http://isotropic.org/blog Yet another Blosxom weblog. en http://isotropic.org/blog/2007/10/05#chicken <p>The <a href="http://plif.andkon.com/archive/wc072.gif">original inspiration</a> for the <a href="http://isotropic.org/papers/chicken.pdf">chicken paper</a>.</p> http://isotropic.org/blog/2007/03/14#conclusive <p>From cnn.com:</p> <blockquote> But Dobson and the other signatories of the letter to the National Association of Evangelicals board said evidence supporting global warming was not conclusive and that the organization "lacks the expertise to settle the controversy." </blockquote> <p><i>Evangelicals</i> can't support something when the evidence isn't <i>conclusive?!</i></p> http://isotropic.org/blog/2007/02/05#witticism "<i>year</i> called, they want their <i>x</i> back" is the new "All your <i>x</i> are belong to us". http://isotropic.org/blog/2007/01/18#tehillim I've been listening to this CD obsessively for about a month now: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Reich-Tehillim-The-Desert-Music/dp/B00006H6B5/sr=1-1/qid=1169135560/ref=sr_1_1/102-8343997-5114544?ie=UTF8&s=music">Tehillim / The Desert Music</a> by Steve Reich (performed by Alarm Will Sound and Ossia). I came across it while looking for more things performed by Alarm Will Sound after getting their also excellent (if a little uneven) <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Acoustica-Alarm-Sound-Performs-Aphex/dp/B0009XT8KQ/sr=1-1/qid=1169135776/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8343997-5114544?ie=UTF8&s=music">acoustic covers of Aphex Twin songs</a> album. <p>Usually when I get a CD and like it on the first listen, it's an infatuation that soon fades. Conversely, the ones that endure as my long-term favorites are frequently ones that I didn't like at first, but grew on me after I listened to them enough. It's rare to have an immediate and sustained love for an album. The other night on the elliptical trainer at the gym I ended up not even opening my book because I was enjoying concentrating on The Desert Music so much; no further distraction was required. http://isotropic.org/blog/2006/12/11#grace_period <p>From an Amazon gift certificate: "This gift certificate is valid for 18 months, followed by a 6-month grace period, after which it will expire." Why make the distinction? Why not just "This gift certificate is valid for two years."? </p> <p>I was going to add "Amazon doesn't price things like 'This CD is $10.50, plus $4.45, which you should also pay.'" but then it occurred to me that actually they <i>do</i>.</p> http://isotropic.org/blog/2006/12/05#kitchen So I'm moving from my apartment to a house (hurray!). I boxed up most of the stuff in my kitchen this evening. I'm a single person who almost never cooks anything, and yet I apparently own: <ul> <li>3 broiling pans &mdash; this is probably equal to the number of times I've broiled anything, ever <li>6 mixing bowls <li>3 colanders <li>3 skillets <li>4 pots (1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-quart sizes) <li>4 baking dishes <li>4 cheese graters <li>a <a href="http://crockpot.com/">crock-pot</a> </ul> I'm fairly sure most of this stuff hasn't been used since I moved in, three and a half years ago. http://isotropic.org/blog/2006/11/26#receipt Why does this font (apparently) lack the <i>cents</i> character but have <i>not a subset of</i>? <center> <img src="/blog/images/receipt.jpg" width=200 height=200> </center> http://isotropic.org/blog/2006/11/26#hello_world I have been spurred by <a href="http://thingo.net/">Mr Thingo</a> to put somethere here other than <a href="http://lipsum.org/">lorem ipsum</a>. We'll see how long this lasts.