addictive flash games

February 7th, 2011

My hands are totally worn out after playing this game:
http://www.phoboslab.org/ztype/

first time: 3319 points, acuraccy 94.6%. Second time, 10961 points, accuracy 91.3. Carpal tunnel here we come!

some current questions

January 26th, 2011

Why are serrated knives still made? We have a couple of them at work but they never get the job done. First of all, they don’t even work right – they cut sideways – but second of all, they’re dangerous! While not technically sharp, they’re easy to cut yourself with. It surprises me that places like IKEA even bother selling them. Besides a single GermanĀ serrated (don’t remember the brand, unfortunately) bread knife that my parents have, I’ve don’t remember ever appreciating one.

Why does the media bother counting the occurrences of words in the State of the Union Address and reporting on them? Has someone proven that doing so is worthwhile, or that it gives an accurate impression of the entire speech? Using Google to trend search terms over a period of time seems interesting to me, but knowing how many times Obama said “together” in the first several minutes of his speech doesn’t, particularly.

Happy Anniversary Mom & Dad

December 30th, 2010