http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog Just a few bad ideas. Thu, 08 May 2008 19:04:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just read an article in The Washington Post about Wikiality. Society is running up against the truth of what 'Peer Review' actually means and finding it disconcerting. The notion that truth by committee as practiced on wikipedia is something different than truth by committee as practiced by a journal is ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2008/05/08/on-what-peer-review-means/ Peter Seibel wrote a Common Lisp tutorial that is the best introduction for Common Lisp that I've seen. I've poked around at a few different books, but that one was the one I actually learned Common Lisp from. It is clearly written giving you what you need to know without ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2007/09/20/learning-common-lisp/ Carptacular: Something is fishy Carpe Diem: The day of the fish Carpentry: Do fish really build? Carpal Tunnel Syndrom: When a fish burrows into your wrists. Carport: Where fish park. Carpathian: Mountain range made entirely of fish bones. Carpet: Flooring of fish scales. Carpooling: How a school gets to school. Escarpment: A wall of fish. A Carpella: a bunch ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2007/09/12/the-carpendium/ I've been a big fan of the SSX series, and this game has some solid improvements. Some of the old courses are there as well as some nice new ones. The music was surprisingly fun and seemed to be based off of your movements to some extent. They've gone back ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2007/08/22/ssx-blur-review/ My computer networking class requires us to write the project in C++. I don't really know why, the project has nothing to do with C++, it is about implementing a network protocol. There is an option to use Java for a 10% penalty... but java? I'm asking for something better, the ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2007/07/11/my-plea-against-c/ I never previously considered myself a one issue voter. I suppose that was before our elected representitives put us on equivalent footing with the Khymer Rouge. Did your senator vote us (further) into a dictatorship? At least there are some independent candidates. I'm not positive, but this guy currently has my vote: ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2006/10/01/candidates-that-dont-support-torture/ Just go watch it: http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/15/bush-powell/ http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2006/09/15/our-eloquent-president/ I first saw John Hodgman when he appeared as a guest on The Daily Show. He has since appeared a number of times as their 'Resident Expert'. My sister gave me his book last Christmas, and I often read snippets before going to bed. I've had a hard time getting through ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2006/09/06/john-hodgman-resident-expert/ Maybe not completely, but most of what I hear people saying about search engine optimization is simply snake-oil. Nick Wilson has written a good piece on the topic. Content is king. If you put information up that people want to read you will be linked. I think this applies to ... http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2006/07/26/search-engine-optimization-is-bogus/ The Adult Swim Fix is premiering the new season of The Venture Bros tonight. It is airing on Adult Swim Sunday night. http://the.unwashedmeme.com/blog/2006/06/23/go-team-venture-2/