I saw this great video over on Engadget from New Scientist. It is showing how a magnet can mess with your speech center but at the same time you can sing because that is controlled elsewhere. They also talk about the long range effects of this discovery.
Totally Fan Girl posted about the Best Star Trek Episode, Ever. I think I am totally with her on this one!
I am in love with this Nerdy Baby Art!!! I love that it isn’t only nerdy but absolutely beautiful! (HT: Geek Mom)
NerdDad found this awesome Illustrious Omnibus of SuperPowers over at Pop Chart Labs! Check it out! I think he may have been hinting for Father’s Day or wondering if I want it for Mother’s Day;).
I mean I must not be qualified to educate my kids. I mean I would never think to have a classroom of kids circle around 1 and oink at him or call him a pig. I mean she has 38 years of training and experience as a professional teacher. And she must know best right? I mean could there be any other way to deal with a messy child? I am sure that it is such a social offense that we should contemplate an all inclusive banishment.
Oh, you might ask what was the kick back to treating a child like that? Well, she got a 1 day suspension and a letter in file. I say that the school should circle around her and tell her that she sucks!
(HT: Instapundit)
Be honest, those are 2 of the best words together!!! And right now Shoes.com is running a great deal!!! They have a 25% off coupon off all sale shoes using the code 25SALE. I don’t see an expiration date though so don’t wait. You will also get 11% back if you go through Shop at Home!!!! And there are real brands on sale. I saw Liz Claiborne, Teva and Crocs all on sale for less than $25!
Well, I am off to buy shoes. I would recommend you don’t wait;).
You know that point in the movie where the gang leader hands someone a gun and tell that person to shoot someone right in front of him? It is that loyalty test. That test that comes at a crossroads. Johnny Newbie has been around the gang for a little bit but hasn’t fully committed. So there is this grand loyalty test so the gang leader knows that Johnny Newbie will do whatever he says with out question. During this time we are all yelling at the screen, “Don’t do it!!!”. But then they do.
That is the first thing I thought about when I heard about the TSA patting down a 6 year old. Ok, that wasn’t the first thing I thought of. The first thing I thought about is how the Federal government was willing to violate children and that I would have charges filed for sexual assault or molestation. But back to my point….
I saw I video on Youtube say how it only lasted 20 seconds. Just do it and get it over with, you can’t do anything about it. It reminded me of something horrible. It reminded me of the mentality that used to be prevalent around those that accepted rape and molestation as an unpleasant but nonnegotiable part of life. Ever heard the phrase “Just lay back and enjoy it”? That led me to thinking of the gang banging rapes that happen as initiations.
The toleration of these TSA pat downs are ridiculous! Not only as a rights violation but also because there is no proof that they make us any safer! But they do have a real point. They are slowly breaking down our willingness to stand up on our own against the Federal government. The Federal government is working on building a population that is willing to substitute the government’s judgement in place of their own.
I am sure you want me to break down this illustration to show precisely what I mean. Well, you have the TSA agent who has been convinced that it is imperative for American safety that they violate someone’s private spaces because the Federal government said so. I mean we know it isn’t because the empirical data supports it. Then there is the parent. The parent has been convinced to cede their child ‘s body to “the greater good of the state” because no one can even pretend that was being done for her good. And the kid. The poor kid. If this continues, the kids in this country won’t have to be convinced to allow the Federal government to think for them because they will not know there is an alternative.
So, are we as a population going to be willing to substitute the Federal government’s judgement in place of our own. I urge that we don’t!
There are some awesome game and video coupons! And most of them would be great Easter Basket gifts too! I don’t know how long they will last so I would print them out now just in case you want them later!
Lookie at what I found at Target!!! I found these great Passover plates for only $4.99 each!!! Now they are melamine but all my kids are under 10 so I think that is totally fine;). For you who aren’t familiar with Passover, the round plate is kind of the center piece. The square plate is the matzah plate!
Not bad at all for $10!
I know, that is not sexy food at all! But what is it? It is a crock pot full of pinto beans! Pinto beans are super easy to make! A key thing is to rinse and pick through you beans! Occasionally there is a rock and that doesn’t make tasty eats! Then I put beans and water in the crockpot at a ratio of 1:4. I usually make 4 cups of beans at a time. To that I add about 3 tablespoons of beef bullion, 1 tablespoon of pepper, 1/4 cup of dehydrated onions, a sprinkling of cumin and 1/2 tablespoon of kosher salt. Then turn the crock pot on low for 6+ hours.
Now I use dehydrated onions and only a sprinkling of cumin due to NerdDad’s preference. If I was making them for someone else I would use 1 onion and 2 tablespoons of cumin;).
The first meal with my pinto beans is my Bean Bowls! I make up some seasoned Jasmine Rice in my rice maker and then put some of that in the bottom of the bowl. Then I add broccoli, beans, cheese and some taco sauce. Then stir! And NerdDad is not a fan of the veggie meal so I usually add some cut up chicken or steak.
Looks a lot sexier now, doesn’t it;)?
(I added this to GreenbacksGal’s Meatless Monday)
NerdPie sat down with her sister’s Duplos and built a little house. Those blocks with swoops are slides;).
Thanks for joining my for Tech Tuesday! Did you know that Linux has surpassed Windows in instillations? But that is mostly on professional machines like web servers and data centers. I think it is time that we see widespread acceptance of Linux on personal computers! Which brings us to the star of this week’s Tech Tuesday: Ubuntu!
Ubuntu is a free Linux operating system and it rocks! Before you all panic, you can install it so you can dual boot (when you can boot up in Ubuntu or Windows). But why? It is a system maximizing operating system! We have it installed on a kids computer that only has 512 of ram and the kids have no problem playing all their internet games! It doesn’t crash and it runs so much faster than the same system would run on Windows!
Some people tell me that they don’t want Ubuntu because of all the Windows programs they like. Well, a lot of these problems are eliminated by either living in the Google Cloud (with Google Docs) or by using Open Office. I have found that Open Office can convert most documents for me and save them back to a Windows readable format. Anyone can send you a pdf if all you need is the information. And I do have a dual boot system to help me print my coupons but that is all I use it for;).
Ok, so you all can see I love Ubuntu! Get it, use it, love it;).
Have you used Ubuntu? What is stopping you from using it? Or are you using it and loving it? Let me know!