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These good-intentioned folks protested outside the South Korean Consulate here in Los Angeles. From what I was told, cats and dogs are tortured prior to slaughter because the released adrenalin improves the taste of the fleash. It's a pretty disgusting thought, but I wonder if the banner could have been a bit more culturally sensitive. I also wonder if there is a divide between protecting fluffy 'companion' animals and 'utility' animals like cows, pigs, and chickens? Those were the terms used by this organization.

That aside, I'd like the propose the following captions the organization could use in future events:

"JEWS: START SPENDING MONEY ON PORK TO KICKSTART THE ECONOMY"

"HINDUS: START EATING SOME COWS TO HELP KEEP BEEF PRICES DOWN"

"AFRICA: STOP DISTRIBUTING AIDS BECAUSE AIDS SUCKS"

"ASIA: STOP DRIVING DOWN WILSHIRE BLVD WITH YOUR LEFT TURN SIGNAL ON (RUSSIA: WE MEAN YOU TOO)"

"KIWI ABORIGINES: STOP TORTURING AND EATING EACH OTHER BECAUSE YOU'RE ENDANGERED"

"VEGANS: START EATING"

"IRELAND: STOP DRINKING AND FIGHTING SO MUCH BECAUSE IT'S NOT GREEN"

"AMPUTEES: GROW A PAIR BECAUSE STEM CELL RESEARCH IS GOOD"

"MID-WEST: ABORT BECAUSE EUGENICS IS GOOD TOO"

Anti-matter is a lot like human nature. Public generalizations about either make you look like an utter moron. I know you read the entire Wikipedia entry on Particle Physics on the bus ride to the Apple Store, but please, you sound like an African-American musician who raps about poverty-stricken Africa. (this scenario is ironic because you have a black man who does not understand that Africa is a continent filled with vastly diverse cultures, states, and heterogeneous social problems -- but you knew that).

I've included some tips to help individuals navigate the difficult and dangerous minefield of 'scientific method' or 'due diligence' or 'independent thought':

1. Theorize (preferably to yourself) based on your current body of knowledge / experience
2. Test your theory in a fashion repeatable by others
3. Update / modify your theory based on your test data 
4. Reference any sources (Discovery channel, an really good episode of Lost, text you found in a book jacket are generally frowned upon)
5. Repeat

This morning while playing with a Palm Pre, we noticed that if you go to a certain browser url, the phone dives headfirst into an infinite loop, opening cards until the cows come home.

Palm Pre Fail

If you're interested in the technical details, the link actually automaticaly detects the flux capacitors in your mobile device and flushes ALL of the logs. Including the kernel ones.

If there is anything more insulting to a man's ego, it's romance. Continuing our quest of simplifying difficult stuff, I've put together this handy dandy audio guide to help you survive and thrive in the jungle of awkward intimacy.

LearningRomance.mp3 (842.34 kb)

Programming is hard. Almost as hard as math and science and physics. That's why I've created "Learning C# By Audio". Instead of reading and typing and reading what you typed, you can now just listen and type. It's like cutting out all the middlemen without the guilt and heartache. Here's the first chapter:

HelloWorld.mp3 (1.06 mb)