Current Events

On Saturday morning I saw a Fox News anchor tell former US diplomat John Bolton that Norwegian police were saying this appeared to be an Oklahoma-style attack, then ask him how that squared with his earlier assessment that al-Qaida were involved. He was sceptical. It was still too early to leap to conclusions, he said. We should wait for all the facts before rushing to judgment. In other words: assume it's the Muslims until it starts to look like it isn't – at which point, continue to assume it's them anyway.

Well yeah, because half the heroes I want to play are guys.

Interesting that a chromium supplement can reduce sugar cravings.

Matt Lewis (AKA Neville Longbottom) goes from goofy-looking kid to hot adult over the course of the Harry Potter series. Check out the photographic time line.

Between Urban Outfitters and this shit – obnoxious.

I'd like to get on this train with them.

The University of Kentucky’s C. Nathan DeWall asked 62 undergraduates to take 1,000 milligrams of acetaminophen or a placebo for three weeks. Each evening they recorded how much social pain they’d felt that day. The hurt feelings of those who took acetaminophen decreased significantly over time; people who took the placebo showed no change.

Awesome temporary tattoos you can purchase.

I don't care – I still enjoy it. It can be eight books. And it's clear from the Martin quote that he's a bit concerned about pulling it off and winding up all the threads – I'm not too concerned; at least he's not throwing in the towel, like they clearly did on Lost.

My new favorite lorem ipsum generator.

This was a particularly interesting (and applicable to my life) article from You Are Not So Smart. — "The Misconception: If you are in a bad situation, you will do whatever you can do to escape it. The Truth: If you feel like you aren’t in control of your destiny, you will give up and accept whatever situation you are in. … Choices, even small ones, can hold back the crushing weight of helplessness, but you can’t stop there. You must fight back your behavior and learn to fail with pride. Failing often is the only way to ever get the things you want out of life. Besides death, your destiny is not inescapable."

Aw, Dawkins. I love you, dude, but you're going to lose this one, because for the first time in my hearing at least, you're dead wrong.

Lots of great advice, including tips for Sassy Water and Italian Soda.