A Boy Named Sue

Yes, Stephen did mention the Royal Baby's new name, George Alexander Louis (or GAL for short as I like to point out). He also explained the inspiration for the name. It's Seinfeld! Who would have thought? George from George Constanza, Alexander from Jason Alexander who played George Costanza and Louis from Julia Louis-Dreyfuss who played Elaine. He also compared the basic premise of Seinfeld, a show about nothing, to the British Monarchy. It makes perfect sense when he explains the rationale behind the naming convention.

The next news tidbit that Stephen went on about in great length was about he who must not be mentioned. Okay, what I mean by that is that you would have to be living in a cave not to know what story Stephen was talking about. I'll just say this. You (he who must not be mentioned) need to think of your young son. It's not as if you named him Sue, but still, he will have a lot of baggage to carry around with that last name. You are just making it worse for him, so stop it. Or at least, just take pictures of your feet or knees or ears. Enough said.

Kanye West has a clothing line and it is exciting. Hurry to your nearest store and get the Kanye West clothes that you have always wanted. For example, you might want to get the T-Shirt for $120. It's white, has ribbing at the neck and short sleeves. Only problem is it's sold out already. There is a solution. Buy some Tube Socks from Stephen for only $75 a package. And if that's not enticing enough for you, Stephen is having a Hip Hop Yard Sale this weekend. You can get some used VHS tapes, a Hip Hop spatula, coloring books, computer cables, and a Hip Hop Croquet Set.


Education. Anant Agarwal, Professor at M.I.T., was Stephen's guest tonight. He is the President of edX. The two men talked about education, about getting a great education at great universities by taking online courses for free. Stephen has a problem with that, kind of similar to the old "milk for free so why buy the cow" scenario. Anant Agarwal is a firm believer in free education. He says it will make the world a better place. But he had Stephen somewhat confused. Anant Agarwal said the students learn from each other and the teachers learn from the students. Stephen has a bit of a worry about becoming obsolete. He was assured that it will be better and that we are all learners, we are all teachers.

Here's the link to edX homepage or you can take a look here at some of the courses. The include Aerodynamics, Biology, Energy, and even a Demo course about edX.