Between travel and lingering reviews, I have not had any time to really write anything particularly interesting or technical. I have a lot of thoughts, just not much willpower to write them down at the moment. In the meantime, be amused/saddened/scared/entertained by these links…

Out of Context Science.

Rep. Keith Ellison testifies at Rep. Peter King’s McCarthy-esque “hearings.” I’m sure people have seen the terrifying video from Orange County.

The Dayenu Principle applied to films beating you over the head. Enough already!

David Rees on America’s Next Great Restaurant: “Life’s too short not to eat kale every five minutes.”

The way we are treating Bradley Manning is immoral and illegal. If the first doesn’t bother you, the second should.

Goodnight, Dune, goodnight, Shai-hulud bursting out of the dune.

I should eat more cauliflower.

My friend Reno is famous on the internet!