One day, if I try real hard, this could be me. Because I am positively obsessed about uptime.

One day, if I try real hard, this could be me. Because I am positively obsessed about uptime.

If you live here in Nevada, give this a read.
In short, the article asks why we are letting the prudes and whiners take over our cojones?
Good damn question.
A great review on the progress The Big Bang Theory has undergone to becoming a fantastic funny show.
Gotta love this Saints-themed Tabasco ad.

For those not so up on football, a quick primer on some Colts and Saints details.
So, the person who wrote the “Kookaburra” song (who has passed on) either didn’t see the similarity or didn’t want to sue. But the corporation who didn’t have anything to do with making either song only sees the opportunity to make a buck sues and is trying to rip off the 80s band Men at Work.
It’s probably just a coincidence, at worst it’s an uncredited homage. Either way, the suit is frivolous, the judge is an asshat, and the whole damn thing is ridiculous. I hope the final settlement is for, say, a dollar. Anything more is just insulting to any artist doing any kind of work.
Some information on the President’s plans to give this nation a modern high speed rail system.

Also, Wired has a history of high speed rail plus a good map of the new US routes being proposed. For a nation this big, this just makes sense. And we’ve got a lot of catching up to do.
Plus, I love trains.
Some good entries on this list and I mostly approve of it.
An interview with Bill Watterson. Yay!
Well, somebody finally made a list of things that really, really, really piss of their geek friends, relatives, and co-workers.