Assorted Links

1. People Who Deserve It or Socially responsible reasons to punch someone in the face

2. Our world may be a giant hologram but does it matter when my girlfriend looks so good…

3. The first website. This monument of the Internet age is still free to visit.

4. The Daily Routines of Interesting People

5. The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges’ Library of Babel. The story is really good. I can lend you a copy if you ask me nicely.

House Is in da House

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House MD is back. My favorite TV show starts airing new episodes tonight. I can’t wait. Here are some House-isms for an appetizer:

Empty, transient sex? I’ve been waiting for you to spin out of control ever since you got your Huntington’s diagnosis, but this is more than I dared hope for.”
- Lucky Thirteen

You’re an idiot. You’d rather die than face your parents because what? You broke their Faberge egg?”
- Emancipation

When have teachers ever known how to motivate their students?”
- Joy To The World

Anyone can hate humanity after being shot. It takes a big man to hate them beforehand.”
- The Itch

There’s a reason we evolved the feeling of awkwardness; it tells us not to talk about things.”
- The Itch

Familiar with the concept of sarcasm? Don’t sweat it, it’s new.”
- Dying Changes Everything

More…

Finally

My computer troubles are solved.

And this interview helps me keep my childlike wonder about life.

MICHELLE OBAMA: There is a strong possibility that Barack will pursue a political career, although it’s unclear. There is a little tension with that. I’m very wary of politics. I think he’s too much of a good guy for the kind of brutality, the skepticism.

Computer Trouble

My laptop is not working. This is the major reason for the recent lack of posts.