Condeleezza
Sometimes in news photographs, Condeleezza Rice looks like pure evil. no?
Authored by: mike d.Quick Thoughts
- Sigh.
Author: mike d.
Aug 28th
Sometimes it seems we’re at the brink of war with the entire world.
side note: Did you know that Brink! is a 1998 Disney Channel Original Movie set in the backdrop of competitive inline skating? It is.
No comments - Oh the Humanity!!
Author: mike d.
Aug 28th
a Gummy Bear meets its violent end.
No comments - Worth its weight…
Author: mike d.
Aug 27th
This is a great little chart that shows how much things weigh and how much they are worth.
No comments - Medal Count x9
Author: Patrick
Aug 26th
The Olympics are over. Who won? Depends on how you count…
All Medals Total
1. USA (110 medals)
2. China (100)
3. Russia (72)
4. Great Britain (47)
5. Australia (46)
6. Germany (41)
7. France (40)
8. South Korea (31)
9. Italy (28)
10. Ukraine (27)Gold Medals Only
1. China (51 gold medals)
2. USA (36)
3. Russia (23)
4. Great Britain (19)
5. Germany (16)
6. Australia (14)
7. South Korea (13)
8. Japan (9)
9. Rep.of Michael Phelps (8)
10. Italy (8)Weighted*Medals Total
1. China (223 points)
2. USA (220)
3. Russia (139)
4. Great Britain (98)
5. Australia (89)
6. Germany (83)
7. France (70)
8. South Korea (67)
9. Italy (54)
10. Japan (49)Population per Total Medals
1. Bahamas (165k people per medal)
2. Jamaica (247k)
3. Iceland (316k)
4. Slovenia (406k)
5. Australia (465k)
6. Cuba (470k)
7. New Zealand (475k)
8. Norway (478k)
9. Armenia (500k)
10. Belarus (510k)Population per Gold Medals
1. Jamaica (452m people per gold medal)
2. Bahrain (760m)
3. Mongolia (1.31m)
4. Estonia (1.34m)
5. New Zealand (1.42m)
6. Georgia (1.47m)
7. Australia (1.53m)
8. Norway (1.59m)
9. Slovakia (1.80m)
10. Slovenia (2.03m)Population per Weighted* Medals
1. Jamaica (101k people per point)
2. Bahamas (110k)
3. Iceland (158k)
4. Slovenia (225k)
5. Norway (227k)
6. Australia (240k)
7. Bahrain (253k)
8. Mongolia (263k)
9. New Zealand 267k)
10. Estonia (268k)GDP per Total Medals
1. North Korea ($370m per medal)
2. Jamaica ($870m)
3. Mongolia ($964m)
4. Armenia ($1.55b)
5. Georgia ($1.59b)
6. Krygyzstan ($1.74b)
7. Tajikistan ($1.85b)
8. Cuba ($1.88b)
9. Belarus ($2.04b)
10. Kenya ($2.11b)GDP per Gold Medals
1. North Korea ($1.11b per gold medal)
2. Jamaica ($1.48b)
3. Mongolia ($1.93b)
4. Georgia ($3.18b)
5. Ethiopia ($4.23b)
6. Kenya ($5.90b)
7. Belarus ($1.68b)
8. Zimbabwe ($16.2b)
9. Bahrain ($16.9b)
10. Panama ($19.3b)GDP per Weighted* Medals
1. North Korea ($202m per point)
2. Jamaica ($343m)
3. Mongolia ($385m)
4. Georgia ($796m)
5. Kenya ($1.02b)
6. Ethiopia ($1.06b)
7. Cuba ($1.16b)
8. Krygyzstan ($1.16b)
9. Belarus ($1.21b)
10. Tajikistan ($1.23b)* Weighted to Gold = 3 points, Silver = 2 points, Bronze = 1 point
5 Comments - Dark Knight Vid.
Author: mike d.
Aug 26th
Jon Abad linked to this cute little kids version of the Dark Knight trailer.
1 Comment - I have arrived in Ohio.
Author: mike d.
Aug 24th
It is dark here. I am likely to be eaten by a grue.
5 Comments - Ohio!
Author: mike d.
Aug 24th
I am boarding a flight to Cleveland Ohio!
No comments - Taekwondo Olympian Kicks Referree in the Face
Author: Ryan Schenk
Aug 23rd
1 Comment - A Short.
Author: mike d.
Aug 22nd
1 Comment - Dear Everyone I Know
Author: mike d.
Aug 19th
I have fallen way behind on e-mails.
Bear with me for a few days, we’ll be back in business soon.
2 Comments - Success (more or less)
Author: mike d.
Aug 15th
This was a very successful week at work. We made some really big progress on the equipment being built, and had a productive meeting with our customer.
I’m tired.
No comments - Medal Count
Author: Patrick
Aug 14th
[Edit: updated again 8/18]
It’s time for counting medals again, and this summer, as you all know, has a smackdown for the ages in USA vs. China. And as exciting as that may be… it’s predictable and lame. We’ve got the country with the highest GDP vs. the country with the most people. Of course they are going to spit out a ton of medals.
Let’s take a look at the medal count from two other perspectives:
Medals per Population
1) Slovenia (1 medal per 507K people)
2) Armenia (1 per 600K)
3) Australia (1 per 648K)
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41) USA (1 per 4.23M people)
58) China (1 per 19.8M people)Medals per GDP
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1) North Korea (1 medal per $370M)
2) Kyrgyzstan (1 per $1.74B)
3) Armenia (1 per $1.85B)
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37) China (1 per $49.2B)
63) USA (1 per $192B) - Absurd Video
Author: mike d.
Aug 14th
Action Figure Slow Motion Punches video.
This is really great - the lead up, the action itself, and the music - all great.
No comments - Astronomy Fun Facts.
Author: mike d.
Aug 13th
I’ve started reading an astronomy text book. So you’ll probably see more of these fun facts as the summer progresses.
Fun Astronomy Fact #1: It takes about 1.3 seconds for light to travel from the moon to Earth.
No comments - Today will be a lot of work.
Author: mike d.
Aug 13th
Work is a lot like a race. A non-stop relay where you pass the baton to yourself lap after lap. Sometimes you can look at the last lap favorably, other times you curse your slow speed. I wonder which day today will be.
1 Comment - Beardyman.
Author: mike d.
Aug 12th
Absurd Beatbox Video
No comments - Vimeo Star Wars Tribute.
Author: mike d.
Aug 11th
Well done Casey D and company.
Well done.
2 Comments
video. - SOUNDGARDEN REUNITES!
Author: mike d.
Aug 8th
As reported by The Onion
3 Comments - Heaven between Bread.
Author: mike d.
Aug 7th
2 Comments - Animation!
Author: mike d.
Aug 6th
An animation done for the University Of Hertfordshire.
1 Comment
It’s awesome. - guess the words
Author: mike d.
Aug 6th
A fun 5 minute game that has you trying to guess as many of the 100 most common words as you can.
and…. GO!
(i only got 43)
9 Comments - Flight of the Conchords
Author: mike d.
Aug 6th
A fun picture.
No comments - This chair is awesome.
Author: Irene
Aug 5th
Are those….pandas?
Found by Vivienne.
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It is a busy day here at the office.
Last night I checked out RPI’s weekend MBA program. It sounds very hardcore… but would be beneficial for my career.
It’s probably time for a fun vs. funk.
FUN: I am two thumbs up on some challenging academic work
FUNK: 30 months of weekends will be pulverized by academia
FUN: Huge benefit for my work life
FUNK: Homework requirement will be probably run 6-10 hours a week minimum
FUN: This program could open the door to my becoming a corporate juggernaut
FUNK: The program is very expensive
FUN: My company may pay for it
FUNK: I will likely not be able to rock quite as hard for the 2.5 years that I’m in the program. Rockage will suffer
FUN: Upon completing my 2.5 years, I might be a superhero
