Showing posts with label comics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label comics. Show all posts
Monday, January 11, 2010

That old tuba argument again

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This comic is very similar to discussions I have had, though without the unicycles. Really I do play the tuba, though I haven't in a lo...
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

The Marketing Hierarchy

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So True. I am trying to get to Baron Münchhaussn , although Fiji Mermaid exhibitor could be a stretch goal. (via Savage Chickens )
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Friday, July 10, 2009

Science - is there nothing it won't do?

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Two comics today that perfectly capture the hubris of science and engineering. (via Savage Chickens ) I also like the contrast between norma...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Another graphical anaysis of something or other

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It is really quite clear from the chart above that my conclusions are flawless and that I am very clever. (maybe to many of this , this , th...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

The end of the semester dream

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I am glad that someone else still has this dream. It has been 15 years since I was in grad school and I still have the assignment-not-done ...
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Friday, January 23, 2009

The Unexpected cost of genetic algorithms in computing

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This xkcd.com comic on the correct costs and perils of using a genetic algorithm is timely, given my desire to use a genetic algorithm to f...
Monday, January 21, 2008

How would superheroes do in real life?

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I have been reading a graphic novel series called Powers. It imagines a world with superheros, but where it is illegal to be one. The idea...
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Poignant xkcd comic "to Be Wanted" begs to be made into animated gif

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This poignant xkcd comic entitled "To Be Wanted" begged to be made into an animated gif because of its recursive nature. I hope ...
Tuesday, November 06, 2007

The peanuts live on

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As archetypes of human behavior the Peanuts have a lot to teach us about ourselves and others. This quiz allows you to find your inner pe...
Friday, June 15, 2007

Steampunk Internet LOL Oujia board

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Not that I believe in superstitions of the sort suggested by a Ouija board, but if I had to contact the spirit of the Internet while away fr...
Sunday, May 27, 2007

Better Gaming Through Chemistry

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One slogan the DuPont company used in the 60's was Better things for better living through chemistry, often shortened to "Better Li...
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Elemental my dear.

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One of my favorite webcomics is Order of the Stick . Rich Burlew combines D&D style role-playing and fun with some observations of the ...
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Monday, March 12, 2007

Sequential paintings by James Collinson interpreted as comics

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At the Philadelphia Museum of Art several paintings placed serially suggested their interpretation as comics , if we follow the definition ...
Sunday, March 04, 2007

Are William Maw Egley's sequential paintings comics?

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I have been reading the book Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud . It attempts to describe not only what comics are,...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2007

Restless Leg Syndrome just the Jimmy legs?

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Do you remember Kramer and the jimmy legs from Seinfeld? There is a crippling disease called Restless Legs Syndrome that is stopping Baby ...
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Friday, January 05, 2007

Get ready Jesus is coming.

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Overcompensating has been sure to point out an article on Yahoo in which 25% of people surveyed think that 2007 is the year of the second c...