Archive for June, 2008

Basil T’s is the Worst Restaurant Ever

Monday, June 30th, 2008

If you live in Monmouth County, New Jersey, you undoubtedly have heard Basil T’s campy and moderately annoying radio commercials. It’s a dining establishment here with its own brewery on location. The reputation, I gathered from several people, was good beer, mediocre food.
Wow, mediocre is quite the understatement. Basil T’s ranks up [...]

All Inkjet Printers Are Crap

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

There is a special place in Hell for anyone that has ever had anything to do with getting inkjet printers to market.
Inkjets are the biggest ripoffs ever. The technology has never changed since they were first released – a bunch of crappy nozzles spewing ink all over a piece of paper. Sure, [...]

Ibby’s in Freehold

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

Ibby’s Falafel is on Grove Street in Jersey City. They make the best falafel ever. I go there at least once a week for lunch, including a three-week streak once. Imagine my surprise when, driving through downtown Freehold today, I saw this:

My first thought was to take a picture so I can [...]

Obama == McCain

Sunday, June 22nd, 2008

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/06/20/obama_supports_fisa_legislatio.html

Obama Supports FISA Legislation, Angering Left
Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) today announced his support for a sweeping intelligence surveillance law that has been heavily denounced by the liberal activists who have fueled the financial engines of his presidential campaign.

Codifying wiretapping is not the problem with FISA. If you’re pissed about that, you should have been [...]

Well, There You Have It

Monday, June 16th, 2008

Shu: $100 worth of Dockers stuff at Sears and you get a $75 Shell gas card
Shu: Oh crap it’s over. Sorry
Jack: eh, what do I care?
Shu: When you go on your road trips, is the car magically powered by your bastardly aura?
Jack: yes it is
Shu: And are you somehow morally opposed to pants?
Jack: yes [...]

The Video Game Post

Saturday, June 14th, 2008

Shu: hey did you ever play Portal?
Jed: fuck portal
Shu: Fuck you Jed
Jed: ha ha how do you like me now
Shu: Portal was awesome
Shu: There’s a very small chance we’ll get a corgi puppy. I’m going to name her GLaDOS
Jed: good grief is that some sort of portal reference?
Shu: Yes, dammit, Jed. Just play it
Jed: fuck [...]

Looking Forward

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

I’m still twelve units and six months away from finishing at Rutgers, but I have narrowed down my post-school activities to the following:
1) Build lots of robots.
2) Do more advanced Calculus and statistics: multivariable stuff, more regression, master linear algebra.
3) Get really fluent in German once and for all.
4) Write book #3.
5) Get better at [...]