memories for Jul 20

2016

2016 Jul 20
Statistical Arguments For and Against the Existence of Finland

There is a 50/50 chance that Finland does not exist.

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2016 Jul 20
Contemptible

Do people even have access to thesauruses (thesauri?) anymore?1

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2016 Jul 20
Non-Standard Numbers

I'm sure "non-standard numbers" has a different meaning in the context of finance(?), but now I can't help but imagine that the Windows implementations of integers and floats is somehow bizarrely awry.

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2016 Jul 20
Ghostbusters AR

Does anybody remember the 8-bit C64/Atari 800 version of Ghostbusters released by Activision where you wander around the streets of NYC trying to make money and keep the PKE meter low? Pokemon Go makes me think they should release an AR version of this.

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2012

2012 Jul 20
control

The sad confluence of events, starkly rendered
in terse words over the static of the airwaves
confronting you with your own mortality
you've got no control
there was nothing that could've stopped this
you don't know the reasons
how could you possibly know the solutions?
how could you possibly know who to blame?

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2004

2004 Jul 20
derangement

Yep. It's 3:15am right now. My sleep cycle is completely out of whack.

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2003

2003 Jul 20
Getting A Grip

One handhold at a time. This is definitely nowhere near perfect, but it’s better than wanting to kill yourself all the time. Oh. And I gave in to my inner demons and bought a digital camera.

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