“Let us think the unthinkable
Let us do the undoable
Let us prepare to grapple with ineffable itself 
And see if we may not eff it after all”

Dr. Donald E. Simanek, Professor of Physics at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania is one smart guy. Plus he really likes to debunk (in great detail) myths of science and physics. Link

Song’s not that great, but this video is awesome! Link (via memepool)

Ted Waitt, CEO of Gateway (as in computers) is apparently one stand-up guy. Now, he’s been well compensated in the past I’m sure, so his reduction in pay is likely a large symbolic gesture. But how many other CEOs do…

It happened today. No hard numbers yet, but so far three people (in our group of 11) have been let go… the people I hear about leaving are very surprising. This should be a productive day. UPDATE: Not official, but…

This is a very lucid and thought=provoking look at the trend of offshore outsourcing. Will this really be the peak year for the trend? Link

One (poorly written) perspective on the outsourcing movement from someone who receives the “benefits” of the outsourcing. Company sends jobs to India; Company looses contract, but not for some high-minded morals. Link

Lawrence Lessig argued against the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act in 1999. They lost (and lost on appeal to SCOTUS), which was a terrible thing for public domain works. One of the arguments lost in the (what little) reporting…

Apparently, installing AIM installs the spyware program Viewpoint Media Player. I’m glad I don’t use this program, although I did find Viewpoint software on my machine. I wonder if this is installed with Netscape. Oh, and my favorite part, AIM…

Heh… I love when CNN busts themselves. I can’t wait to hear the silence from this one. Is 5.6 percent a low figure, or a high one? Depends. If only 5.6 percent of hamburgers are discovered to contain meat, that’s…

Make your own barcode or UPC code. Link (via LockerGnome)