page 1: now, then; Page 2: now, then)

So there you go, my two great contributions to Rice: this and the Lab Report.

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Early tsunami warnings

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

The West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center has issued a warning regarding possible tsunami activity resulting from this evening’s 7.0-Richter quake off the California coast. (Also: USGS link #2) However, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is much more reserved with respect to other Pacific coastal areas. (Full texts after the jump, since it’s time sensitive)

Update 23:45:

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - FINAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 2
ISSUED 06/15/2005 AT 0409 UTC

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELED FOR
   CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA -  AND
   ALASKA...
(more…)

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penny-arcade.co.uk

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

Whoa. Since when did Gabe (of Penny-Arcade) become John Allison (of Scary Go Round, and Bobbins before that)? (Scroll down to the new FF, Gabe, and Tycho shirts to see what I mean. Or simply examine the image I burgled, seen at right.)

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Buy Now is “Awful”

Tuesday, June 14th, 2005

Hey, looky: the Buy Now saver got a mention on the SomethingAwful forums.

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Security.

Monday, June 13th, 2005

Dan: But I need your password to do that.

Alan: [redacted].

Dan: Seriously, your password is [redacted]?

Alan: Dan, everybody’s email password is [redacted]! Have you not gotten that yet?

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Khaaan: the next generation

Monday, June 13th, 2005

Old school; New school. Discuss.

Update: Amar reminds me that the creators of the second of those clips cut their teeth on another classic film line.

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One for sorrow, two for joy

Sunday, June 12th, 2005

Wait, wait. If a “murder” is an animal collective noun (in particular of crows), then does that mean the song title “A Murder Of One” is meant to suggest a group, a flock, consisting of just one person/bird/etc.? (Sort of like the old “army of one” motto, but, you know, poetic and stuff.) Because, you know, that Adam guy sure likes his crows. Update: Apparently I am the last to this particular zoolinguistic party.

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