Carleton’s Biggest Nerd, Episode #1
“Be responsible. This is not a popularity contest–it’s a nerdiness contest”
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Tag Archives: humor
Computer Terminology
“Music, the Clapton Concert, and the Sacred Brownies”
… by a college classmate at 72 dpi.
The Future of Reenactment
Student Evaluations for Socrates
How to get the job done
See Osama turns 50, via Planet Carleton.
The Dangers of Scientific Terminology
From Cosmic Variance
The spheroidal distribution of stars in the centers of rotating disk galaxies is called the “bulge”. Now, introduce a bunch of bored and horny 19 year olds into the mix, and you have a dangerous cocktail. One of my colleagues lost complete control of a 250 person lecture class when she had two male students hold up pictures of different galaxies, while she expounded on how “This guy over here has a small bulge, but the bulge of this guy is quite prominent.” The titters started as she forged ahead unknowing, until the entire class collapsed in hysterics. At that point, you just have to put down your laser pointer, send the class home, and head for the bar. Learning is over.
This reminded me of how my classes in quantum mechanics taught me about the mathematics of bras.
The Ghosts of Presidents Past
Diet, Ethnicity, and Heart Disease
Found at Scéala na Wombait in Irish and English. Here is the English:
The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or the Americans.
On the other hand, the French eat a lot of fat and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or the Americans.
The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or the Americans.
The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and also suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or the Americans.
Conclusion: Eat and drink whatever you like. It’s speaking English that kills you.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 