The New Off Topic Thread 5. This isn't your parent's off topic thread!

[Ultimate Houde]

The bald guy with the glasses is a complete idiot.

Eric Lander is the only smart one, and that Elinor lady is pretty smart too.

 

[Planet-man]

She's being stupid, probably doesn't realize how much she actually said she's going to lose.

She posted it in both units and has since repeated the amount and even broken it down into "only 8 or 9 lbs a week" to show it's "not that much you guys". Even if she not comprehending what it's going to look or feel like, she's got to know what (I'm estimating) 100/110 minus 66 is.

In other news, look at me being all science-y.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/ma...sease_brings_answers_questions/?p1=News_links

Maybe holding each of those test tubes up to a light and peering at them would reveal the answers you seek. Goggles too.

 

[Ultimate Houde]

I love how they took pictures of us doing stupid mundane things. The most scientific thing showed in that video was someone rinsing out test tubes with ethanol.

 

[Captain Canuck]

you're wearing lab coats.

that's scientific.

 

[E]

I've got about 10 bajillion ebooks. I need to organize them into some kind of standard but I can't decide how.

All of my music is artist, title. Should I keep with that, or go title, artist?

I'm torn.

 

[ProjectX2]

I would go with artist, title because I like consistency.

 

[Captain Canuck]

Stan Lee to get a star on Hollywood's walk of fame today.

 

[Random]

Stan Lee to get a star on Hollywood's walk of fame today.

Now if only he gets that Oscar

 

[Jaggyd]

On a related Marvel note. Axel Alonso was named Editor-in-Chief, replacing Joe Quesada.

 

[Captain Canuck]

On a related Marvel note. Axel Alonso was named Editor-in-Chief, replacing Joe Quesada.

yeah, b/c Joe Q got the promotion to Chief Creative Officer a while back

 

[Jaggyd]

yeah, b/c Joe Q got the promotion to Chief Creative Officer a while back

I'm not sure I'd really call that a promotion. From my experience in the art field, CCO (aka Creative Director, Lead Designer) is more of a PR position. Meaning while their hand is there to help guide artistic direction, they're more for explaining said direction to clients/press/etc. The EiC position is more of the hands on guidance of artistic direction.

 

[Ice]

I see this as a good news. Alex Alonso is not Tom Brevoort, who is basically a Joe Q. 2.0.

 

[Captain Canuck]

I'm not sure I'd really call that a promotion. From my experience in the art field, CCO (aka Creative Director, Lead Designer) is more of a PR position. Meaning while their hand is there to help guide artistic direction, they're more for explaining said direction to clients/press/etc. The EiC position is more of the hands on guidance of artistic direction.

right. that.

 

[J. Agamemnon]

I miss Bill Jemas.

 

[E]

I miss Bill Jemas.

This.

 

[Jaggyd]

I miss Bill Jemas.

Seconded

 

[Captain Canuck]

The Toronto DIstrict School Board (TDSB) is planning to move to digital text books. I never thought i'd see the day.

The TDSB is looking at moving to digital textbooks by 2015 in order to cut costs and to provide better information.

Trustee Michael Coteau has been championing the transition to digital textbooks for months and trustees recently unanimously voted in favour of a plan, which could save the board up to $100 million over a decade.

 

[Random]

Cocaine vaccine could make drug addiction a distant memory

 

[Captain Canuck]

that's cool. until the vaccine bacteria mutates and starts the zombie-pocalpse

 

[Planet-man]

Cocaine vaccine could make drug addiction a distant memory

Cool. They should be more clear about the fact that it inhibits all the drug's effects though. The title made me think of risk-free highs(not that I'm disappointed).

In other news, LED-projection contact lenses are almost here!