Tweets for the week of 2010-01-23

The rain falling in Los Angeles this week would be enough water to supply the city for 1-2 years, if we didn't just send it all out to sea. #
C'mon immune system, I know you're better than this. You know you're better than this. Stop procrastinating and take this virus out! #
Oh, right, I forgot to have my coffee. No wonder. #
In California we throw away roughly 3 times as much food as the entire nation of Haiti consumes. #
Finally, all new traffic actuated signals in California must by law detect bicycles: http://bit.ly/4IesRz (PDF) #
Was weirded out by several back-to-back pharmaceutical ads on the radio in the dentist's office. When did society get so messed up? #
Working on a talk entitled "Retirement investing for scientists and engineers". Let me know if you're interested. #
Wow. I had forgotten how spectacularly incompetent Charter Communications was. #
I live in a disposable house, ten years past its 'use-by' date. #
I am not understanding RNAi from the Wikipedia article. Anybody have another good introductory reference? #
More than any other flavor, berry jam mixed with black tea reminds me of my summer in Russia. #
Time for a bike ride in clean air with a view of the snow. And maybe the mudslides, too. #

By Zane Selvans