Archive for April, 2008

Why I’m Smart

Friday, April 11th, 2008

[06:23] Filipino Friend: Jason, why in the world are you so freakin’ smart?
[06:24] me: I copied all of that from Wikipedia.

Hey Guys (Dolphin Update)

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Have you guys heard of Tursiops ascrupulus?

It’s the only dolphin that doesn’t have any scuples whatsoever!

Phrases Jason Hates

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008

Webinar.

The Discovery Institute Has a Message for Students

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Avoid science museums at all cost!  You might learn science and that would be bad for our lil theory!

They write stuff like this and then claim they’re doing science.  Babies!  They’re babies!

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Pets Required?

Friday, April 4th, 2008

The other day I stopped at a gas station to purchase a nutritious energy drink. I was presented with this sign as I walked in:

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Thankfully, they let me buy my drink even though I had no animals with me.

Alternate punchline: Thankfully, they let me buy my drink even though I was wearing a shirt (only one though…does that even count?) and shoes.

Unscientific American

Friday, April 4th, 2008

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via Something Awful.  Thanks, Kevin!

Welcome to a Good Quote

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

Verandoug, wdjhfdhdj4dh, if you are reading this, I hope this clears things up for you:

If you’ve got a religious belief that withers in the face of observations of the natural world, you ought to rethink your beliefs — rethinking the world isn’t an option. - PZ Myers

Atheist’s Nightmare

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008

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LOL.

Man Mistakes Real Sharks for Bala Sharks

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Is he just making a joke?

I can’t tell. So I had to leave him a comment.

For the non-fish nerds out there, the animal in the photo is an actual shark, probably a blacktip shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus. The caption says that he “used to sell them in a pet show about an inch long.”

No, he didn’t.

There is indeed a freshwater fish called a Bala shark, Balantiocheilos melanopterus, but a quick glance at one will tell anyone that they are not real sharks:

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Sharks are in the class Chondricthyes. Bala sharks are in the class Actinopterygii. They are not very closely related at all.

Sometimes I go around the internet correcting strangers’ fish mistakes. So sue me.

EDIT: For some reason, the link above now goes to a different photo. I’ll just fix that by showing the original photo here:

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Are We Sure?

Tuesday, April 1st, 2008

Here is a clip of me performing a “live” version of my song, “Are We Sure?”.



I am using an M-Audio Trigger Finger with Ableton Live. I’m sorry about the audio quality.  I really hate my camera.  To hear the real version of this song, please visit the Three Ninjas MySpace page.  Three Ninjas is my stage name!