UPDATE: 04/10/08 – 1255 MDT: We’re currently getting winds in the 35-42 MPH range, which has dropped the wind chill down below zero (it was at -2 deg F a minute or so ago). And yes, it’s still snowing. ============== There was no snow on the ground at all when I went to bed late […]
I’ve posted Improv Everywhere videos before — particularly the famous “I need a napkin” musical — but this one is the most elaborate and professional that I’ve seen: Be sure to read the whole article over at Improv Everywhere to get a sense of the planning that went into this. Hat tip to Metafilter. ..bruce […]
Evil Bruce has been missing from this site for a few weeks, and I apologize for that. Readers of this site know that my primary focus is using new software tools to solve big, ugly business problems. Fortunately for my team the number of problems that are big and ugly seem to be expanding rapidly. […]
The fourth (and final) season of “Battlestar Galactica” starts tonight, and here’s a brilliant summary of the last three seasons: In a remarkable show of love and devotion to my sweet wife Sandra, who’s out of town for at least another week, I’m merely recording BSG and will not watch the new episodes until she […]
OK, given the apocalyptic hype over global warming climate change climate fluctuations, this is downright funny: Lloyd’s of London warned yesterday that an absence last year of natural disasters or man-made accidents was putting pressure on firms to reduce premiums in 2008. The world’s oldest and biggest insurance market said that though the lack of […]
I missed seeing Tim Burton’s “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” while it was in theaters. It was not for a lack of desire; it’s just that I don’t like going to the movies by myself, especially if my wife isn’t out of town — and she just wasn’t that interested in seeing […]
This short AP article in the DC Examiner says it better than anything else (emphasis mine): WASHINGTON (Map, News) – Census figures show D.C.’s public schools spend more than $13,000 per student. That’s the third-highest figure in the nation when compared among states. A report released Tuesday shows that on average, school districts nationwide spent […]
From the Onion: 9/11 Conspiracy Theories ‘Ridiculous,’ Al Qaeda Says Heh. ..bruce w..
CO2 Mashup – Largely Hot Air
Click on image for greater detail Word via io9 that Purdue has put together a map of the US showing their guess of CO2 emission density. They call the System “Vulcan” and it’s interesting because there is no sensor grid for CO2. Instead Vulcan derives a guess on CO2 density from local air pollution data […]
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