Archive for the 'Geeky Humor' Category

Dissertations, $12.75.

September 29th, 2007

While working on my dissertation, AdSense thought my needs might be met by a certain company that specializes in writing term papers for lazy students. “No plagiarism” and “EXPERT writers” the ad promised.
How could I not investigate further? Here’s a screenshot.

UCS: Science Idol

July 3rd, 2007

The Union of Concerned Scientists is holding its annual editorial cartoon contest. This year’s topic: Politics and Science.

Cheese-colored Cheese? Insufferable!

June 12th, 2007

Interesting article today in the New York Times about companies lobbying to sneak nonorganic ingredients into foods labeled organic. A good reminder that a company’s perception of the marketplace is just as important as the consumer’s perception of the product.
John Foraker, chief executive of Annie’s Homegrown, argued that nonorganic annatto was a crucial […]

The many faces of evil…

June 4th, 2007

This one is for the aviation psych geeks: The famous approach into Runway 16 at Portsmouth. Yes, this is a real chart, and there are many more like it.

 
If you don’t get the joke, click here and read the catch phrases in the box on the right side.
PS. The arbitrary nature […]