What Did She Say?

From the Huffington Post:


Pure genius.

The Filipino Way

From the New York Times:

The authorities do not know exactly how many people have been killed warbling “My Way” in karaoke bars over the years in the Philippines, or how many fatal fights it has fueled. But the news media have recorded at least half a dozen victims in the past decade and includes them in a subcategory of crime dubbed the “My Way Killings.”

The killings have produced urban legends about the song and left Filipinos groping for answers. Are the killings the natural byproduct of the country’s culture of violence, drinking and machismo? Or is there something inherently sinister in the song?

Just keep this in mind the next time you are at the Filipino Diversity Initiative karaoke night.

Happy National Engineers Week

Reach. Respect. Recognize. I'm not sure what that means. Anyway, here's what it really means to be an engineer:



Breaking News:
This morning a man intentionally flew a small plane into an Austin,TX office building housing, among other things, an IRS office. The man's occupation? You guessed it, engineer.

Initial reports are that the pilot might be Joseph Andrew Stack, a software engineer. His wife Cheryl and his daughter were rescued from the burning home. The pilot might have stolen the plane from Georgetown airport.

From here.

Another Update. The pilot engineer's manifesto is here.

Carl's turtle neck

Erika and I are at the Voyager Exhibit at the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field.
Yes, this is Carl Sagan's sweater. It's not the pumpkin-colored one, but still, it counts.

Coolest Thing Ever?

A mosquito killing laser:



I understand that a more powerful version targeting Bluetooth headset wearers is in the works. More info here.

One-armed Man Hunted for Stealing Single Cufflink

Not much to this really, but the headline makes it Yoshirappable. Link here.

This is Kind of Fun

Link.

Well Screw Me

First, die. Then ...

and then ...

A great space saving design! Link