www.engr.uiuc.edu/news/rss.php?xId=074108000784

In a poorly written news article, researchers at the University of Illinois try to use fear, uncertainty, and doubt (FUD) to highlight the importance of their research and guilt out some grant money.

According to Elnashai, more and potentially catastrophic earthquakes are certain to happen in the future for the Midwest.

“The damage will dwarf that caused by Hurricane Katrina to New Orleans, resulting in several thousand dead and tens of thousands injured. Direct economic losses are estimated at between $120 billion and $150 billion dollars, making it the most costly natural disaster in U.S. history.”

Grrrrreat.

mmm goulash

Originally uploaded by TromboneKenny.

When semester stress come creeping in, what can you do but make comfort foods?

Finally, the job ad for the department head search was released. I’m not sure if that warrants a 15 page PDF, but there it is.

SIgning up for the GSLIS Convocation, I get to tell them what name I’d like announced. I’m thinking David “Never metadata I didn’t like” Mussulman.

Or maybe Mussulman comma David E period left parenthesis nineteen seventy nine hyphen right parenthesis

Can you think of something funnier/wittier?

How to Make Whips

Dave? Steve? Richard? Mark? You guys in. We could get some beers and call it a “whip and sip”

Suffering is not art. Some people are sick.

“Artist” Leaves Dog To Die on Exhibition Display

My neighbors to the south (yes Eric, the ones with the pool) put a for sale by owner sign in their yard today. If you’re interested in a 1500 sqft home in a great neighborhood, bookended by librarians (ha!), let me know. I use your backyard, you use my wireless, everyone wins!

I’m a little slap happy tonight, as I finished a major project at work. I was at work until about 8, and I decided to take the rest of the night off. Well, that’s not true. For tonight’s academic reading, I read Andrew’s blog post about DC. Now I can buy the button, “I survived the blog post of 2008″ (and there weren’t even pictures!)

Tomorrow is a term paper day (give or take some work meetings,) and I’ll finish up another project that’s been hanging. I’ll finish a second project over the weekend, getting me close to finished with my wireless policy class. The final monkey is the telecomm term paper, which I hope to finish by next Friday.

Then I can relax again. I am on deferred self-indulgence until the work is done, but when it is, I feel a bender coming on.

Also school related, my family is coming up for graduation (5/10-11) and there will be some partying. I’d also like to plan a summer party with my tailgate friends (either here or up north,) so start thinking about when works for you. (I’m guessing Mother’s Day weekend doesn’t, which is why I ask for more suggested weekends.)

I thought I’d commented on this before, but I couldn’t find it. Volition is again hiring nude models. Makes me wonder what kinda skills their art people need, and what games are “in the pipe.” Can I make an inappropriate joke out of that? No, I don’t think I will.

Lucky for all involved, I have no plans to moonlight.

[Edit: Ha, the related posts plugin found it: www-dave.cs.uiuc.edu/wordpress/2007/09/06/nudie-video-games/ ]

Title of a talk: “Differential sensitivity to cocaine as a predictor of cognitive behavior and stereotypy induced by repeated amphetamine exposure” & “Recognizing Speech in Background Noise”

It’s a talk match made in heaven. As seen on Beckman’s Main Calendar, but originally on a printout in their elevator.