http://www.holypotato.net Writer, scientist, stunt photographer, and all-around nice guy Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:00:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s September. I don’t know how this happened. I had so much to finish before the end of August. In fact, according to my timeline, I had to finish pretty much everything by the end of August: Yet here we are, in September, and I’m stuck somewhere back in May according ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=887 The geeky hilarity starts right with the Universal logo scroll, re-rendered in faux 8-bit style, complete with midi synth music. It’s sweet, funny, entertaining, witty, makes plenty of gamer references, and of course, is full of fighting. To steal the best part of someone else’s review: You know how in musicals, ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=883 I was explaining my playlist at work today: “This is a song about a mad scientist who is lonely, and builds himself a girlfriend.” “This is a song about a giant squid who is lonely.” “This one’s a love ballad from Charon to Pluto, trying to reassure and cheer up Pluto after we ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=881 I’ve been super busy lately, and I’ve shifted my leisure habits from blogging, writing, and finance lately to playing StarCraft and fiddling with Flash animations (which had even fewer views than I had suspected, and zero comments… I guess I only find myself funny because I’m sleep deprived?). Anyhow, this picture ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=880 Calories can be scary things sometimes. Many people let them rule their lives, obsessively counting and studying the calories in their food. But, there are many little known facts about calories that you can use to master them. This series of helpful videos will give any would-be dieter the information they ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=879 Wow, what a terrible, terrible week for exercise and diet. Started off with a StarCraft 2 “LAN” party, which involved 2 days of nothing but junk food. Then I was busy with work and it was hot and humid out, and I got my sleep schedule all screwed up, so ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=876 Netbug asks: “I always wondered about theses in the modern environment. The topics must be getting more and more obscure and specific so as not to tread on old ground…” Well, to a certain extent, yeah. It’s tough to be a scientist (or any kind of academic for that matter) and ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=878 I just finished reading The Misbehavior of Markets by Benoit Mandelbrot. It’s a concept book: it’s not going to tell you how to better manage your money or anything of the sort. There aren’t a lot of concrete examples, either. However, it discusses a number of important concepts, especially the important ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=877 A quick note for those that haven’t already heard that there’s a solar storm going on right now, which should make the aurora borealis (northern lights) visible from much further south than normal (i.e., southern Ontarians have a chance at seeing them!). The opportunity should last for another day or ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=875 Another bad week for exercising, but the diet was at least a bit better. A NYT story on credit scores suggests that the pendulum has swung too far in the states, and now it’s becoming hard for even borrowers with decent credit to get a loan. Some mortgage brokers are lamenting ... http://www.holypotato.net/?p=869