Internal Monologue

This had us laughing hysterically at GenCon. What that says about us, I'm not sure. Definitely not safe for work or for those with any taste or decency. This blog has subsequent episodes, which aren't as good in my opinion. (HT: Mad Latinist.)

An interesting editorial about the problem of superfluous people. You may be secure now, but at some point some computer program or robot will probably be able to do your job at a fraction of the cost of maintaining your current lifestyle. Our economic system will need to adjust to this. It seems to me that if machines can do your job, that should be a good thing rather than a bad thing. You should be able to pursue other interests. But that's not how our system works.

Fascinating : The ability to reawaken retrocyclin genes from their 7 million years of slumber using aminoglycosides could provide a novel way to secure enhanced resistance to HIV-1 infection. Via Jak Koke on Facebook. Update: a more readable article on the same subject.

I think this is the greatest thing ever. And I don't even understand the Portuguese:

Zac as a Homo erectus Watch me morph back into various pre-modern hominids ! I think I look best as a Homo erectus or Homo heidelbergensis . You can do yourself too .

One of the better satirical responses to the "birther" lunacy: the Kenyan Birth Certificate Generator .

LEGOs and classic 80's arcade games . What could be better?