by Didact | Sep 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Via Didact Sr.: Sold at a ridiculous markup. Just like the iPhone. I’m a FanDroid myself, so I simply do not see the point of buying such an absurdly overpriced, walled-off, inflexible gadget. And it would appear that, now that St. Jobs has passed on, Apple is...
by Didact | Sep 17, 2014 | fat girl jihad, Uncategorized
At least, that’s what happened to one English Playboy Bunny (which is normally something of a contradiction in terms…): A British Playboy model who was diagnosed with brain cancer last year says she has now become a shy introvert after surgery to remove...
by Didact | Aug 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
I can’t think of a better send-off for a great comic actor and evidently thoroughly decent human being than the one that Terrence Popp and Blake O. Kleiner put together: Clear skies, Mr. Williams. May you find peace and grace in the arms of the Lord. Share this:...
by Didact | Aug 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
A rock drummer and avid RUSH fan (that’s kind of redundant, by the way) dies and goes to Heaven. He is met at the gates by St. Peter, who proceeds to show him around the place. It’s all very nice and enjoyable, but then the drummer hears something that he...
by Didact | Aug 5, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sean Bean has certainly been given the short straw a lot in his film and television roles- basically, the man almost always dies. Usually quite gruesomely, almost always spectacularly. Doesn’t change the fact that he’s a great actor, though. His CV...
by Didact | Aug 1, 2014 | Uncategorized
In which the New York Times goes into considerable length to ask a question for which the answer is staring them right in the face: The new math of the ‘60s, the new new math of the ‘80s and today’s Common Core math all stem from the idea that the traditional way of...
by Didact | Jul 30, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you haven’t yet read John Ringo’s The Last Centurion, I highly recommend it. For all of its flaws in writing style and narrative flow, it is a highly entertaining, very memorable, and quite enjoyable near-future military fiction novel. It is also a...
by Didact | Jul 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Goddammit, XKCD… Share this: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram...
by Didact | Jul 22, 2014 | Uncategorized
That is the only appropriate adjective that can be used to describe the British Advertising Standards Agency, when they banned the truly awesome new ad for the truly awesome new Jaguar F-type coupe. Which just so happened to star Tom Hiddleston, who is apparently tied...
by Didact | Jul 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
If you take up a martial art and practice it for any serious length of time, you’ll eventually come across the question of which art is “best”. This is a very difficult question to answer properly, and unfortunately most people don’t even...
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