l00k! eye-m on dA inteRweb(s)! faceb00k me, f00l. haha LOL!

In my "Introduction to Management Information Systems" class -- the one whose textbook I could write from memory without needing a single citation -- we had to build our VERY FIRST INTERNET(S) HOMEPAGE!!!!@!#@%$%^^@#$^~!@!

My cup runnith over with delight:





It should be #1 on Digg in the next 20 minutes.

The Highlight of My Day

I accidentally unsubscribed from all my internal, work mailing lists back in March. I finally got re-added to our departmental list, which means I'm getting important emails now:

from: Ginnie
to: TSD-L@
date: May 30, 2007 3:09 PM
subject: Birthday Cake

Hi Everyone,

There is leftover birthday cake from the May birthday celebration we had this afternoon. If you were not able to join us, please feel free to have a piece of cake in Room 137 in Thompson Hall.

Ginnie

Mmm...cake.

Perhaps if I were a war criminal, I'd have my degree

Podcast: The Memorial Day Weekend Mix

After making shitty podcast #2, it was time to make a set using music I actually listen to. As I was picking out the tracks I realized that I didn't like any of my choices for the last song. Nothing popped out at me while I was sifting through some DJ Tiesto, but then I realized my two favorite tracks from Parade of the Athletes had nearly identical BPMs and laid on top of each other...real nice like. I ended up mastering Euphoria vs Breda 8p and then laid the complete set down.

That said, here it is:

Instead of potato salad, I decided to whip up some tunes to do your weekend grilling to:

1) Apollo 440 - Liquid Cool
2) Deep Dish - Flashdance (Skylark Mix)
3) Afropeans - Better Things (Skye 'n' Sugarstarr Remix)
4) JJ Flores & Steve Smooth - Deep Inside These Walls (Extended Mix)
5) Max Linen - Flashback
6) Starkillers - Scream (Kobbe & Austin Leeds Remix)
7) BT - Break on Through (to the Other Side) [BT vs The Doors Remix]
8) The Crystal Method - Salty (featuring Katherine Ellis) [Meat Katie Remix]
9) DJ Tiesto vs DJ Tiesto - Euphoria vs Breda 8p (Alpha John's Jacked Track)

Enjoy

Listen to Shitty Podcast #2: The Three Whores of the Apocalypse

As promised back on March 19th:

After my first experiment with Ableton Live, I came up with the (terrible) idea for this mix. I finally took the time to spin the tracks together and make it a horrific reality.

#1 - Lindsay Lohan - Rumors
#2 - Paris Hilton - Nothing In This World [Exacta Remix Edit]
#3 - Britney Spears - Toxic (Lenny Bertoldo Mix Show Edit)

Don't expect to see this mess on any charts. Not even Perez Hilton can turn this trash into treasure.

Get it here, and be thankful you can't get STDs through singles.

The Funniest eCards on the Internet(s)

Thanks to Susann for pointing Some eCards out.

Meredith's Book is Finally Being Published

Brill has finally updated their website:

Biotechnology has the potential to revolutionize genetics, agriculture, public health mechanisms, and environmental management and conservation. Agricultural applications provide the most practical uses of current advances in biotechnology, which have the potential for significant impact if agricultural producers worldwide begin using biotechnology techniques. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) offer significant benefits to global society in the areas of agricultural improvements, environmental management facilitation, biodiversity conservation, sustainable development promotion, and increased human health protection.

Serious concerns about GMOs are treated as separate and distinct from other disciplines, although GMOs significantly affect a wide range of fields. Successful regulation of GMOs will require the incorporation of input from other fields, most notably, public health, food safety, international trade, and environmental regulation. Currently, global debate and regulation of GMOs do not include any discussion of public health concerns, particularly those related to infectious disease. Some argue that the pathogens responsible for the recent outbreaks of SARS, BSE, and avian influenza may be the result of genetic modification. These questions challenge the preparedness of global regulatory and legislative regimes for infectious disease and GMOs to address these potential developments. This book examines the current global and regional legal frameworks and perspectives for infectious disease and GMOs and argues for a more connective approach for future regulation.

Meredith Mariani obtained a J.D. from the University of Notre Dame Law School and an LL.M. in International and Comparative Law from the George Washington University Law School. She completed her undergraduate work at Mount Holyoke College, with a double major in Biology and Anthropology. She wrote articles and memoranda on stem cell legislation, published by the University of Notre Dame Journal of Legislation and the International Center for Technology Assessment. She currently is an independent consultant focusing on biotechnology law and policy.

From the dozens of pages that I edited, all I can tell you about her book is that it involves the law and ducks (but not necessarily in that order). Meredith sent everyone this email:

Finally, my publisher put my book on their website (only 4 months too late) and its apparently cheaper than I originally thought so everyone should be able to afford a copy (or 5). And the cover will have beautiful flowing fields of golden wheat - a lovely addition to the pile of books you use to prop up that pesky table in the basement.

To which I replied: "I guess when you consider the $2.94 per-page cost, it's quite a bargain."

Still, a big congratulations to her. I distinctly remember when the book was just her Law Masters, born out of the most obscure Westlaw search she could think of. Now it's all grown up and ready for college itself.

Quack

Ice Cream Head(ache)

Andrew: well, i wouldnt be interested unless there was a fudgy the whale carvel ice cream cake.
theAlphaJohn: I want fudgy the whale and cookie puss having an ice cream 69

And to those of you using Google Reader, yes I changed the title. I think this one is more-funniest.

Comfort food that's Friendly('s)

Mary and I decided to have lunch at Friendly's in Burke today. I didn't think I needed any comforting, but the honey bbq chicken melt with waffle friends and a Reeses Pieces sundae sure hit the spot.

Now, please excuse me while I call to schedule my angioplasty.

Fuck a whole bunch of Calculus

Wil: what are you majoring in?
theAlphaJohn: MIS - school of management
Will: right on
theAlphaJohn: i was a comp sci major the first decade i went to school, then i realized that the calculus parts of brain don't work
theAlphaJohn: like those cardboard tvs you see at furniture stores -- just for show / to take up space
Will: yeah
theAlphaJohn: so i switched over to mis when i came here
Will: i suck with complex numbers
Will: and formulas
theAlphaJohn: it's the analytical geometry shit that always gets me
Will: i rocked logic classes though
Will: and at mason, that's the same as math
Will: so it worked out
theAlphaJohn: basic derrivatives and integrals i get -- if you can turn a shirt inside out you can plug in numbers and turn a crank
Will: hahaha
theAlphaJohn: but when you get into "what is the area of an inside-out rhombus that's high on meth" my brain leaks out my ears
Will: understandable
Will: i want a rum based drink right now
theAlphaJohn: haha rum based
Will: and a hammock
theAlphaJohn: i look at calculus as a recruiting tool for the NSA, and not something one can even use in real live
Will: yeah
theAlphaJohn: i had a friend who worked at NSA, his coworker could think and operate comfortable in five dimensions
theAlphaJohn: apparently they had to write software to keep up with him
Will: hahaha
theAlphaJohn: i didn't even understand what that meant, and he tried to explain it to me and it still didnt make sense
theAlphaJohn: apparently in five dimensions, if you move like this (moves hand) then the opposite reaction is to move like this (moves hand)
Will: i have no idea what you are saying
theAlphaJohn: you may be thinking that this is a visual, but really it makes as much sense written out
theAlphaJohn: b/c you're like "you just moved your hand two different ways"
Will: exactly
theAlphaJohn: and that's why their parties are so fucking lame
Will: hahaha