Posted by Seon
on July 07, 2009
Stumbled across this article (thanks Bill!) that attempts to make light-hearted fun of gun enthusiasts in Virginia while also in the process of discrediting anti-crime groups.
Let’s be honest, all these gun laws are pretty much bullshit. I shouldn’t be able to carry around a handgun any more than I should be able to carry around a bottle of cyanide. Guns are for killing, everyone knows that. Protection, my ass.
It takes place at the Blueridge Arsenal, a local gun shop and gun range in Chantilly, VA. Note that the photographer did an amazing job as anyone who has ever been inside the BRA building could tell you.
Although I enjoyed the pictures and some of the funny-making, the original author and his friends should take note that guns really are a serious business. There are safety rules in place and guidance on types of clothing to wear. This is all in the interest of your safety and the safety of others around you when handling firearms.
In the end, I couldn’t help but imagine this article was going to end in a disaster. Gather high heels, a loaded gun, a liberal scattering of empty casings on the floor. Toss in a muzzle flash or two, and a finger on the trigger. Lastly mix it all together with a small misstep while cavorting together for a group picture and voila! A negligent discharge and a wounded person or two.
P.S. I love the zombie targets also.
Posted by Seon
on September 16, 2008
Felicia Day awesome-ness. Have you ever been in a MMO (UO, EQ, AC, DAoC, WoW, etc) guild? These episodes are so funny because they are so true. Or if you are true curious what your S.O. used to do in World of Warcraft!
http://feliciaday.com/videos/
Posted by Seon
on July 27, 2008
I think at one point in time I was routinely drinking close to 1000mgs of caffeine. I remember drinking multiple grande lattes a day (2 shots in a grande vs 3 shots in a venti).
Starbucks Venti Twenty ounces = 415 milligrams caffeine
Based on some of the information in these articles, I believe a majority of my sleep problems are related to my caffeine intake. I am going to try cutting out caffeine intake from Starbucks drinks for a month.
Polyphasic Sleep
I ran across a blog chronicling one person’s 5+ month experiment with polyphasic sleep. I had originally been Googling for information about sleep disorders since I’ve been unable to get a good night’s rest for a longtime (years?) now.
Polyphasic sleep involves taking multiple short sleep periods throughout the day instead of getting all your sleep in one long chunk. A popular form of polyphasic sleep, the Uberman sleep schedule, suggests that you sleep 20-30 minutes six times per day, with equally spaced naps every 4 hours around the clock. This means you’re only sleeping 2-3 hours per day.
One of the upsides is the extra awake time you gain for activities. The major downside is that you will be on a fixed sleep schedule that likely conflicts with the rest of your friends and family. It’s a very interesting set of blog entries to read, and provides a lot of food for thought. I think I’ll stick to improving my monophasic sleep for now.
Posted by Seon
on April 08, 2008
I can’t beat this guy at Guitar Hero and neither can you. Trust me, Dark Wing is just that good – pure perfection. Watch his hands fly across the buttons… but wait, what is that GREEN button?! Cheater? You decide!
Posted by Seon
on March 15, 2008
Kids lie early, often, and for all sorts of reasons—to avoid punishment, to bond with friends, to gain a sense of control. But now there’s a singular theory for one way this habit develops: They are just copying their parents.
News flash! Kid’s are lying to their parents! This is a great article that goes into depth about possibly how children learn to lie. Yea nothing new when the article tells me all kids lie to their parents – even the honor students. However the ability to tell a convincing lie is an advanced skill and an early tell-tale sign of intelligence in your 2 year old. Forget about classical music in the womb, you should just pipe tapes of Nixon to the little future Harvard graduate in the womb. That’ll teach him a thing or two.
Posted by Seon
on September 17, 2007
The boys at CollegeHumor have been escalating their pranks for the better part of this year (since February) and the latest prank (number 6) happened just last week. If you haven’t been keeping up you can watch them in order here starting from the first to the last.
I wonder how other people feel about these pranks. The first two were pretty innocent and drew some good laughs from me. The later ones were funny but also drew some groans of sympathy pain; Streeter and Amir are escalating the war very rapidly. Amir’s latest prank has set a precedent by introducing a second “victim.”; Sharon (Streeter’s GF) has is an innocent casualty of war. Where is the epilogue to this latest skirmish!? This might be better than reality TV.
Posted by Seon
on September 17, 2007
It Is Pitch Dark is the awesome video and song by MC Frontalot that pays homage to the classic Infocom text adventure game Zork. MC Frontalot cracks me up – I was first introduced to him by my friend Matt McNealy. This video brings back fond memories. I spent many hours after school playing the entire Zork series and most other Infocom games on my trusty 8086 with an amber monochrome monitor. Btw, nerdcore is hilariously fun and dorky.
Update:
Try it now! A port of the original here: http://thcnet.net/error/index.php
Posted by Seon
on September 02, 2007
I completed my first tandem skydive this Saturday at Skydive Orange. It was an experience like nothing else I’ve ever had in my life. Some people might think it feels like riding a roller coaster but they are wrong; skydiving is very different and not similar to any rollercoaster ride you’ve taken. I can summarize my first skydiving experience in two words: Too Short. I am definitely going back for more.
Update
I confirmed that we were free falling at a speed of ~120mph. We hit terminal velocity pretty quickly, and there was zero sensation of acceleration hence the absence of the “roller coaster” feeling. My jump master was Kevin Gibson – he’s had 5000+ jumps in his lifetime.
