January 2008
66 posts
“I don’t like to use the word wine, as it is Christ’s blood in the...”
– Rev. Brian D’Arcy on driving after Mass
“So what drives modern marriage? We believe that the answer lies in a shift from...”
– Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers: Marriage and the Market
Rogue trader to cost SocGen $7bn →
French bank Societe Generale has announced losses of 6.9bn euros ($10.2bn, £5.2bn), blamed on a fraud by its trader and the credit crunch.
“Each society should take its worst wrongs, and examine them carefully, so as to...”
– Luis @ The blog from another dimension
“Here the skull is thin enough to transmit light, and it can usually be...”
– Walter Freeman - The Lobotomist
Twenty or thirty sculptures →
I made a sculpture of the space where the sculpture was going to go. Then I made a sculpture of you looking at the sculpture. Then I made a sculpture of you sat thinking about the sculpture. Then I made a sculpture of me halfway through writing you a letter asking you what you think of my sculptures. Then I made a sculpture of me setting fire to all of the sculptures. Then I made a sculpture of...
Swot's Corner →
swot (n.) 1a person who swots; 2a hard study; 2b a thing that requires this
Freakonomics - Red-Cockaded Woodpecker →
What do a deaf woman in Los Angeles, a first-century Jewish sandal maker and a red-cockaded woodpecker have in common?
Richard Feynman: 4 University of Auckland lectures →
Great expectations →
All I want from some people is a nod. Just a plain, expressionless nod. From others I want an occasional smile. No verbal hello, just a brief, virtually pointless smile. That gets across everything we’ll ever need to communicate. And then, for everybody else it goes up a step to a hi or a hello. We both say hi, maybe with a little lift of the eyebrows. And that’s everything.
Solenoid concert →
Here’s a “software-sequencer which controls 8 solenoids that knock on different things and therefore produce rhythmic noise. Made with Puredata, an Arduino and a homemade relayboard to control the solenoids”.
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Meanwhile… At The Playground (via AnnuskA Hjärta -... →
Meanwhile… At The Playground (via AnnuskA Hjärta - AnnA Theodora)
Science, Evolution, and Creationism →
Although evolution provides credible and reliable answers, polls show that many people turn away from science, seeking other explanations with which they are more comfortable.
Fundies Say the Darndest Things! →
(see it in google cache)
Cultaptation: social learning tournament →
In recent years there has been a lot of interest (spanning several research fields, but especially economics, anthropology, and biology) in the problem of how best to acquire valuable information from others. Mathematical and computational solutions to th
Water and wine →
Marketers have always argued that price signals quality; this leads to the startling idea that one should just set a high price. If you don’t believe it, note how Coca Cola and Pepsi turned tap water into a premium-priced $1.7 billion market. As we now know, Dasani and Aquafina are just bottled tap water.
Even if one can turn water to wine, now researchers discovered the same rule...
Polish teen derails tram after hacking train... →
World Sunlight Map →
Another good bookmark to keep (via risingslowly)
Me memory →
My earliest memory and my latest memory ought to be comfortably separated but the other day I was in a blue jeep eating a fantastic cherry.
Robert R. Provine: Laughter →
The study of laughter provides a novel approach to the mechanisms and evolution of vocal production, perception and social behavior
TrekEarth | Glasses and reflections Photo →
TrekEarth | Glasses and reflections Photo
TrekEarth | The remainder things Photo →
TrekEarth | The remainder things Photo
CUBO ROSSO (via David Zellaby) →
CUBO ROSSO (via David Zellaby)
Steven Pinker: The Moral Instinct →
Four-year-olds say that it is not O.K. to wear pajamas to school (a convention) and also not O.K. to hit a little girl for no reason (a moral principle). But when asked whether these actions would be O.K. if the teacher allowed them, most of the children
Mozilla Firefox Fans Rise Up →
Mozilla has been in difficult waters this week after a viral campaign promoting Firefox, the internet browser, was leaked and rejected. A web site, fightagainstboredom.org, was found to contain offensive material and was quickly removed from sight (now redirecting to the Firefox download page). Continuing on however, is the amateurish music video released on YouTube, Rise Up!
Firefox Users...
herbert.groot.jebbink.nl →
herbert.groot.jebbink.nl
Web dogma: 10 rules →
9 Essential Principles for Good Web Design →
Secreting secrets →
We’ve all got bits of our personalities we hush up. Chunks we hide from everyone. What kind of an infantile world is this? It’s ludicrous. These secrets, they’re holding us back from something wonderful. Something miraculous. I mean it. If I was joking I’d say, oh, and by the way, my secrets are that I’m actually a terrific singer, a fine cook, and a sensational lover. But no. I really mean it....
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To: All Staff From: Human Resources... →
To: All Staff From: Human Resources (Communications) Subject: Effective Communication Workshop Please note that the effective communication workshop has been cancelled because the emails sent to some of the delegates did not arrive on time and those that did arrive omitted the venue details, which hadn’t been booked due to a clerical error. XXXXxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Head of Communications...
Paper Airplanes animation →
Fun With a Geiger Counter →
5 unbelievably cool research facilities →
David Lynch on iPhone (via brittneygilbert) →
David Lynch on iPhone (via brittneygilbert)
Sunny Side Up (via code poet) →
Sunny Side Up (via code poet)