Below are the 20 most recent journal entries recorded in Michael Blume's LiveJournal:

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Sunday, February 7th, 2010
5:25 pm	^_^ Dear /r/atheism, on behalf of /r/lgbt, I would like to thank you all for your continued support. You're all totally awesome. (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, February 6th, 2010
1:22 am	This makes me sick Chicago Public Health Department destroys thousands of dollars of local food Because of a licensing fuckup. The woman who prepared the food didn't have a proper business license. No health, hygiene, or safety violation was claimed, or even suggested. And teams of men came into the kitchen and poured bleach over perfectly edible food, in a city in which 1 in 10 are starving. I've gotten a little disillusioned about this whole "something bad happened, the internet must know, so that the world can get better!" thing, but seriously, if you know someone in Chicago, please say something. The people who did this deserve to be shamed, humiliated, and ultimately driven out of office. (Comment on this)
Thursday, January 28th, 2010
5:40 pm	God's Laws of Robotics 1. A robot must be made to suffer physical and emotional pain. 2. A robot must be free at any time to turn into an evil robot, especially in so much as this contributes to the First Law. 3. A robot must be given no knowledge of its creator except through obscure manuscripts created by other robots, especially in so much as this contributes to the First or Second Laws. -Edwin Evans Current Music: Older - They Might Be Giants, Long Tall Weekend (Comment on this)
Monday, January 18th, 2010
10:49 pm	Document we were working on: Nick Bostrom claims [when he was writing] there is "more scholarly work on the life-habits of the dung fly than on existential risks" Me: What does "when he was writing" mean? Is that as opposed to "when he was showering"? Are the part of Nick Bostrom which showers and the part of Nick Bostrom which writes in some sort of disagreement? Steven: Now I can just picture it, Bostrom's standing in the shower and suddenly he thinks "Oh my god, there's more research..." Beth: Now we're *all* picturing it, thanks. Steven: I heard somewhere, though I may have gotten it wrong, that there's been more scholarly work on the mating habits of Nick Bostrom than on existential risk. (Comment on this)
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
2:09 pm	Salmon Ramen Casserole @michaelblume: Remind me to tell you about my salmon ramen casserole some time @marissa_c: Salmon Ramen Casserole. huh. that sounds intriguing and yet scary It's been about six months since I last made this -- let's see what I can remember. Absitively posilutely required ingredients: One largish can of salmon or tuna One can of cream of mushroom soup One brick of ramen some milk Nice to have ingredients: 1 onion several cloves of garlic black pepper cooking wine (I use marsala) shredded cheese Instructions: Empty can of soup and can of fish into pot, including water from can of fish. Pour a little wine into the empty can of soup and fill the rest with milk -- pour that in the pot as well. Put on medium-high heat. Drop in a brick of ramen. Dice an onion and crush some garlic. Either add these directly to the pot, or saute them in some oil and add them when they're nice and mild -- up to you. Add lots of black pepper. When noodles are soft and sauce is reasonably thick, mix in some shredded cheese. Serve with a spoon and fork. (Given quantities make a largish meal for one in my experience -- your mileage may vary.) Current Music: Yeah Yeah - They Might Be Giants, Mink Car (3 Comments |Comment on this)
3:16 am	"Yeah, some people go on drinking binges and beat their spouses and stuff, and I buy textbooks" -Zack M. Davis Current Music: Sleeping In - The Postal Service, Give Up (Comment on this)
12:27 am	"There are few things as dangerous as an average utilitarian who is happy. Because they have an incentive to kill everyone else, right?" -Steven Kaas Current Music: Musical Offering, BWV 1079: Sonata for Flute, Violin and Continuo: Allegro Mode- Rato - Denis Vigay, (Comment on this)
Saturday, January 9th, 2010
2:20 am	Information wants to be anthropomorphized! Current Music: Bangs - They Might Be Giants, Mink Car (Comment on this)
Sunday, December 27th, 2009
12:15 am	Yeah, this. I'll be seeing my dad. My brothers and sisters, my gran and my mum. They'll be drinking white wine in the sun. An atheist explains why he loves Christmas Link for Facebook folks (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
9:29 pm	Maybe you had to be there Zack: Yeah, non sequiter is the lowest form of humor. Marcello: No, non sequiter is the lowest form of potato. Marcello (as I walked on the side of the road): Sidewalk! Me: Sidewalk for SAFETY! *sings guitar licks from Trogdor, Marcello joins in* Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-NA Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-NA Duh-nuh-nuh-nuh-da-na-da-na-na-na! SAFETY! Current Music: Hey Jude - The Beatles, Love (1 Comment |Comment on this)
4:41 am	I swear, this sounded *so* much less rapacious in context... "That's right! Hyde is going to bed with me, and there is nothing he can do about it!" -Me Current Music: Hey Jude - The Beatles, Love (Comment on this)
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
7:59 pm	Steven: Virtuous Reality -- it's like virtual reality, but without all the sex. Michael: You're using different virtues than I am. Current Music: Smile Away - Paul & Linda McCartney, Ram (Comment on this)
7:53 pm	I was nervous, and it was a pretty pen; so I did an integral. -Zack Davis Current Music: Smile Away - Paul & Linda McCartney, Ram (Comment on this)
Monday, December 7th, 2009
11:36 am	^_^ Just got the Santa Clara SingInst house wired for business class internet. Am geeking out. Current Music: I'm Impressed - They Might Be Giants, The Else (Comment on this)
Monday, November 30th, 2009
12:09 pm	There are two different types of people in the world,those who want to know, and those who want to believe. --Attributed to Friedrich Nietzsche (Comment on this)
Friday, November 20th, 2009
12:02 am	Katja Grace explains why we must 'follow our hearts' Current Music: Skullivan - They Might be Giants, The Spine Surfs Alone EP (Comment on this)
Thursday, November 19th, 2009
6:24 pm	Any chance we can all agree on this one? Current Music: Cyclops Rock - They Might Be Giants, Mink Car (2 Comments |Comment on this)
6:18 pm	I rather love this song Baby check this out, I've got something to say -- Man, it's so loud in here! When they stop the drum machine, and I can think again, I'll remember what it was. Baby check this out, I've got something to say -- Man it's so loud in here! When they start the love machine, and I can love again... I'll remember what it was. Current Music: Man It's So Loud In Here (2002 Remix) - They Might be Giants, Man, It's So Loud in Here EP (3 Comments |Comment on this)
12:25 pm	WTF, TMBG? Robot Parade, the adorable children's version. Robot Parade, the fierce thrashy metal version. Current Music: Rest Awhile - They Might Be Giants, Working Undercover for the Man EP (Comment on this)
Monday, November 16th, 2009
9:19 pm	Me: You've never had root beer before? Roko: No -- we don't raise beverages to non-integer powers in Europe. (2 Comments |Comment on this)