Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Large Hadron Collider
This is the largest particle collider in the world. The one people say will create a black hole that will eat up the Earth. Right.
Check out the link to see their live webcam of the collision tube
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
Check out the link to see their live webcam of the collision tube
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Flu vaccine. Please get yours
I've heard several people state that they haven't and won't get vaccinated this year against the flu. This here post is an attempt to put information into YOUR hands so that you make an informed and responsible decision on this matter.
What is the Influenza?
It's basically a disease of the lungs, nose and throat. Severe coughing and running nose are also typical of the disease. Most people will be sick for about one week before feeling better, but some people (specially young children, pregnant women and old people) can get very sick and some may die. More than 60,000 people die every year in the US alone due to the Influenza virus.
How does the vaccine work?
There's 2 types of vaccine: TIV (trivalent inactivated influenza virus) & LAIV (live, attenuated influenza virus). Basically, one is made out of dead or inactivated virus (TIV) and the other is made out of live, but "beaten up" virus. The live version is slightly more effective, but more expensive as well to manufacture.
Does it work?
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) states that "The overall efficacy in preventing laboratory-documented influenza from all three influenza strains combined was 85% and 71%" talking about LAIV and TIV respectively. So in short, yes. Most of the time.
Who should get it?
Short answer: Almost everybody.
Long answer: Check this webpage
Any adverse effects I should be aware of ?
There's some chance of getting a fever after the vaccine, but this shouldn't last for long. No other serious side effects have been ovserved in numerous trials as shown here
I'd like to rant for a few paragraphs here. I've heard complaints of people claiming they got sick after getting the vaccine. If you're getting the TIV, there's no way in hell you get the flu out of it, because its DEAD. If you're getting the LAIV, there's a very slight chance you might get it, but as mentioned before, its not a perfect 100% guarantee vaccine. I've also heard people say that they got other kind of sickness after taking the flu vaccine. This is obviously perfectly feasible, as a flu vaccine won't protect you from measles, polio, or getting hit by a car. It's a FLU vaccine, it protects you from the influenza. Correlation is not causation, people. If I get the vaccine and get run-over by a car, the vaccine did NOT cause the car to run over me. They're correlated, but not caused by it. Same goes for other diseases, if you got the vaccine and got sick, its not because you got the vaccine, they're independent events and you would probably have become sick any way.
If it's not 100% effective, why should I take it?
Read above, dummy. There's a 70% - 80% chance it will prevent you from getting sick. And its free. By paying $0 you get 70%- 80% chance of not getting sick, its a no-brainer.
I never get sick, so why should I take it?
Read above, young children, old people and pregnant people are prone to DYING from this shit. Do you have un-vaccinated: little brothers, sisters, friends, grandparents, great-grandparents, old friends, pregnant friends, a pregnant wife, a pregnant little sister (hey, it happens) ?? We'll, if you're in contact with any of these, and other younglins/elders/pregnant women then you're putting THEM at risk. You might be healthy as a horse, and maybe even carrying the virus, but not getting sick. This does NOT mean you're not spreading it. Don't be an ass, care about the people around you.
Also,let's briefly talk about this thing called herd immunity. Basically what this means is that if a certain percentage of the population gets vaccinated, they'll "watch out" for the other members of the "herd". If a lot of people are vaccinated, they won't get the disease, which whill reduce the number of virae out there, which reduces contagion on other members.
Myths about the Flu
That's a great site with some myths about the flu, interesting to read. You can find a dozen other sites with flu myths by just googling it
So. What I hope to communicate here is:
The vaccine is a pretty safe (small chance of very minor fever for a couple of days), pretty effective, free way of protecting yourself and others around you.
Don't be an ass, get yours.
What is the Influenza?
It's basically a disease of the lungs, nose and throat. Severe coughing and running nose are also typical of the disease. Most people will be sick for about one week before feeling better, but some people (specially young children, pregnant women and old people) can get very sick and some may die. More than 60,000 people die every year in the US alone due to the Influenza virus.
How does the vaccine work?
There's 2 types of vaccine: TIV (trivalent inactivated influenza virus) & LAIV (live, attenuated influenza virus). Basically, one is made out of dead or inactivated virus (TIV) and the other is made out of live, but "beaten up" virus. The live version is slightly more effective, but more expensive as well to manufacture.
Does it work?
The CDC (Center for Disease Control) states that "The overall efficacy in preventing laboratory-documented influenza from all three influenza strains combined was 85% and 71%" talking about LAIV and TIV respectively. So in short, yes. Most of the time.
Who should get it?
Short answer: Almost everybody.
Long answer: Check this webpage
Any adverse effects I should be aware of ?
There's some chance of getting a fever after the vaccine, but this shouldn't last for long. No other serious side effects have been ovserved in numerous trials as shown here
I'd like to rant for a few paragraphs here. I've heard complaints of people claiming they got sick after getting the vaccine. If you're getting the TIV, there's no way in hell you get the flu out of it, because its DEAD. If you're getting the LAIV, there's a very slight chance you might get it, but as mentioned before, its not a perfect 100% guarantee vaccine. I've also heard people say that they got other kind of sickness after taking the flu vaccine. This is obviously perfectly feasible, as a flu vaccine won't protect you from measles, polio, or getting hit by a car. It's a FLU vaccine, it protects you from the influenza. Correlation is not causation, people. If I get the vaccine and get run-over by a car, the vaccine did NOT cause the car to run over me. They're correlated, but not caused by it. Same goes for other diseases, if you got the vaccine and got sick, its not because you got the vaccine, they're independent events and you would probably have become sick any way.
If it's not 100% effective, why should I take it?
Read above, dummy. There's a 70% - 80% chance it will prevent you from getting sick. And its free. By paying $0 you get 70%- 80% chance of not getting sick, its a no-brainer.
I never get sick, so why should I take it?
Read above, young children, old people and pregnant people are prone to DYING from this shit. Do you have un-vaccinated: little brothers, sisters, friends, grandparents, great-grandparents, old friends, pregnant friends, a pregnant wife, a pregnant little sister (hey, it happens) ?? We'll, if you're in contact with any of these, and other younglins/elders/pregnant women then you're putting THEM at risk. You might be healthy as a horse, and maybe even carrying the virus, but not getting sick. This does NOT mean you're not spreading it. Don't be an ass, care about the people around you.
Also,let's briefly talk about this thing called herd immunity. Basically what this means is that if a certain percentage of the population gets vaccinated, they'll "watch out" for the other members of the "herd". If a lot of people are vaccinated, they won't get the disease, which whill reduce the number of virae out there, which reduces contagion on other members.
Myths about the Flu
That's a great site with some myths about the flu, interesting to read. You can find a dozen other sites with flu myths by just googling it
So. What I hope to communicate here is:
The vaccine is a pretty safe (small chance of very minor fever for a couple of days), pretty effective, free way of protecting yourself and others around you.
Don't be an ass, get yours.
www.engrish.com
Encontré estas joyas en www.engrish.com
Altamente recomendable que pierdan un rato el tiempo en este sitio
Friday, November 14, 2008
Y que chingallos le pasa al mundo? / WTF is wrong with the world?
I'm echoing an article posted in the Skeptic's Guide to the Universe blog, only for the sheer horror it caused me when I read this.
I'm definetely not a religious person, but people that know me can tell you that I do, very much, respect other people's religious beliefs. I have the utmost respect for faithful people, the fact that we don't share faith does not stop me from respecting and holding dear people that differ from my viewpoint.
But to read this kind of bullshit just makes me re-state my way of thinking.
I respect any and all beliefs held by anyone, as long as they respect the very basic principles of mutual respect.
Branding people, let alone infants, as witches and wizards is FUCKING MEDIEVAL.
Driving nails through their heads is FUCKING MEDIEVAL
Killing more than a 100 "witches" adn BRAGGING about it is FUCKING MEDIEVAL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/3407882/Child-witches-of-Nigeria-seek-refuge.html
It terrifies me that someone out there can pretend to use a "religious" belief in this horrifying way, its just heart-breaking. I mean come on, its the 21st freaking century, we're still doing this kind of shit? Stoning "witches"? Really?
This kind of bullshit just makes me think, as Mr Evans states in the SGU blog, how pseudosciences and supperstition can be harmful and deadly. This is obviously not about religion and letting every one place his chip where he/she wishes. This is not a case of "well, that's the way they think and believe, let them beat the crap out of each other". The world we live in can no longer use tolerance as an excuse to let obvious and outrageouos abuses such as this one to happen. Of course, its hard to avoid falling in the pitfall of becoming the "world's police" as we often criticize the USA, but something has to be done.
Sexual violence against women is not acceptable, regardless of WHERE-THE-FUCK you live and who you claim to worship.
Violence against children is not acceptable, regardless of what these "priests" say and claim about this girl "killing" her mom with her "magic"
Psychological abuse of other human beings is not acceptable, regardless of how many demons you think live inside his head
Killing other people because thousands of years ago two brothers couldn't agree which interpretation of your holy book is correct is NOT ACCEPTABLE
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/3407882/Child-witches-of-Nigeria-seek-refuge.html
I'm definetely not a religious person, but people that know me can tell you that I do, very much, respect other people's religious beliefs. I have the utmost respect for faithful people, the fact that we don't share faith does not stop me from respecting and holding dear people that differ from my viewpoint.
But to read this kind of bullshit just makes me re-state my way of thinking.
I respect any and all beliefs held by anyone, as long as they respect the very basic principles of mutual respect.
Branding people, let alone infants, as witches and wizards is FUCKING MEDIEVAL.
Driving nails through their heads is FUCKING MEDIEVAL
Killing more than a 100 "witches" adn BRAGGING about it is FUCKING MEDIEVAL
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/3407882/Child-witches-of-Nigeria-seek-refuge.html
It terrifies me that someone out there can pretend to use a "religious" belief in this horrifying way, its just heart-breaking. I mean come on, its the 21st freaking century, we're still doing this kind of shit? Stoning "witches"? Really?
This kind of bullshit just makes me think, as Mr Evans states in the SGU blog, how pseudosciences and supperstition can be harmful and deadly. This is obviously not about religion and letting every one place his chip where he/she wishes. This is not a case of "well, that's the way they think and believe, let them beat the crap out of each other". The world we live in can no longer use tolerance as an excuse to let obvious and outrageouos abuses such as this one to happen. Of course, its hard to avoid falling in the pitfall of becoming the "world's police" as we often criticize the USA, but something has to be done.
Sexual violence against women is not acceptable, regardless of WHERE-THE-FUCK you live and who you claim to worship.
Violence against children is not acceptable, regardless of what these "priests" say and claim about this girl "killing" her mom with her "magic"
Psychological abuse of other human beings is not acceptable, regardless of how many demons you think live inside his head
Killing other people because thousands of years ago two brothers couldn't agree which interpretation of your holy book is correct is NOT ACCEPTABLE
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/nigeria/3407882/Child-witches-of-Nigeria-seek-refuge.html
Ringwraith
Drool...
Si, esto de pintar miniaturas es realmente un vicio... Maldito Games-Workshop. Porque hacen figuritas tan bonitas !!!!
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/productDetail.jsp?catId=cat1110131&prodId=prod1130399&rootCatGameStyle=
Friday, November 07, 2008
Bueno, ahora yo voy a demandar a todos los vendedores de Limon
http://mx.entertainment.yahoo.com/06112008/38/entretenimiento-ciudad-turca-batman-demanda-hollywood.html
Batman esta demandando a Batman...
Esto es, la ciudad de Batman en Durka-Durka-landia esta demandando a los productores de las peliculas de Batman por usar el nombre de la ciudad sin permiso ni respeto a los derechos de autor.
Vaya, ahora si se la engraparon en los cachetes.
Entonces inspirado por tan brillante acto legal y dado que mi apellido es Limon, voy a proceder a demandar a todas las compañías que vendan limones, o que incluyan la palabra limon en su publicidad (como incontables marcas de detergentes para trastes, excepto las de P&G porsupuesto)
Batman esta demandando a Batman...
Esto es, la ciudad de Batman en Durka-Durka-landia esta demandando a los productores de las peliculas de Batman por usar el nombre de la ciudad sin permiso ni respeto a los derechos de autor.
Vaya, ahora si se la engraparon en los cachetes.
Entonces inspirado por tan brillante acto legal y dado que mi apellido es Limon, voy a proceder a demandar a todas las compañías que vendan limones, o que incluyan la palabra limon en su publicidad (como incontables marcas de detergentes para trastes, excepto las de P&G porsupuesto)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Friday, October 24, 2008
De "Suplementos alimenticios" y otras falacias
¿Notan algo raro en esta imagen?
¿Que tal con la leyenda de "MAY reduce coronary heart disease risk" ?
Haganme el chingado favor, mañana mismo saco mi fad-product, de aceite de peje-lagarto, que PODRIA reducir el RIESGO de TAL VEZ, ALGUN DIA, en casos POSIBLES, tener un infarto, perder la memoria, volverse loco, gay, pendejo, politico y hasta les PODRIA incrementar 7 metros de pene.
Por supuesto, PODRIA que nada de eso pasara.
Esta es de esas cosas que me re-encabronan de los suplementos alimenticios, homeopáticos y otras pendejadas que realmente no tienen fundamento alguno fuera de un pensamiento mágico.
Porque realmente, diganme ¿que fundamenta que el aceite de pescado reduzca el riesgo de una enfermedad coronaria?
Permitanme mostrar una imagen y un link... a los MANUFACTURADORES DE ESTE PRODUCTO
Lo que subraye en rojo basicamente dice... "Este producto en realidad, no sirve"
Noten como ademas de todo, los statements no fueron revisados por la FDA y que el producto no tiene la intencion de curar.... es el disclaimer oficial de los suplementos alimenticios, para que la responsabilidad de usar el producto sea tuya y no de ellos.
Pero ¿Que significa eso de que la FDA lo haya evaluado?
Permitanme otro link y otra imagen
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7approvl.html
O sea que este producto pasó el gran reto de mandar un papel a la FDA diciendo "Queremos vender esta chingadera" y la FDA dijo OK, es un suplemento alimenticio, no tienes que demostrar nada...
La aprobación de la FDA básicamente sirve para decir "si consumes esto, no es probable que te mueras por haberlo comido". Enfásis en el probable.
Ellos mismos lo dicen en su pagina, diciendo que el producto mostro "alguna evidencia" de soporte, pero la evidencia no es conclusiva. Esto significa alguna de las siguientes cosas: el efecto del producto es menor al ruido esperado, o el nivel de significancia del efecto fue demasiado bajo o alguna otra estadistica sobre como el producto NO CUMPLIO CON LOS CRITERIOS PARA DEMOSTRAR QUE FUNCIONA.
Pero esto es darle demasiado crédito a dichos estudios "científicos" y a la interpretación que se da aqui.
Permitanme otro link
Este es un resumen de uno de dichos estudios. El estudio se enfoca en ver el riesgo relativo, que es una proporcion del riesgo de un evento, en relacion a su exposicion al mismo. Como ejemplo, si la probabilidad de un fumador a contraer cancer pulmonar es de 20% y la de un no-fumador es de 1%, el riesgo relativo es de 20. O sea eres 20 veces mas probable de adquirir cancer pulmonar si fumas que si no fumas. Esos numeros los invente solo para ejemplificar esto del riesgo relativo. Regresando al estudio linkeado arriba, permitanme citar una parte del resumen:
"Neither dietary fish consumption nor n-3 fatty acid intake was associated with a reduced risk of total myocardial infarction, nonsudden cardiac death, or total cardiovascular mortality. However, fish consumption was associated with a significantly reduced risk of total mortality. CONCLUSION: These prospective data suggest that consumption of fish at least once per week may reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death in men."
La conclusión en parte contradice al resultado, ya que el resultado dice que el consumo de pescado y acidos grasos n-2 (Omega 3) NO se asoció con un riesgo reducido de infarto, muerte cardíaca no súbita o mortalidad cardiovascular total. Sin embargo, la conclusion trata de malguíarnos diciendo que si hay una relacion significatica con la posibilidad de muerte cardiaca subita.
¿Porque digo malguiarnos? Porque el articulo habla de que la mejora es algo significativo, lo cual la mayor parte de la gente interpreta como una potencial mejora "muy grande". Estadísticamente a lo que se refiere esto es que la muestra es suficientemente grande para que la diferencia detectable sea repetible en muestras mas pequeñas. PERO eso no dice nada sobre el TAMAÑO del efecto. O sea, una diferencia de .1% (que puede estar dentro del nivel de ruido de una prueba) puede ser significativa, sin que esto signifique que sea grande. O sea, el estudio no descarta de ninguna forma el que esta posible mejora contra una persona que no consumio pescado y Omega 3 podria muy bien ser simplemente ruido.
El resumen tampoco habla, por cierto, de los controles de calidad que tuvo esta prueba. ¿Fue una prueba "double-blinded"? ¿Como dieron seguimiento a la cantidad de pescado que comia cada individuo? ¿Hicieron controles sobre la cantidad de colesterol en la sangre a lo largo del tiempo? ¿Cuantos años duro la prueba? (solo mencionan los años-hombre, pero dependiendo de como se distribuyó la mortalidad podria representar mas o menos años absolutos)
Este ultimo punto es importantisimo, porque la extension de estas pruebas podrian haber sido demasiado cortas para demostrar el efecto deseado. Por ejemplo es como si dijera que esta piedra magica reduce el riesgo de tener Alzheimer, pero mi estudio solo dura 6 meses, ¿que probabilidad habia de que les diera Alzheimer en ese lapso de tiempo? El estudio compara a los individuos DENTRO del estudio, pero no menciona comparación alguna contra la media poblacional, de la cual debe haber muchisima informacion.
En fin, no soy médico ni nada similar y mi opinión probablemente tenga algunos agujeros, pero al final del día creo que es bastante sólida y la verdad investigué bastante este tema antes de escribir estas líneas. Espero que quien lea esto encuentre algo de información y si tiene una opinion distinta y evidencias, me gustaria escucharlas.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Carnivean terminado !!
Listo, por fin terminé de pintar al Carnivean.
Las fotos no son de muy buena calidad, les prometo que en la vida real se ve mucho menos borroso.
Posteen sus opiniones, pls!!
Las fotos no son de muy buena calidad, les prometo que en la vida real se ve mucho menos borroso.
Posteen sus opiniones, pls!!
Wednesday, October 01, 2008
Alicia en el (verdadero) Pais de las Maravillas
Si esto es cierto, será interesante ver la visión de Tim Burton de Alicia
http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20080924/ENTERTAINMENT-US-DEPPusents/
http://www.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20080924/ENTERTAINMENT-US-DEPPusents/
Worale con la borrachera
Entiendo que la recesion va a estar durisima en USA pero las reacciones de algunos parecen ser un poco exageradas
http://www.wlwt.com/cnn-news/17589970/detail.html
http://www.wlwt.com/cnn-news/17589970/detail.html
Monday, September 29, 2008
Carta encontrada en la Interné
Dear Dr. Laura,
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination.
End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.
When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev. 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27. How should they die?
I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread. (cotton/polyester blend) He also tends to curse and blaspheme alot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev.24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Your devoted disciple and adoring fan.
ROFL
Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God's Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and I try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind him that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination.
End of debate.
I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the specific laws and how to best follow them.
When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord (Lev. 1:9). The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?
I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?
I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness (Lev. 15:19-24). The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.
Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?
I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?
A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination (Lev. 11:10), it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this?
Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?
Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev.19:27. How should they die?
I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?
My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread. (cotton/polyester blend) He also tends to curse and blaspheme alot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? (Lev.24:10-16) Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)
I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help.
Thank you again for reminding us that God's word is eternal and unchanging.
Your devoted disciple and adoring fan.
ROFL
Friday, September 19, 2008
Happy International "Talk like a Pirate Day"
http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
Arre, atad los mástiles y apresad las velas !!
Preparaos para la tormenta, Whiskey y Ron para todos !!
Y a todos los cerdos de tierra-firme, Dolor y Muerte !!
Arre, atad los mástiles y apresad las velas !!
Preparaos para la tormenta, Whiskey y Ron para todos !!
Y a todos los cerdos de tierra-firme, Dolor y Muerte !!
Monday, July 07, 2008
El mito de la semana. #3
Bueno, el mito de esta semana: "Los geeks no somos sexy". Sugerido por el estimado lector, Memo Salas.
El origen de este mito claramente data de tiempos muy cercanos, ya que es enormemente conocida la popularidad (en especial sexual) de Über Geeks como:
Aristoteles. Vaya era Griego, por lo tanto "popular" con niños y hasta cabras seguramente (lo cual era considerado "sexy" en esos tiempos / lugares)
Galileo. Todos saben que a las mujeres les gustan los niños "malos". A este cabron lo ex-comunicaron, seguro se acostó con toda Italia. Supera eso, Marky Mark.
Sir Isaac Newton. Chequen la depravación total en su mirada, este cuate le ha de haber hecho a todo. Es universalmente conocido que la "manzana" que lo inspiró a escribir su Teoría de la Gravitación Universal es simplemente hacia una de sus multiples amantes. Hasta el día de hoy, científicos de la NASA y hasta cabalistas utilizan numerología mistica para extraer consejos sexuales de su obra maxima Principia Mathematica. Es como lo que hacen con la Biblia de saltarse un numero de letras para sacar profecias, solo que con mas sexo y menos idioteces.
Por ultimo, les doy un par de links que son ejemplos actuales de Geeks Über-Sexy
http://www.skepchick.org/ Vaya, hasta calendarios tienen. Para el 2009 yo quiero uno (el de Skepchicks porfavor, el de Skepdudes mandenselo a Alicia)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/140457?GT1=43002
Conclusión. Claramente todos los ejemplos que vemos en las peliculas, periódicos y tele son fabricaciones ficticias de las mentes celosas de Sports Jocks, retrasados mentales y/0 alienigenas pervertidos con una fijacion por los "anal probes". Los Geeks somos sexys, controlamos el mundo y somos mas propensos a tener estatuas esculpidas en nuestros nombres.
He dicho
El origen de este mito claramente data de tiempos muy cercanos, ya que es enormemente conocida la popularidad (en especial sexual) de Über Geeks como:
Aristoteles. Vaya era Griego, por lo tanto "popular" con niños y hasta cabras seguramente (lo cual era considerado "sexy" en esos tiempos / lugares)
Galileo. Todos saben que a las mujeres les gustan los niños "malos". A este cabron lo ex-comunicaron, seguro se acostó con toda Italia. Supera eso, Marky Mark.
Sir Isaac Newton. Chequen la depravación total en su mirada, este cuate le ha de haber hecho a todo. Es universalmente conocido que la "manzana" que lo inspiró a escribir su Teoría de la Gravitación Universal es simplemente hacia una de sus multiples amantes. Hasta el día de hoy, científicos de la NASA y hasta cabalistas utilizan numerología mistica para extraer consejos sexuales de su obra maxima Principia Mathematica. Es como lo que hacen con la Biblia de saltarse un numero de letras para sacar profecias, solo que con mas sexo y menos idioteces.
Por ultimo, les doy un par de links que son ejemplos actuales de Geeks Über-Sexy
http://www.skepchick.org/ Vaya, hasta calendarios tienen. Para el 2009 yo quiero uno (el de Skepchicks porfavor, el de Skepdudes mandenselo a Alicia)
http://www.newsweek.com/id/140457?GT1=43002
Conclusión. Claramente todos los ejemplos que vemos en las peliculas, periódicos y tele son fabricaciones ficticias de las mentes celosas de Sports Jocks, retrasados mentales y/0 alienigenas pervertidos con una fijacion por los "anal probes". Los Geeks somos sexys, controlamos el mundo y somos mas propensos a tener estatuas esculpidas en nuestros nombres.
He dicho
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Debunk of the week #2
Un dia tarde, pero aqui esta.
Sé que prometí revisar los mitos que sugirieran, pero no pude contenerme al escuchar de esto. Diran que tal vez no sea un mito y whatnot, pero es tan increible que debia publicar esto.
La semana pasada, al igual que cientos de otros novios en Mexico, me di a la noble tarea de buscar boletos para Madonna.
Toda esta euforia por esta mujer trajo a mi atencion la siguiente noticia (de 2006) :
Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie have reportedly been lobbying the British government and nuclear inudstry to “clean up radioactive waste with a supposedly magic Kabbalah fluid,” says London”s Sunday TImes.
“It was like a crank call . . . the scientific mechanisms and principles were just bollocks, basically,” one official told the Times. “She relentlessly pursued people,” according to a former civil servant. “She wanted to get this Russian scientist to explain this to civil servants.” “I can write the greatest songs and make the most fabulous films and be a fashion icon and conquer the world, but if there isn”t a world to conquer, what”s the point?” Madonna said, according to the paper. “I”ve just come to a place in my life where I”m trying to really see what the big picture is and where my energy is better spent, and that”s one area I”m really concerned about.” Madonna”s rep dismissed the story as old news, saying that the singer”s efforts occurred a few years back. “Better to talk about her current obsession - building an orphanage in [the AIDS ravaged African nation of] Malawi,” she noted, “kind of adopting an entire country.”
ROFL
Bueno, 2 años despues seguimos teniendo residuos radioactivos, asi que no hay mucho mas que decir.
Sé que prometí revisar los mitos que sugirieran, pero no pude contenerme al escuchar de esto. Diran que tal vez no sea un mito y whatnot, pero es tan increible que debia publicar esto.
La semana pasada, al igual que cientos de otros novios en Mexico, me di a la noble tarea de buscar boletos para Madonna.
Toda esta euforia por esta mujer trajo a mi atencion la siguiente noticia (de 2006) :
Madonna and her husband Guy Ritchie have reportedly been lobbying the British government and nuclear inudstry to “clean up radioactive waste with a supposedly magic Kabbalah fluid,” says London”s Sunday TImes.
“It was like a crank call . . . the scientific mechanisms and principles were just bollocks, basically,” one official told the Times. “She relentlessly pursued people,” according to a former civil servant. “She wanted to get this Russian scientist to explain this to civil servants.” “I can write the greatest songs and make the most fabulous films and be a fashion icon and conquer the world, but if there isn”t a world to conquer, what”s the point?” Madonna said, according to the paper. “I”ve just come to a place in my life where I”m trying to really see what the big picture is and where my energy is better spent, and that”s one area I”m really concerned about.” Madonna”s rep dismissed the story as old news, saying that the singer”s efforts occurred a few years back. “Better to talk about her current obsession - building an orphanage in [the AIDS ravaged African nation of] Malawi,” she noted, “kind of adopting an entire country.”
ROFL
Bueno, 2 años despues seguimos teniendo residuos radioactivos, asi que no hay mucho mas que decir.
Monday, June 23, 2008
El mito de la semana. #1
Esta semana inicio lo que espero sea una tradicion semanal. Cada semana subiré información des-tronando algun mito urbano o "hecho" comunmente aceptado que en realidad es totalmente falso.
Esta semana empezamos con un mito que debatimos brevemente en el automovil de mi papa, con mis hermanos y mama.
Este es el mito del perro San Bernardo. En varias caricaturas y peliculas se les observa cargando un pequeño barril de Brandy (algunos dicen Whiskey). El proposito de dicho barril es supuestamente ayudar a algun pobre viajero perdido en los Alpes (lugar donde se origina el mito) a recuperar el calor de su cuerpo y rescatarlo de esta forma de la hipotermia.
Este mito se divide en dos partes:
1) Los San Bernardo nunca usaron este tipo de barriles.
El San Bernardo es una raza criada por los monjes San Bernardinos en el Paso de San Bernardo, en los Alpes. Aunque los perros se usaban para distintos propósitos, incluyendo busqueda de personas extraviadas, los monjes de el hospicio han comentado en multiples ocasiones que nunca los usaron con el proposito de cargar alcohol hacia victimas perdidas (ver abajo, segunda parte del mito)
2) El alcohol ayuda a "recuperar el calor"
Esta es la parte fundamental del mito, en la que la gente cree que beber alguna bebida alcoholica (en este caso Brandy) te ayuda a recuperar calor del ambiente. Esto es totalmente falso. De hecho si el alcohol tiene algun efecto en este caso seria negativo, ya que como saben nuestro hígado requiere de grandes cantidades de agua para procesar el alcohol, lo cual nos dehidrata. Este proceso consume una gran cantidad de energia y por lo tanto calor, lo cual reduce nuestra temperatura corporal.
La información mencionada arriba es verificada por varias fuentes, ver:
Friday, June 20, 2008
Timmy !!
Intento #1
Si, somos malisimos. Nos sacaban por mi culpa la verdad.
Parece que no puedo cantar ni como un pequeño retrasado mental. Por eso lo mío es la guitarra !!!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Amazon.com
Recibí un correo de Amazon sobre el envio de mis libros de 4a Edicion que han vuelto a retrasar.
La parte importante del correo dice:
"Thanks for writing to Amazon.com.
Please accept my sincere apology for any inconvenience that may have caused you due to this misunderstanding and please allow me to explain. "Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set, 4th Edition [BOX SET] (Hardcover)" has proven to be a very popular item. We have many customer orders for this item, and we've just begun receiving copies from our suppliers. We are filling orders as quickly as we can on a first-come, first-served basis."
Por supuesto me molesta de sobremanera que mi envio se retrase, pero dentro de todo, soy una persona comprensiva. La primera vez que lo retrasaron mande un correo y la respuesta que dieron me dejo mas o menos tranquilo.
Y luego volvieron a retrasar el envio.
Y esta vez tienen la madre de decir que estan llenando ordenes "on a first-come, first-served basis"
Porsupuesto estan mintiendo, sé por un hecho que a algunos amigos mios ya les llegaron sus libros siendo que los ordenaron despues de que yo lo hice. Obviamente me da gusto que a ellos les haya llegado su envio, pero me encabrona que Amazon me mienta de esta manera.
Hubiera preferido que me dijeran la verdad.
"Fuimos ineptos y nuestro programador de 3 pesos no tuvo la capacidad neuronal para hacer que nuestro sistema le diera preferencia a la gente que ordeno antes"
"El sistema tuvo un error y tu orden se registro meses despues"
"Fuimos arbitrarios y decidimos a quienes enviar y a quienes no"
"Se les envio primero a la gente que mas dinero ha gastado en Amazon"
"Tu nombre empieza con H y como somos Cientólogos (¿se escribe asi?) creemos que desciendes de el espiritu alienigena maligno HTROIOIOER, por lo cual pospusimos tu orden"
Cualquiera de esas excusas es menos molesta que la mentada de madre de que "first-come first-served" porque fui un FIRST COMER !!!!!
¨
*sigh* tristemente el ahorro de $$ que representa el precio de pre-ordenar con ellos me amarra a retener la orden.
La parte importante del correo dice:
"Thanks for writing to Amazon.com.
Please accept my sincere apology for any inconvenience that may have caused you due to this misunderstanding and please allow me to explain. "Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set, 4th Edition [BOX SET] (Hardcover)" has proven to be a very popular item. We have many customer orders for this item, and we've just begun receiving copies from our suppliers. We are filling orders as quickly as we can on a first-come, first-served basis."
Por supuesto me molesta de sobremanera que mi envio se retrase, pero dentro de todo, soy una persona comprensiva. La primera vez que lo retrasaron mande un correo y la respuesta que dieron me dejo mas o menos tranquilo.
Y luego volvieron a retrasar el envio.
Y esta vez tienen la madre de decir que estan llenando ordenes "on a first-come, first-served basis"
Porsupuesto estan mintiendo, sé por un hecho que a algunos amigos mios ya les llegaron sus libros siendo que los ordenaron despues de que yo lo hice. Obviamente me da gusto que a ellos les haya llegado su envio, pero me encabrona que Amazon me mienta de esta manera.
Hubiera preferido que me dijeran la verdad.
"Fuimos ineptos y nuestro programador de 3 pesos no tuvo la capacidad neuronal para hacer que nuestro sistema le diera preferencia a la gente que ordeno antes"
"El sistema tuvo un error y tu orden se registro meses despues"
"Fuimos arbitrarios y decidimos a quienes enviar y a quienes no"
"Se les envio primero a la gente que mas dinero ha gastado en Amazon"
"Tu nombre empieza con H y como somos Cientólogos (¿se escribe asi?) creemos que desciendes de el espiritu alienigena maligno HTROIOIOER, por lo cual pospusimos tu orden"
Cualquiera de esas excusas es menos molesta que la mentada de madre de que "first-come first-served" porque fui un FIRST COMER !!!!!
¨
*sigh* tristemente el ahorro de $$ que representa el precio de pre-ordenar con ellos me amarra a retener la orden.
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