Archives for February 2009:

GChat virus? [Update: Yes.]

Feb 24, 2009 in , , , , with no comments

Just got three suspicious messages on Gmail via offline gChat, two from contacts I don’t normally even talk to.

Clicking on the links leads to sites that Google Chrome identifies as being malicious. This would be the first time I’ve seen malware operating through Google’s software, although a quick search for “ichat virus” turns up [...]

Visual Gags. That’s What She Said

Feb 17, 2009 in , , , with 1 comment

Two reasons to have witty friends who blog:

via Elsa

via Dave

Microbiology, i.e. Potions With Snape

Feb 11, 2009 in , , with 3 comments

For one liter of Bennett’s Agar, combine:
10g potato starch
2g casaaminoacids
1.8g yeast extract
2mL Czapek Mineral Mix
I’m at lab, making growth medium for bacteria so I can run some ultra-modern, computerized, high-throughput experiments. But I like to imagine that I’m actually at Hogwarts. And that I’m not putting in potato starch, but extract of toad’s wart [...]

Ad Procrastinatum

It looks like there is somebody with more spare time on his hands than I do. A philosophy PhD by the name of Gary Curtis has compiled this extensive catalogue of logical fallacies, along with a blog to track recent offenses. Before you think “what a nerd” and close this tab, let me just say [...]

Don’t you wish your high school teacher were this cool?

Feb 09, 2009 in , , , with no comments

I finally reached the tree and lay down with my head at the base. I closed my eyes for a few seconds, then opened them to see Jim and two police officers walking toward me.
“Well, Mr. Moss, your friend here told us that you are under the influence of LSD, and we also understand that [...]