Exasperated Calculator

Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics

  • Do you know your bible

    [A bible knowledge quiz](http://www.gotoquiz.com/ultimate_bible_quiz) – I got 85%. ([Via](http://crookedtimber.org/2007/02/03/the-many-benefits-of-a-catholic-education/))

  • Dr Who and the French dalek

    One of the funniest [You Tube clips](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfNfDiqAF9Q) I’ve seen in a while. ([Via](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/03/monty_python_and_the.html))

  • Can you nail jello to a wall?

    [Careful research has shown](http://graeme.woaf.net/otherbits/jelly.html) that the answer is ‘no’. Thank you for that… ([Via](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/02/03/nailing_jello_to_a_w.html))

  • Must hate cars

    [Is it a legal requirement for urban planners/architects to hate cars?](http://www.smh.com.au/news/environment/on-your-bike-sydney/2007/03/31/1174761811919.html?s_cid=rss_smh)

  • Gizmodo having a good Gadget day

    Three hits in a row from Gizmodo: [A rubber ducky that plays the radio](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/b-duck-bath-radio-singing-songs-from-the-heart-248634.php), a [wallet that doubles as an EKG](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/cardiopocket-is-that-an-ekg-in-your-pocket-248636.php), and [the coolest looking toaster I’ve ever seen](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/hood-toaster-mri-your-bread-248639.php).

  • Hugo Review: Temeraire

    The [Hugo Award](http://www.worldcon.org/hugos.html) [nominations for 2007](http://www.nippon2007.us/hugo_nominees.php) were just announced this week. I’m going to be reading all of them over the next few weeks, starting with *Temeraire* by Naomi Novik. The novel is set in 1795, and Captain William Laurence has just captured a French frigate carrying precious cargo – a dragons egg, about to…

  • Nine months

    [Well, thank goodness that we went to all that trouble for David Hicks…](http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/hicks-to-serve-nine-months-jail/2007/03/31/1174761797302.html?s_cid=rss_smh)

  • Today’s silly trailer

    Trailer for [When Harry Met Sally remixed as a horror film](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMWpxTK7q2s&eurl=). ([Via](http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/85452284/horror_remix_of_when.html), which has a few more good links)

  • Another present suggestion

    [Watch movement cuffliinks](http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/watch-cog-cufflinks-233722.php).

  • Weekend project

    [Make your own Trebuchet](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/02/make_a_trebuche_1.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890). Fun!