“It is irrational to bite off more than you can chew whether the object of your pursuit is hamburgers or the Truth” - H.P. GriceTumblr (3.0; @alanah)http://alanah.tumblr.com/<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j_ekugPKqFw?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_ekugPKqFw">Lightning Bolt</a> x8 = pwned</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/310674002http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/310674002Thu, 31 Dec 2009 22:50:47 -0500<a href="http://www.fortunewatch.com/the-less-you-know-the-more-money-youll-make/">The Less You Know, The More Money You’ll Make | Fortune Watch</a>: <p>yeehaw</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/300709720http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/300709720Fri, 25 Dec 2009 22:48:09 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6t7APQdOW6Y?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6t7APQdOW6Y&feature=related">ゲッダン基本形</a> (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/ramune4444">ramune4444</a>) </p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/293634078http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/293634078Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:14:19 -0500<a href="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=1977">Language Log » Some highlights of Na’vi</a>: <p>This warms my sci-fi language loving heart</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/292033333http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/292033333Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:36:29 -0500<a href="http://iwastetoomuchtimeatwork.blogspot.com/2009/03/its-not-like-you-can-predict-memes-but.html">There Will Be No Animated Gifs In This Blog.: It's Not Like You Can Predict Memes, but...</a>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/92915255http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/92915255Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:58:34 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/yPo84-ve7Hk?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Hardest Mario Mod Part 1 (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/MichaelWoody3">MichaelWoody3</a>)</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/92915208http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/92915208Sat, 04 Apr 2009 12:58:22 -0400<a href="http://proof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/time-and-the-bottle/">Time and the Bottle - Proof Blog - NYTimes.com</a>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/91645413http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/91645413Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:45:24 -0400<a href="http://academicearth.org/"> Academic Earth - Video lectures from the world's top scholars </a>: <p>One big outstanding HURRAY for this site.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/90638331http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/90638331Sat, 28 Mar 2009 09:57:15 -0400<object width="400" height="317"><param name="movie" value="http://videogum.com/v/Koi597s9T7vgn" /><param name="wmode" value="opaque" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed src="http://videogum.com/v/Koi597s9T7vgn" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="317"></embed></object><br/><br/><p><a href="http://videogum.com/archives/webjunk/kids-sing-a-made-up-song-about_060812.html">Kids Sing A Made Up Song About Netiquette The Darndest Things - WebJunk - Videogum</a></p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/90091931http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/90091931Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:50:22 -0400<a href="http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/openmit.html">MIT Backs Free Access to Scientific Papers </a>: <p>This would be a very welcome change. It’s frustrating be in the midst of researching only to find that your library doesn’t have the journal with the paper you need and the only way to get access to said paper is to pay a ridiculous amount for it. I hope other universities follow suit.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/89667809http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/89667809Wed, 25 Mar 2009 07:57:04 -0400<a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Frightened+Rabbit">Frightened Rabbit </a>: <p>This band is awesomeness. You get hints of the singer’s scottish accent every once and a while which is quite agreeable to the ear.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/87635206http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/87635206Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:44:00 -0400<a href="http://www.tgries.de/origami/CD-A4-Thomas-Hull.pdf">Origami CD cases</a>: <p>I love making these for impromptu CD cases, although sometimes I need a bit of a reminder of how it’s done.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/87353271http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/87353271Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:44:31 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HtvIYRrgZ04?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>Onyxia Wipe Animation (via <a href="http://youtube.com/user/Alachas1985">Alachas1985</a>)</p> <p>- Moar DoTs!!</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/85643628http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/85643628Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:41:19 -0400<a href="http://psychology.uwo.ca/fmri4newbies/ScanningTooMuch.html">10 signs you've been scanning too much</a>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/84359737http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/84359737Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:39:51 -0500<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/tomserviceblog/2009/mar/04/shredding-yo-yo-obama-inauguration"> Tom Service on the shredded version of Obama's inauguration concert | Music | guardian.co.uk </a>: <p>A gleeful hehe! These made my morning.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/84357600http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/84357600Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:26:08 -0500<iframe width="400" height="323" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/GWSP2c9J8CQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/01/11/folk-song-containing.html"> Folk song containing vital wisdom for Internet users - Boing Boing </a></p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/70000571http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/70000571Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:26:59 -0500<a href="http://xkcd.com/529/">xkcd - A Webcomic - Sledding Discussion</a>: <p>The thing about not being able to learn a second language fluently hit home for me. So depressing. Damn you old brain.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/69964488http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/69964488Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:55:00 -0500<a href="http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=827">Phonetics weirdness</a>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/59562283http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/59562283Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:19:03 -0500<a href="http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/dn15134-obama-on-science-in-his-own-words.html?feedId=online-news_rss20">Obama on science </a>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/58499486http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/58499486Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:47:09 -0500<a href="http://www.xibalba.demon.co.uk/jbr/futurese.html">Futurese (JBR Precoglang)</a>: <p>This is what happens when you have too much time on your hands and many university degrees in language and linguistics.  I’m amused nonetheless.</p>http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/51272242http://alanah.tumblr.com/post/51272242Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:21:22 -0400