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Snookums and I were just discussing John’s new metric for measuring geekdom (which he found at tajmahal): the number of electrical outlets you’d need if you were living in one room (such as student housing). We decided that a few more rules were needed to get an accurate measurement:

• You can count one outlet for each appliance that you currently own that is plugged in all the time.
• You can count one outlet for every 2-3 appliances you own that are occasionally plugged in.
• Lighting doesn’t count at all.
• You’re allowed to add outlets for a television and a fridge if yours are currently shared, because you’d need your own in your own flat.

Taking those into consideration, I’d need nine: Boudicca (the iMac), scanner, speakers, VCR, microwave, (non-existent) TV and fridge, and a couple extra (for mobile, GameBoy, Nintendo, and stereo). Snookums needs eleven: two computers, monitor, modem, speakers, subwoofer, espresso machine, toaster, (non-existent) TV and fridge, and an extra (for mobile and electric razor). We are serious geeks.

Steve has written an excellent post/essay/whatever entitled “Killing Killers”. I suddenly found myself arguing against the death penalty with an American friend who was visiting the week before McVeigh’s scheduled execution. Unfortunately my arguments tend to be more emotional than rational, so I’m glad I’ll have Steve’s words to back me up in the future. If you are in any way interested in this issue (for or against), check out his site for relevant links and information.

“Some Straights Can Go Gay, Study Says.” A fantastic parody of those news stories reporting “research” about homosexual conversion therapy.

More British election fun: Am I Electable Or Not? I’d vote for Ant & Dec before William Hague any day.

It’s a videogame kinda day. Slashdot is running a story on the upcoming Star Wars Galaxies multiplayer online game. My favorite comment from the discussion:

“I’m actually looking forward to be a Jawa. Killing rednecks in Tatoonie with my ion-gun, stealing their droids and bringing them to my massive Sandcrawler for trade. Utinni!”

Personally, I’d be a lot more excited about this if I could play it on my iMac. 🙁

Well… it’s technically Monday, although I’d call it very, very late Sunday. The damn thing isn’t quite ready yet, so I’m rescinding my vow of not-blogging. I won’t be able to work on it again til tomorrow night. But it’s almost done. I swear.
 
(Lest you think I’ve been slacking all weekend, I’ll have you know I went to the gym twice! Saturday I did Aqua-robics with old people, and today I pumped iron in the Ladies’ gym. Go me.)

It sounds like the Harry Potter videogame is going to be good. I’m crossing my fingers that the Mac and Game Boy Color ports don’t both suck.

Slight blogging hiatus while I get the new system up and running. You’ll hear back from me by Monday, I promise.

British men’s magazine FHM have released their “World’s Sexiest Women” rankings again. J.Lo wins the top spot again, but I was more interested in the rest of the list. Let’s see… Rachel from S Club 7, Britney, Christina, Carmen Electra, Salma Hayak, Cat Deely, Charlize Theron. Sure. Okay. But there’s one more: Alyson Hannigan. As in, Willow from “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”?? Not that she’s not sexy; I mean, I like her best out of all the ones on there. But she just doesn’t fit with the pop stars/actresses/big bum crowd, you know? Unfortunately I don’t think it was her intellect and personality that entranced the men of FHM; I rather think it had something to do with her character’s lesbian witchery. But maybe that’s just me being cynical.

Apparently girls are the root of all evil. As a feminist, even I am powerless in the face of such inexorable logic. 🙂