You’ll leave your cultural literacy at home if you know what’s good for ya! “Sorry, You Forgot To Give Me A Lobotomy With My Nametag”
I feel somewhat better now about missing so much Eighties television.
As the collapse of civilization proceeds, Jerry Ritcey reminds us what to expect.
One standard to change is that of using scan lines in TV. If the electron guns scanned the tube in a Hilbert curve, either the broadcaster or the receiver could double the potential resolution while remaining compatible with the old resolution at the other end.
It took less than three days for spammers to find a temporary address that I posted on an unimportant website.
the former future prime minister
I’ve often mocked The Media for saying “former Italian prime minister” (what kind of prime minister is he now?) and so it is mildly disappointing that I won’t get to apply the phrase to Mrs Gandhi. The Agonist (cited by Brad DeLong) says:
News reports said she [Mrs Gandhi] would support Dr. Manmohan Singh, a former finance minister, as prime minister. A Sikh, he would be India’s first minority prime minister.
Nu? India has a majority?
Argh. I fiddled with the template and now the time doesn’t show up.
In other news, I’m trying to decide whether or not “I Power Blogger” (below) is sillier than all the “Powered by [foo]” icons one sees everywhere.