I snagged a copy of Death From The Skies off the free table and found out that our audiobooks guy was one of the original editors on Bad Astronomy (the book). I think Phil Plait is the Harvey Keitel of nerds.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Jessica - Nov 13, 2008 6:43:46 am PST #1008 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Toddson - Nov 13, 2008 6:46:15 am PST #1009 of 10002
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Allyson, that was a lovely post and the comments support you (not even lurkers! and they support you!).
Gudanov - Nov 13, 2008 6:59:01 am PST #1010 of 10002
Coding and Sleeping
NO COFFEE? That's just wack.
I don't drink coffee.
Dana - Nov 13, 2008 7:03:00 am PST #1011 of 10002
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
Me either! Coffee is gross! Me + Obama - coffee 4evah!
Steph L. - Nov 13, 2008 7:09:27 am PST #1012 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
List of those who are WACK:
President-Elect Obama
Gudanov
Dana
Lee - Nov 13, 2008 7:11:58 am PST #1013 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
List of those who SUCK:
Steph
(it's been a while, so I had to do it.)
amych - Nov 13, 2008 7:11:59 am PST #1014 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Puppies just got boinged. Say goodbye to anything on ustream for a while...
(... whoa, dude, we're, like, three weeks cooler than boingboing!)
Steph L. - Nov 13, 2008 7:14:16 am PST #1015 of 10002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
List of those who SUCK:
You forgot to put your name at the top of the list.
Lee - Nov 13, 2008 7:15:53 am PST #1016 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
Nope--I'm looking at the official list as I type, and I got it right.
msbelle - Nov 13, 2008 7:16:28 am PST #1017 of 10002
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
still have not gone to watch the puppies.
re: coffee
can't we all just get along
I brought lunch today, but am craving salad, but that will be like $6.