Tonight's Tab Dump

How long has it been since I've done one of these?  Clutter needs to be sorted.

The correct number of babies who should be named Cheese is zero.

"Think computers made the world a better place?  Maybe you should listen to this slandered physicist."  Create your own with the Upworthy random headline generator.

Is no wonder they have ambition of tick on coma victim.

And, Captain Picard sings "Let it Snow":

A Milestone for Dark Side of the Moon

A mix of Pink Floyd, Aardman Animation, and Tom Stoppard is something I am powerless to miss.  The creation is a play written by Stoppard to go with Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon, an album that spent over 800 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, and which 40th birthday is being celebrated this year.  It will be broadcast by the BBC on Monday.

To go with it, Aardman (the Wallace and Gromit guys) put together a mildly mind-blowing (more of a muffled, contained explosion?  Look, I want to be the one person who isn't wildly raising your expectations on a regular basis.) teaser video that is much in keeping with the surreal images that have represented the band over the years.

Browser Tab Roundup

Odds and ends I've that don't deserve posts of their own:

Behind-the-scenes photos (1,138 of 'em) from the original Star Wars films

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is back for season 2, including Letterman and Chris Rock.

More evidence that morality is inborn, and isn't limited to humans.  A monkey reacts to unfair treatment:

Zoos make Abstruse Goose sad.

One man's top 10 Magnetic Fields songs

America's 50 worst charities

Security questions run amok

Star Trek as the A Team:

Piazza, New York Catcher

My night with Belle and Sebastian, and Yo la Tengo, was lovely, and not just because DC was under the high 80s for the first time in a while.  Jessica and I saw them a couple years ago at D.A.R., and both shows were excellent.  My friend Brandon had been wanting to, and didn't go away disappointed.

I've never really listened to Tengo, but I'll be fixing that soon.  They were all over the map stylistically in their one-hour set, but everything worked for me.  I can see why people are into them.

Captured from my second-row, center sentry post:

My First Bit on International TV

This afternoon, I was on RT's Prime Interest to talk for a couple segments to talk about the paper I did with my colleagues at the BPC, and the cool Nominations Tracker that goes along with it.  The subject is admittedly dry, but if you're into this sort of thing, it's interesting in a geeky sorta' way.  So, first time on an international broadcast...

My bit starts at 6:50:

Cookiewaits does it again (lyrics NSFW):




If you missed the first one, it's here.  I'm partial to the new one.

Never Gonna Smell Like Teen Spirit

This is fabulous.  Uploaded July of 2009?  Did it only achieve meme status now, or did I just miss it back then?

H/t to Jessica.