MC Plus+

For those of you out there with degrees in Computer Science, you will definitely find this humorous. I think even those of you who don’t know anything about CS will even find this funny. A “computer science gangsta rapper” named MC Plus+ has all of his songs* from the album Algorhythms available for download on his website, www.mcplusplus.com.

MC Plus+ is the founder and indisputably the #1 greatest computer science gangsta rapper ever. He is to CS gangsta rap what a blue screen is to Windows, what Vaseline, maple syrup and sour cream are to a good time. He’s putting CS on the map, producing raps for students from computer science departments around the world. With another 4 years still at Purdue, trying to get that PhD, he has promised to keep producing CS hip-hop for all the grad students in the struggle.

* Warning: Songs contain explicit lyrics

Hurricane Rita

As most of you know by now, Hurricane Rita is now a Category 5 hurricane. It has been for the last 24 hours or so. Looking at the coordinate map, it’s slowed down a bit this morning, but not by much. Last night, the hurricane had winds of 175 mph and the pressure was at 897 mb. This morning, the winds are down to 165 mph with the pressure at 907 mb. The forecasters are (hoping and) predicting that Rita could be a Category 3 before it hits Texas. I still urge anyone near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to not take any chances….go somewhere safe. Here are some interesting links on hurricanes:

Hurricane Rita – MSN Virtual Earth
Hurricane Rita – Tracking Coordinates
Hurricane Tracker
WRAL Stormtracker
NOAA National Hurricane Center