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Even though Episode III doesn't come out until over a month from now, the line has already started. At least they're using their time to help raise money for charity, and I have to admit that if I were in LA I'd totally be doing this with them. Though a month early does seem a tad extreme.
Who would have thought you could calculate any integral at integrals.com? I have to admit I've forgotten a lot of the properties to integrate most of the trig functions, but then that's what TI-89's are for.
I've been on a reading binge lately for some reason, as I'm currently reading the Lord of the Flies and re-reading The Picture of Dorian Gray. It's probably because it's so nice outside and it's great to just sit and read in the grass out on the north lawn on campus between classes. I used to read all the time as a kid, but school, meetings, a social life, and the Internet takes over my time usually nowdays. I also just finished reading The DaVinci Code (is that thing EVER going to come out in paperback, I had to borrow the hardback from a friend). It had a somewhat interesting premise, though apparently factually wrong most of the time which is why it's in the fiction section, but I didn't like the book very much. It was incredibly gimmicky and the writing wasn't very good at all, nor well put together. I've have another one of his books my friend let me borrow, which I've heard is better, so I'm willing to give the guy another chance. I think the movie has potential though, and not just because it has the lovely Audrey Tautou in it.
The Office (Tuesday nights on NBC) is really funny. It's based off a British comedy of the same name, which I got to watch a few episodes of during the summer. But I think the American version is actually more funny.
There will be a partial solar eclipse Friday for the US. I might have to go see if there's a viewing party around here and check that out. I want to see a full solar eclipse before I die, I think that'd be an incredible sight.
Scientific America had their own April Fools joke/satire in their April edition in an editorial called Okay, We Give Up. My favourite part:
Good journalism values balance above all else. We owe it to our readers to present everybody's ideas equally and not to ignore or discredit theories simply because they lack scientifically credible arguments or facts. Nor should we succumb to the easy mistake of thinking that scientists understand their fields better than, say, U.S. senators or best-selling novelists do.
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