University of Michigan Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate student

June 2006.2

.9999999…=1 [∞]

.9999999…=1. “No, I’m sorry, it does.” This is good for a laugh.

Apple movie store pricing [∞]

Apple, studios reportly at pricing impasse on movie downloads. $19.99 for a low-resolution movie that I have to burn myself? I don’t think so.

Superman Returns [∞]

Marlon Brando returns in Superman Returns. He was reanimated by Rhythm and Hues.

Baboon stress [∞]

Scientists pinpoint baboon stress.

Blockwriter [∞]

Blockwriter. A software concept by Khoi Vinh.

NYT & blogging [∞]

Does The New York Times get blogs?

Fruit salad [∞]

How to make the perfect fruit salad and get laid.

“Just embarrassing” [∞]

Top Designer Says World Cup Design “Just Embarrassing”. Erik Spiekermann, one of Germany’s most respected designers, has been openly critical of the design concept for the 2006 World Cup, from the mascot to the logo. He told DW-WORLD.DE why it hasn’t been successful.

Microsoft [∞]

Would you have invested? Microsoft Corporation, circa 1970.

Pimp redefined [∞]

How “pimp” got a new image.

The Machosexual [∞]

The Machosexual. Metro is out, macho is in.

Andy’s new book [∞]

The End of Medicine: How Silicon Valley (and Naked Mice) Will Reboot Your Doctor

Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional (Mac) speed-up

Control-click on the application icon and select “Get Info.” At the bottom there is an option to select which plug-ins to load. I use the commenting feature in Acrobat to tag my PDFs with notes and I like the auto-updater, so I figured out which plug-ins I need for these two features to load. Everything else has been disabled. This works great if you use Acrobat to read science papers. Here’s my current list of required plug-ins:

World Cup ticket thief [∞]

Unlucky or stupid? World Cup ticket thief arrested.

The D.J. Auteur [∞]

The D.J. Auteur. The New York Times profiles Danger Mouse and his latest project, Gnarls Barkely.

Boot up [∞]

Here’s a list of processes executed by Mac OS X on start-up.

John Terry is the man

England won 2-0 against Trinidad and Tobago today, thanks to a lovely effort from John Terry:

John Terry prevents Trinidad & Tobago from scoring a goal England’s John Terry, standing right, clears a header from Trinidad and Tobago’s Stern John. kneeling right, off the line during the FIFA World Cup Group B match at the Franken-Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany. Thursday June 15, 2006. (AP Photo/Nick Potts/PA)

Afterwards, England scored on a cross from David Beckham to Peter Crouch and a second from Steven Gerrard.

Steven Gerrard's goal English midfielder Steven Gerrard (L) shoots to score his team’s second goal against Trinidad and Tobago in their opening round Group B World Cup football match at Nuremberg’s Franken Stadium, 15 June 2006. England won the match 2-0. AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

It’s a Chrysler [∞]

It’s a Chrysler. Dealership says $1.7 million car won’t run and maker Mercedes-Benz won’t fix it.

Apple Ultra-portable [∞]

Apple seen delivering “ultra-portable” at Macworld. Could this be the new FlashBook?

Darryl Hannah [∞]

Daryl Hannah Speaks from Jail Cell. She was pulled out of a walnut tree yesterday. Jon Stewart made some hilarious comments about it on The Daily Show.