Archive for September, 2006

Haunting cover of “Hey Ya”

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

I like this better than the original (see below).
Mat Weddle of Obadiah Parker - “Hey Ya” (Outkast Cover)

Here’s an MP3 for your iPod:

Read the lyrics.
I’m sitting here trying to figure out what Outkast is trying to say with “Hey Ya.”
He talks about sleeping around, the hookup culture, sex without connection, and thanks God that “Mom […]

The Art of the Possible

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Can Eric Bonabeau’s Hunch Engine expand your mind?
According to the company’s publicity materials, the Hunch Engine is software that uses evolutionary algorithms to breed solutions to science, engineering, business, or design problems–solutions that no human mind could have predicted. Icosystem claims that evolutionary algorithms expose ideas to a kind of natural selection, allowing users to […]

Another reason not to shop at Wal-Mart

Friday, September 8th, 2006

A Nashua man faces a felony reckless conduct charge after his gun discharged in a Wal-Mart bathroom, striking the ceiling and scaring an employee in the next stall.
Man’s gun fires in Wal-Mart bathroom
I bet it scared the *&%$ out of the other guy!
Yeah, I said it.

Dedication

Friday, September 8th, 2006

How dedicated are you? Are you willing to go to great lengths to achieve your goals?
Here’s an article about some highly dedicated crime lords. I know I wouldn’t have the dedication to do this:
Four prisoners in an
El Salvador jail hid cellphones, a phone charger and spare chips in their bowels so they could coordinate crimes […]