Technology

Hehehe, I just got this in my inbox from an Apple rep (I use lots of Apple stuff, so this isn't to bash them):

Technology makes this a magical time to be a student. And a powerful time to be an educator. The Apple Learning Tour is an opportunity to experience how you can transform learning with innovative new tools for creating, curating, and deploying content.

Due to a technical issue with our registration system, we are currently not able to accept registrations via our website.

Register today by sending an email to...

Emphasis mine. Perhaps fixing your issue might give educators a bit more confidence in this innovative new technology, eh?

Lunch View

Not a bad spot to spend a random Wednesday afternoon. Well, a few minutes of the afternoon anyway -- this is the Dimple Hill summit. It's a great spot for a lunchtime mountain bike ride.

IH8DMV

Clever. I bet this really helps with quality of service when he renews his registration. Also clever to give extra money for a custom plate to an organization you hate.

Angry Birds In Space!

I may have never been more proud of an OSU alumnus than I am of astronaut Don Pettit:

I mean Linus Pauling never played Angry Birds In Spaaaaaace. Wotta loser.

Not Creepy At All

This is not a post about the ultra-creepy misogynistic crap the "right" in this country is currently spewing at alarming rates. No, this post is about something nearly as creepy, a new DARPA running robot:

Yeah, not creepy at all.

I'll be so excited to see it after it's completed with a nice armored skin and a bunch of weapons bristling all over. It'll be super great if DARPA can manage to combine it with some of their other research into autonomous vehicles.

I hope there will be a non-lethal version available for your average campus police department and well-to-do homeowner. I envision a small market opportunity for some decorative "Beware Attack Robot" yard signs. Since I won't be able to afford the robot, I may have to get in on the sign making, maybe I can make a few bucks before one of our 1% overlords outsources that to China too.

Sexy Soup Nazi

Another incredible masterpiece (hah!) inspired by Thread Bear over at Sadly, No:

Oregon Hops

There's a good article in Willamette Week about the future of Oregon's hop industry and how it relates to craft brewing. It's nice to see people working toward getting the local industry going again, especially now that the "big boys" that usually dictate what varieties will be grown all being big foreign megacorps now. I hope the new hop efforts are successful and that we will end up with a thriving local industry and lots of great new varieties of hops available for home brewers too.