January 6th, 2008

Blog entry // 01.06.2008 // 10:02 PM // 19 CommentsLooking forward to the new year
In which I outline a few goals for the new year.
Link // 01.06.2008 // 3:29 PM // 0 CommentsNew York Times: Darwin’s God

In the world of evolutionary biology, the question is not whether God exists but why we believe in him. Is belief a helpful adaptation or an evolutionary accident?” Interesting stuff. Are humans hard-wired to believe in God (or something beyond what we can rationalize)? If so, why? Could it be that evolution is actually responsible for people believing in God? Visit site »

Link // 01.06.2008 // 3:27 PM // 1 CommentDragonForce: Through The Fire And Flames music video

That insanely hard song fro the Guitar Hero III credits (that roll after you beat the game). Its a funny song, since it’s obviously been written for the sole purpose of being ridiculously virtuosic on guitar, rather than for the purpose of being good music. And, by the way: if you think playing this song on Guitar Hero is hard, be glad you don’t have to play it on Rock Band: that drums part is even more ridiculous than the guitars parts. Visit site »

Link // 01.06.2008 // 3:21 PM // 0 CommentsThe Magazineer

Derek Powazek’s newish blog abuot magazines. Looks good so far. Visit site »

Link // 01.06.2008 // 3:20 PM // 0 CommentsPromotional videos of web-famous people for CommandShift3

Some of them are sort of funny. Visit site »

Link // 01.06.2008 // 3:16 PM // 0 CommentsBest Man Vs. Woman Explanation I’ve Ever Read

Really good stuff here — a lot of it rings true form my relationships. Via Wilson. Visit site »

Link // 01.06.2008 // 3:15 PM // 0 CommentsLOST in 8 minutes, 15 seconds

If you are frustrated that your shows have no new episodes this season thanks to the writer’s strike and you’re thinking you might jump on the LOST bandwagon (because it does have new episodes), here’s one very quick way to do it. Granted, you’re missing out on all the fun if you take the eight minute route rather than buying the DVDs — but, it’s an option. Visit site »

Link // 01.06.2008 // 12:27 PM // 0 CommentsWikipedia: Running gags on Pardon the Interruption

PTI is possibly my favorite show on TV, so when I saw this, I was incredibly amused. I love Wikipedia. Visit site »