Words cannot describe just how much destruction a simple water heater can cause if its safety features are disabled/bypassed. You must watch this video, it is worth every bit of your time. Seriously - this got a huge laugh out of me, and out of everyone in the office who I showed it to. Much thanks to Mike (Vendy) for showing it to me in the first place. Without further adieu…
Morally Inferior, Politically Superior
March 12th, 2008
News has been rattling around the web about the governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer being “linked to a prostitution ring.” And that’s putting it lightly - the executive summary version of his offense reads like the note your principal sent home with you when you got caught smoking in the boys bathroom.
I suppose it’s not too often that I’m going to link something as banal as a screen saver. But this screen saver is special. You see, I’ve got a predisposition to this particular style of graph, data visualization, or whatever technical or mathematical moniker you want to give it. And it’s cool enough to support dual monitors and draw two instances. Rock on!
I give you The Polar Clock
But what’s this? You want to hear about the preexisting fetish? Perhaps you expect to see llamas stacked in outlandish geometric fashion, each one wielding an exquisitely decorated placard bearing similar data to the above clock? You’ll have to keep reading to find out.