http://www.mckeeth.org Jim McKeeth's blog about everything else Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:27:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dr. Horrible isn't horrible, it's fantastic.  I guess Dr. Fantastic wouldn't be a really good name for a super villain though.  And that would be an even worse catch phrase then "I have a PhD in horribleness!"  (yes, it is a word.) I just watched Dr. Horrible Act 1 and 2 ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/07/dr-horrible-isnt-evil/ Just watched Episode 1 of Dr. Horrible, and contrary to the name, it is actually very good.  The first 4 minutes were pretty slow, but then the music starts.  Although I must admit I like evil villain musicals in general, but I thought this one was the best one I ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/07/the-dr-is-in/ I am not really a cat person, although I used to be one.  I thought this was a hoot, and mostly I wanted to see if Jake still reads my blog.  Jake is a cat person and also a software engineer (like me!)  I caught him before with my Why ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/04/engineers-guide-to-cats/ I could write about this in great detail.  It is something I believe strongly about, but there is just one point I would like to make right now.  I say this in full realization that such a statement could be considered self-referential. Anyone who suggests that you are a victim of ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/04/dont-be-a-victim/ Leo just IM'ed me about this new RV. He saw it on Top Gear, and the reason he was telling me about it is they incorporate my idea of a faucet that has an LED inside that changes color based on the temperature - red for hot, blue for ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/04/my-new-rv/ Thanks to Kevin who just introduced me to The FuMP - The Funny Music Project.  Basically it is a collection of daily funny songs, each released under creative commons.  I listed to a couple of songs and found this one particularly funny: Robert Lund - Nuttin' But Spam My reasoning for finding ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/04/nuttin-but-spam/ I love optical illusions.  First of all, they are cool, secondly the good ones teach us something about the way our eyes and brains work.  One of the neet things about the internet is that it makes it really easy to share animated optical illusions.  Check this out out: If you ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/03/spinning-dots-illusion/ My dad just sent me this video of Lorenzo : the Flying FrenchMan. . . It is really cool to watch, but it got me wondering, is this an example of Naturalist Intelligence, or Bodily-Kinesthetic. My guess it is a strong combination of both. Naturalist allows him to communicate ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/03/naturalist-or-bodily-kinesthetic/ I've never been much for gifts on occasion, I much prefer just giving people gifts, cards, etc. when I think about it or see something I think they will like.  Unfortunately I usually try to save it for the next appropriate occasion, and then just forget, or am unable to ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/03/gift-giving/ When I was just out of high school I worked through a temp agency doing light industrial and clerical work. I think that is a great first job since you get to do a lot of different types of work with a lot of different kinds of people. ... http://www.mckeeth.org/2008/03/using-magic/