http://www.colborne2016.com The official ramblings of David Colborne - part of the problem since 1980! Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:13:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's amazing what you learn while traipsing around the Internet - today, I learned about the Dunning-Kruger Effect: The Dunning-Kruger effect is the phenomenon wherein people who have little knowledge (or skill) tend to think that they know more (or have more skill) than they do, while others who have much ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/07/02/the-dunning-kruger-effect/ No more picking belly button lint out while she's eating. No more putting my feet on clean laundry on the couch. No more eating fish heads at nice Thai restaurants. No more swatting at the alarm clock, inadvertently turning it off in the process. No more agreeing with her when she declares herself to ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/07/01/things-the-eso-wishes-i-would-stop/ Daily Kos is apparently souring on Obama: It looks like Obama is gun-shy after sticking by Jeremiah Wright. Now, he can't move quickly enough to denounce his own allies. So he's cross at Wes Clark, and he's mighty cross at MoveOn as well! Who else will he be cross with as ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/30/im-not-sure-if-this-is-good-or-bad/ One of my coworkers sent this absolutely sacrilegious article my way: A naval interceptor rocket accidentally targeted and blew up the returning Jesus Christ during a morning test over the Pacific, setting off some kind of retaliatory offensive by the host of heaven. General Jason Gruntsworthy, head of the Anti-ballistic Missile Shield ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/30/jesus-christ-on-a-radar-screen/ Most people don't think about their operating systems.  When they do, it's because something has gone horribly wrong with them - programs are crashing, the old printer isn't working, the computer is running slow, that sort of thing.  There are a few brave souls, however, that do think about their ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/30/why-computers-can-be-fun/ A couple of days ago, I received an e-mail from someone wondering what I knew about the Fernley Flood a while back and whether I knew who the builders out there were.  Unfortunately, I didn't have much knowledge; I personally knew one of the attorneys that was doing a little ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/29/an-interesting-conversation/ Not that I've been keeping particularly close attention to the state budget proceedings or anything, but I think it's worth noting that the special session for the Nevada budget has ended.  Some of the highlights: The RGJ's coverage of the Special Session is abhorrent.  I'm not kidding - I'd expect the ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/28/special-session-is-over/ I finally begin to see how much of a disservice I experienced by going to high school in Pahrump. I'm, of course, referring to Russian cheerleaders. Don't get me wrong - I'm not dumping the ESO for one or anything.  I mean, I don't trust anything that lives in communist countries for ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/26/after-seeing-this/ Via Dr. Melissa Clouthier - Democrats Gear Up For Denver: DENVER -- As the Mile High City gears up to host a Democratic bash for 50,000, organizers are discovering the perils of trying to stage a political spectacle that's also politically correct. Consider the fanny packs. Okay, wait... fanny packs? Are we seriously ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/26/remember-these-people-want-to-rule-the-country/ My brain is feeling moderately zombified today and there's nothing good on the Internet right now, so I'm just going to kind of freestyle it... First, a rather hilarious "interview" of Serj Tankian: Next up... things that make me want to scream: Politicians that pander on issues that truly matter.  Think Obama and ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/25/vignettes/ Found this via Slashdot - Oil Price Fallout:  Jobs Coming Home? The rise in transportation costs are fueling what some economists are calling "reverse globalization." For instance, DESA, a company that makes heaters to keep football players warm, is moving all its production back to Kentucky after years of having them ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/24/so-is-this-how-our-recession-ends/ He is apparently a cocaine dealer in Tampa. TAMPA, Fla. - Police said a man named God was arrested near a Tampa church for selling cocaine. Authorities began investigating God Lucky Howard in April, and he was arrested on Saturday. Police said he sold the cocaine to undercover detectives in his neighborhood. ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/24/god-exists/ You have a Victory Garden.  It's growing things.  Things you want to keep.  What do you do?  Fresh food has the nasty tendency to spoil, even in our relatively dry, microbe-free desert environment (i.e. if you're reading this in Reno). The solution:  Canning!  As always, Cardoza shows us the way. The highlights: Know ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/23/preserve-your-victory-garden/ That's probably because it is: GLOUCESTER, Mass. -- The city's mayor said Monday there is no evidence a group of young girls made a pact to get pregnant and raise their babies together, seeking to dispel an explosive theory put forth by the high school principal. "Any planned blood-oath bond to become ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/23/sounds-too-ridiculous-to-be-true/ From a web site that doesn't think all men are evil, stupid beings that don't know their asses from holes in the ground, I give to you the 6 Most Annoying Coworkers: The Naysayer. The Spotlight Stealer. The Buzzwordsmith. The Inconsiderate Emailer. The Interrupter. The Stick in the Mud. Heh... yeah, I could do this.  It wouldn't ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/22/my-goal-is-to-be-all-of-these/ I heard about this a while ago when it first came out on MSNBC, but, after Rachel's article on it, I think I've finally figured out what I want to say about it. Back story:  Some teenagers in Massachussets thought it would be cool to have a "pregnancy pact".  At least ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/22/fine-ill-touch-on-it/ John Cardoza has a rather interesting idea about how to make it through the period of high gas prices and the impending spike in food prices due to the weather in Iowa - victory gardens.  He even gets the topic started off with a little World War 2 propaganda, just ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/19/victory-gardens/ I had an epiphany this morning - this happens usually between that cloudy period of rolling out of the bed and when the last bit of coffee gets from my coffee pot and into my belly.  What was this epiphany, you ask?  I'm glad you did... People that think that high ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/18/i-have-determined-something/ If a woman walks into a bar full of guys and starts talking to them halfway knowledgeably about football, all of the guys will ask for her number, assuming she's not completely unattractive.  Conversely, if a man walks into a bar full of women and starts talking to them halfway ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/17/todays-moment-of-wisdom/ If there's one thing you can count on from the Elko Daily Free Press, it's that it'll point you in the general direction of something really annoying... RENO (AP) - NAACP and American Civil Liberties Union officials have expressed concern over tougher admission standards at Nevada's two universities, citing a report ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/16/celebrating-mediocrity/ Let's throw down some kid-themed stupidity today, shall we? Where to start... high-heeled shoes for babies (because it's never too early to become a sodomizing whore!), or the latest exercise in overkill inspired by brainless zero-tolerance policies?  Let's go with... High heeled shoes for tots! U.S. designers have launched a range of high ... http://www.colborne2016.com/2008/06/16/the-stupid-is-stupifying/