Techies: the perfect gift for Mom
Especially if you’re anti-social.
Copilot is a service that allows you to remotely control a willing participant’s computer. So, for example, if your mom is having trouble with Outlook, you can log in and check her SMTP settings for her without having to describe all the various menus and dialogs she would have to go through.
From the Joel on Software blog:
This Sunday is Mother’s Day. Why not fix your mom’s computer?
It's (going to be) a girl!
We have known for a while now that our friends, the Eoffs, will be having a baby in September. What we didn’t know was the sex of the little peanut. Well, now we do! Danny and Greta are expecting a baby girl! Congrats!
Edit: Please participate in my latest poll.
'Gilmore Girls' canceled
Me: (singing) “Thank you for being a friend…”
Voice in my head: No, you idiot!!! Gilmore Girls, not Golden Girls!!!
Me: Oh. Aren’t they the same thing?
Vimh: *Thwack!*
And just like that, I forgot how to do math.
But seriously, that just shows you how much I watch TV. I thought the show died a long time ago, but The Bee says it was just canceled today.
In light of this news, I just spent 5 seconds composing a nice eulogy for the show, but then I remembered I don’t care, so I caressed my butt instead.
Troy, it looks like you've developed a Dad-sized growth on your butt
You can really tell when there is a dearth of creative talent, can’t you?
Cranial-Rectal Inversion is a serious disorder
And apparently even the Dean of Admissions at MIT is not immune to it (emphasis mine):
Marilee Jones, the dean of admissions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, became famous for urging stressed-out students competing for elite colleges to calm down and stop trying to be perfect. […]
Ms. Jones on various occasions had represented herself as having degrees from Albany Medical College, Union College and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, but she had no degrees from any of those places, said Phillip L. Clay, the chancellor of M.I.T.
Kimchi: One of the World's Healthiest Foods
I love kimchi. It’s spicy, it’s crunchy, and it has a fantastic flavor. Served over white rice or alone, it’s the perfect complement to Korean dishes such as Bibimbap and Bulgogi. And now, according to Health.com, it’s one of the world’s healthiest foods:
Kimchi (or kimchee) is loaded with vitamins A, B, and C, but its biggest benefit may be in its “healthy bacteria” called lactobacilli, found in fermented foods like kimchi and yogurt. This good bacteria helps with digestion, plus it seems to help stop and even prevent yeast infections, according to a recent study. And more good news: Some studies show fermented cabbage has compounds that may prevent the growth of cancer.
