An Open Letter to Conservatives
You can’t claim the author didn’t cite enough references. True, the dems still have Howard Dean, but still…geesh! An open letter to conservatives …
Read more...Princeton Researchers Find That High-fructose Corn Syrup Prompts Considerably More Weight Gain
And it’s seemingly everywhere. We need to switch back to cane/beet sugar for our sweet-tooth. Princeton University – A sweet problem: Princeton researchers …
Read more...Database Issues – March 23, 2010
It looks like a couple of things got cross-linked in one of my databases during a tweak session. I think I’ve lost …
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The Connor Wars F0404 – “The Grasp of Charybdis”
Here is the twenty-sixth installment of The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picks up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.
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Factigamy – The Exploitation of Non-analytical Thinking
Factigamy is fun. You act like a carnival barker, spewing forth out-of-context “facts” in a cynical display to prove any damn thing you want. You should try it. Win friends and influence people.
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I Was on a Horse (No Old Spice Body Wash, Though)
As new experiences go, you could do a lot worse than riding on top of a horse you’ve known since it was a foal and whom you call a friend.
Read more...Mathematics, Physics, and A Hard Day’s Night
Using mathematics and the physics of sound, one of the mysteries of rock ‘n’ roll is examined: how did the Beatles play …
Read more...Building a Better Teacher – NYTimes.com
There are more than three million teachers in the United States, and Doug Lemov is trying to prove that he can teach …
Read more...The Natural Social Leveling of Twitter
Barracuda Networks says that only 21% of Twitter account holders were “true users”. I don’t think that’s a bad thing.
Read more...Triumph of the Cyborg Composer
David Cope’s software creates beautiful, original music. Why are people so angry about that? A great exploration of one man, computers, and …
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Amber Benson Made Me Smile
Sometimes you stumble across things that bring a smile to your face. My stumble brought me to several vlogs posted by actress-writer-director-etc Amber Benson.
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The Connor Wars F0403 – “Rolling D30”
Here is the twenty-fifth installment of The Connor Wars. The fanfic that picks up where the second season finale of Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles left off.
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Clouds Around My Silver Lining
When it comes to computing with “the cloud”, I’m of mixed opinion. Conceptually it’s brilliant. In terms of how it’s being implemented, not so much.
Read more...Lessons of a $618,616 Death
“The documents revealed an economic system in which the sellers don’t set the prices and the buyers don’t know what they are. …
Read more...I Do Expect Better
In his commentary: Baylor’s Griner deserves a second chance, Richard Justice said one thing that really leapt out at me: If we’re willing …
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A Musical WTF: TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO
There just are no words. Really. No words. (video) TROLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLO. More info at NowPublic: Edward Anatolevich Hill ‘Trololo’ Vocaliz Video Builds Viral Buzz …
Read more...Jacques Rogge’s IOC No Advocate For Women Athletes
His gender and regional biases have been (sadly) increasingly apparent over the years. Jacques Rogge’s IOC no advocate for women athletes – USATODAY.com.
Read more...Nix Women’s Hockey? Jacques Rogge Sounds Sexist
Actually, with a resume of softball- and women’s ski-jump- nixing, he’s acting sexist, too. There are many lopsided sports in the Olympics, …
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