Archive for June, 2006

Watch the Alphabet Evolve

Alphabet Evolution. Always remember, the idea of an alphabet has only evolved once, whereas pictograms have independently evolved at least 3 times.

2:21 pm June 22nd, 2006 | Paradoxdruid | No Comments yet |
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Some jobs are worse than others

Waiter Rant is a fun-to-read blog about the shit that a waiter has to go through at a high-end New York City bistro.  Worth a read, especially if you think your job is bad.

8:56 am June 16th, 2006 | Owen | 2 Comments, already |
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Kayaking Good, Clumsiness Bad

Yesterday, I had some ups and downs (both literal and figurative). The weather was hot, the wind was nonexistant, and Teisha and I were downtown for the Big Dog Parade. This all conspired to bring Teisha and I to a rent-a-kayak place on the Wharf, and a Kayaking we went! Read on for Kayaking experiences and to learn how my clumsiness landed my cell phone in Davy Jones’ Locker (and no, I didn’t bring it with me on the Kayak). (continued)

12:36 pm June 4th, 2006 | Paradoxdruid | 2 Comments, already |

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Free Rice

Okay, I’ll admit that it’s entirely possible that I am the last person to learn about this website*, but it’s really addictive.  It’s a game that tests your vocabulary.  Each time you get a word’s meaning correct, 20 grains of rice are donated to the UN World Program.  So, give Free Rice a whirl.  I bet you’ll have fun and you’ll get to help make strides toward ending hunger.

 *I heard about it forever ago, I just never actually looked at it.

18 Jul 08 | No Comments |

Security Cam Music Video

This band decided they didn’t have money to make a video, so they set up in public places in view of security cameras, then asked to get the footage from the people.

Pretty cool results, though a little creepy to think how much these cameras are around.

A news story about it is here

12 May 08 | 1 Comment |

Some Frogs and Toads are just weird…

Thanks to one of my favorites blogs, Zooillogix, I recently got to see toads giving live birth from their back and frogs without lungs. (continued)

12 Apr 08 | 1 Comment |

20% of Scientists use “Cognition Enhancement” Drugs

According to a recent anonymous poll in Nature magazine. Further commentary at WebMD. Crazy, huh?

10 Apr 08 | No Comments |

Are you paying Attention?

Well?

20 Mar 08 | 3 Comments |

Trunk Monkey!

Trunk Monkey. Yes this is exactly what you think it is (check out ep 4 theft retrieval system)

10 Mar 08 | No Comments |

Scientists for a better PCR

Because you need to know who’s your daddy
The PCR Song

23 Jan 08 | 1 Comment |

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