Libreaction's Andy Priestner has managed to ping two of my nerd sweet spots with his thoughtful review of the Jedi Archives. He takes issue in particular with their access policy, which could be the greatest comprehensive exam question ever written.
"Create an access policy for an archive containing all of the known information in the galaxy, held in a variety of print and digital formats, and serving a diverse user population. Special attention should be paid to the competing needs to provide critical information while guarding against data corruption at the hands of the Dark Side. Cite the professional literature and provide specific examples."
And while I won't go so far as to call head librarian Jocasta Nu the worst librarian in the galaxy, I will say that if your client is having trouble finding something, the answer is not, "If an item doesn't appear in our records, it doesn't exist".
Does your loved one want to be among the first to welcome our sentient robot overlords? Consider sending them to Singularity University.
Singularity University is an interdisciplinary university whose mission is to assemble, educate and inspire leaders who strive to understand and facilitate the development of exponentially advancing technologies in order to address humanity’s grand challenges. With the support of a broad range of leaders in academia, business and government, Singularity University hopes to stimulate groundbreaking, disruptive thinking and solutions aimed at solving some of the planet’s most pressing challenges. Singularity University is based at the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley.
Naturally, if you go to the trouble of selecting the perfect geektastic gift, you should at least wrap it in perfectly geektastic paper.
You could give me an empty box on Christmas, I wouldn't care. Not if it was wrapped in Dune paper.
Bless the Maker and all His works; Bless the coming and going of Him.
And finally, I may actually ask for this for Christmas, because seriously? Seriously. Words fail.
You provide a photograph with the face and the pose, Paul makes the magic happen. Orders are NOT guaranteed for Christmas delivery, but the anticipation becomes part of the gift. Just like when you were 10, waiting for Jedi to be released so you could find out what happened to Han.
DC got eleventy inches of snow earlier this year. While it's too early to predict if the coming winter will be as harsh, that's no reason not to be prepared. If you found yourself trapped in a blizzard with no shelter, would you know what to do?
You'll want something with a little more square footage in the chest cavity. But don't imagine it's going to be easy. Careful planning and forethought - that and a steaming carcass - are your only hope.
Weigh your options carefully before tangling with a moose ... the best way to catch a moose is to tame a wolf pack and sick it on the moose.
Maybe Bison are more your speed ... if you can run them down:
They aren't afraid of shit. Bison expert Jim Pisarowics puts it well when he says, "they usually appear peaceful, unconcerned, even lazy, yet they may attack anything, often without warning or apparent reason." And when they come at you it's at 35 mph with a head the size of a truck engine and two razor sharp horns. In a word: gangster.
But lest you think COACISSW is all just macho bluster and posturing, it's not. MTL knows you can't survive an apocalypse if you don't take care of yourself.
It's a common misconception that survivalism and appendage maintenance are mutually exclusive. Nothing could be further from the truth. I never leave home without my mani/pedi set. I can't think of a more enjoyable way to spend several hours inside a moose than rejuvenating my feet with a combination of coconut oil, lanolin, and vegetable glycerin.
I've already expressed my new found love of the violet infused Aviation cocktail. 29-95 thinks I should now try the subtly vegetal flavor of chartreuse in my drinks.
I stumbled upon FashionFace.tv via their makeup tutorials on YouTube. Most of what I've seen there have been evening, almost theatrical looks, but the main site also offers beginner vids covering all the basics.
Sam and Nic are freelance makeup artists based in Norwich England. They're down to earth and engaging, and have already sent me off on a quest for MAC's discontinued eyeglass product.
As if I needed any more encouragement to buy makeup.
image credit: pixiewoo
It was later it was after two. We found a bottle of good chartreuse. The lights were green and gold. We played Latin soul. By the time Priscilla put the Al Green on the bottle was gone.
Noah Dziobecki wasn't content with just any old birthday gift for his friends' kid. Instead, he dipped into his bag of awesome, and came up with this. Which just makes me want to do the Ewok dance of joy.
Clickie on the linkie below to download the PDF and get instructions for assembling your own copy. You'll be the hit of the next nerd baby shower.
I suggest reading while snuggled up in your tauntaun sleeping bag.
Or maybe while enjoying a glass of blue milk, lazing on your nice soft rug.
