A Book Ahead of its Time

As a professor I get sent free books sometimes, which is great. I just got one about AI that is really ahead of its time. How do I know?

It's March 6, 2008, and the copyright on the book is 2009. How is this possible?

Shitdog!

Please Expand Your Abbreviations

I just got an email that starts like this:

"Announcement
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Last Call for Papers/Abstracts and Invited Sessions Proposals for EISTA 2008, (Orlando, Florida, USA. June 29th- July 2nd, 2008) http://www.socioinfocyber.org/eista2008

Deadlines:
Papers/Abstracts Submissions and Invited Sessions Proposal: April 3rd, 2008
Authors Notification: April 25th, 2008
Camera-ready, full papers: May 22nd, 2008
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All Submitted papers will be reviewed by a double-blind (at least three reviewers), 
non-blind, and participative peer review. These three kinds of review will support 
the selection process of those that will be accepted for their presentation at the conference, as well as those to be selected for their publication in JSCI Journal."

It goes on, never saying what EISTA stands for. So annoying.

Shitdog!

Tom Jones's cover of Prince and the Revolution's "Kiss"

I like what my aunt said about it: "That man should be shot."

Shitdog!

More with the change!

I've blogged before about how much I can't stand getting the coins on top of the bills when I get change. Today some jackass took the offense to new heights!

I just bought my drugs at the supermarket. The change was $40. The jackass hands me one big package, with the bag (with the medicine in it) on the bottom, the receipt over that, and then the money on top. Like I'm going to carry the whole thing out into the freezing cold like that. As though I wasn't going to put forty dollars in the wallet I still had out.

I took the money. As I put it in my wallet, Jackass was standing there holding my receipt and bag. I told him to put it down. When I was done putting my money away, I took the bag and left.

Shitdog!

Why Do People Drink So Much Coffee?

I was just reading in Ottawa's "Centretown News" about these people did a budget and found out they were spending $100 per week at Starbucks.

As someone who doesn't really like coffee, I have to ask: what is wrong with you people?

Yeah, I think I'll go out to a bar so I can order a $4 GLASS OF MILK.

Shitdog!

Gracie Films and the King of Wishful Thinking

At the end of "The Simpsons" you see the logo for Gracie Films, and they play a little tune that sounds suspiciously like the chorus of that annoying 1990 song "The King of Wishful Thinking."

You can hear the tune at http://www.graciefilms.com/

And the King of Wishful Thinking here. at time 2:02.

Shitdog!

Buffalo Wings

Buffalo wings must be made with Buffalo sauce. The standard Buffalo sauce is composed of only two ingredients: a vinegar-based cayenne hot sauce and margarine or butter.

It drives me nuts when places offer just "wings" or "hot wings" and then give you wings with hot bar-b-que sauce or some other damn thing. It's even worse when they advertise "Buffalo wings" and commit this culinary sin. I always send such wings back, and I recommend you do too. They should not be getting away with this. The Buffalo sauce has a specific taste, and that taste is delicious! Shitdog!