Area Man Thinks Fault Tree Analysis Is 'Totally Awesome' When Applied To Something As Cool As The AH-64D Apache.

MESA, AZ - According to sources close to him, area man Joe Belland gives "a full rat's ass" for fault tree analysis, when used to model the reliability of the AH-64D Apache helicopter. During a recent training session, Belland was reported to state "and as you can see, the Fussell-Vesely importance measure gives us an idea of which components of this incredibly awesome machine of death and destruction will contribute most to system failure- y'know, this is so much cooler than network availability"

Belland later stated that "using fault tree analysis to model the reliability of the Apache helicopter is almost as cool as destroying an Iraqi T-72 from one in Desert Combat."

It's a Cookbook!

Legolamb (one of my non-gay characters in WoW) is a Rogue. Among all the many cool things that Rogues can do, one of my favorite is pick pocket. Sneak up behind a monster while it's not looking and Yoink! the monster finds its pockets light by a few shiny objects (usually fairly worthless).

Well, on a recent Troll-hunting expidition, I came across a troll that was carrying a strange book....



No! Don't go! It's a cookbook! A cookbook!

Bio-terrorism, WoW Style.



BBC NEWS | Technology | Deadly plague hits Warcraft world



I see a 24 tie-in. Special Agent Jack Bauer of Stormwind SI:7 is tasked with finding out who is planning on bringing the deadly threat to Elwynn Forest and stopping him. He bends all the rules and operates outside the law as he hunts down this sadistic killer. Meanwhile, King Palmer of Stormwind faces a moral dilemma of protecting the majority of Stormwind's citizens but being forced to let those in Old Town die. A dramatic twist occurs after each hour of game play, and you won't believe who is responsible for the plague. Special guest appearance by Sarah Clarke as Nina Myers, operative for the Scarlet Crusade.

Cool Pictures

My cow-orker's husband's former cow-orker's friend took these pictures of the recent thunderstorm. The first two are from the San Onofre pier. The last is at Dana Point. I think I like the cloud-to-cloud lightning in the third the best.

Your Bi-Yearly Dose of Science.



13 Things that do not make sense



I found this article a while ago and thought it was interesting. I think that you can explain all those problems by introducing the Flying Spaghetti Monster into the equation.

Long Beach is So Exciting, Part II.

NBC 4 - News - Hostage Situation At Long Beach Strip Mall Ends With Surrender

According to Google maps, this happened 1.3 miles from our apartment.

Whenever some one tells us "Oh, you don't want to move to [area x]. That place is so dangerous!" my response is always, "and this is different from where we live... how?"

Idiots of the Day/Week/Month

Originally I wasn't even going to bother with this, figuring it wasn't worth my time, but then I realized that it is my sworn duty to point out idiocy in all its forms, no matter how, well, idiotic.

SOS: Students for an Orwellian Society

Yes, as we speak, the US is becoming more and more like the fascist society about which Orwell wrote in 1984. And the most damning evidence of this totalitarianism is that The Junior Anti-Sex League is offering grants to organizations which support its work. Oh no! Government money is available to those trying to promote chastity! Theocracy! Theocracy!

Another damning point that was linked to from that SOS page:

FreeToTravel.org - British Airways Ejection

This guy gets a special Idiot of the Year/Decade/Century award. If you board a plane and label yourself as a terrorist, you deserve whatever you get.

What I gather from that article is that the guy doesn't think there should be any security screening process whatsoever in airports, as doing such means that the government is assuming you're a terrorist. I asked my cow-orker how long she thought it would take for a terrorist act to be committed if the metal detectors and x-ray machines were removed from airports. "About and hour" was her estimate.

Oh, and an honorary Idiot mention goes to Brian Briggs of BBspot for linking to Students for an Orwellian Society.