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31 July 2007

Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Firefox features that don't require extensions - Lifehacker
Let them sing it for you
Type in a sentence and hear famous singers sing the words.
Self-Made Man Norah Vincent Journey into Manhood
Traduwiki- Anybody is a translator
Bebo: An In-Depth Look - Rev2.org
Trikke.com
The Subconcious Brain - Who's Minding the Mind? - New York Times
The 50 must-watch web video clips - Telegraph
Could a Wikipedia backed search engine take down Google? - Download Squad
The Nice Guy Paradox [Solved] | dmiessler.com
"Women like when guys are nice to them, but only when they don't have to be."
No Sex Leads To Less Sex but MORE work
"Feeling stressed? Taking on lots of new commitments? If you answered yes to those two questions, you may need to take a close look at your love life, according to a team of German researchers."
terminators - Gizmodo
General Adaptation Syndrome: Hans Selye's Stress Model | StrongLifts.com
"How does your body react to stress? Dr. Hans Selye wondered about this too...His research lead in 1936 to the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), a model of stress...Understanding Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome is key to understanding how exercise affects your body....This article will give you the basics on Hans Selye's stress model."
Business of Software Blog: The curse of plenty: what El Mariachi tells us about writing software
I really like this article, pairing movie making and software development.
Breakthrough in MS 'biggest for decades' | Herald Sun
INVESTIGATORS have reported the biggest breakthrough in decades into the genetic drivers for multiple sclerosis (MS), identifying two genes that each boost the risk of developing this tragic disease by up to 30 per cent.

28 July 2007

13 ways to live well on less - MSN Money
Zeitgeist
Willie Geist's video blog on MSNBC.
Online test based on Jung - Myers-Briggs typology
Minding the Gap in Sizing Up Sale Prices - New York Times
REAL Myers-Briggs Personality Types
Why Bikes Are a Sustainable Wonder
Two-wheeling ranks as the most energy-efficient form of travel--and makes you healthier to boot. Let's give it more respect.

27 July 2007

Howstuffworks "How Swearing Works"
Bad Science » Sweary Mary
Bert P. Krages Attorney at Law Photographer's Rights Page
The Best Geek Quotes, Sayings, and Phrases - 1 to 10
Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.
ScienceDaily: Hand Gestures Dramatically Improve Learning
Kids asked to physically gesture at math problems are nearly three times more likely than non-gesturers to remember what they've learned. In today's issue of the journal Cognition, a University of Rochester scientist suggests it's possible to help children learn difficult concepts by providing gestures as an additional and potent avenue for taking in information.
Impeach Bush For Peace - James Spader in an AMAZING(ly) patriotic speech!!!
Single gene deletion boosts lifespan - Mutant mice live longer, age slower and eat more
"Researchers have created a mutant mouse that lives longer despite eating more and weighing less -- all thanks to the loss of a single protein....Without this protein, the body is less susceptible to the heart-pounding effects of the hormone adrenaline, and may become more resistant to some forms of stress."
Launching a pig into the atmosphere
UserFriendly Strip Comments

26 July 2007

Unfortunate (Sexual) Things About Being a Man
My Own Private Soap Box | ...welcome to my head...
World Community Grid - Research - About the Project
World Community Grid - Home
Top 30 Social Bookmarking Sites July 2007 | eBizMBA
How to Speed Up Windows XP Shutdown
The Median Is NOT the Message - by Stephen Jay Gould
CancerGuide: The Median Is NOT the Message by Stephen Jay Gould
How American Indians Should Have Handled Illegal Aliens
How the American Indians should have handled illegal aliens
Soldier secretly indicates coersion?
Neatorama » Blog Archive » Blue Hole in Belize
The REAL Threat to Americans. What really kills Americans.
7 Clever Google Tricks Worth Knowing | Marc and Angel

25 July 2007

Ear of My Heart Most Inspirational Blog
This is my wife's blog, and as her worst critic, I can honestly say it contains among the most inspirational writing I have ever read. As an avid reader, that's saying something. Just look at her comments from other (less biased?) readers. LaRonda's Ear of My Heart blog is awesome!
Wine Guide - Vinismo
Evan Prodromou's new site!
Alberta Centre for Active Living - Physical Activity at Work
from: 4400 N. First, San Jose, CA to: 650 Harry Rd, San Jose, CA 95120 - Google Maps
Alphabet Evolution
Hack Attack: Back up your Google Apps data - Lifehacker
how to set car mirrors - Car Talk
Car Talk
50+ Tools For Torrenting
32+ Common Color Names for Easy Reference
Become an Autodidact: 10 Ways to Become a Self Taught Master - Dumb Little Man

24 July 2007

Barbara's Blog: Could You Afford to be Poor?
Leave those kids alone - The Boston Globe
WTF?
That's the problem: President Bush suggests uninsured children go to hospital emergency rooms for their care | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Shows how little Bush knows about the health care problems.
18 Exceptionally Useful Photoshop Shortcuts
Technophilia: Where to find public records online - Lifehacker

23 July 2007

Teen Sex Rates Stop Falling, Data Show - washingtonpost.com
Just say No (to sex)! just ain't working.
mandelbrotandhudson.pdf (application/pdf Object)
Things I wish I'd know when I was younger - lifehack.org
Moronland.net - Top 13 Worst Slogan Translations Ever
The Dilbert Blog: The Loser Decision
Science of Baseball: Fastball Reaction Time
Fogonazos: Sphinx, amazing observatory at the top of the Alps
Order RideMax for Disneyland and Walt Disney World

22 July 2007

Law.com - As Medical Patents Surge, So Do Lawsuits
"Patent lawyers say doctors and scientists are suing to protect everything from laser eye surgery techniques to stent procedures to methods for declawing a cat...The medical community is weary of the trend, noting that threats of patent infringement litigation could interfere with effective patient care."
Visit 5 Southern California attractions for just $235, a $329 value!
Disneyland Resort Costs
Bush on the Constitution: 'Just a goddamned piece of paper'
The FBI Can Eavesdrop on You Even When Your Cell Phone is Turned Off
WTF? If the FBI can do it, so can others. Any way to prevent it? Take out the battery.
20 Fantastic Open Source Downloads
thecoolhunter.net - WATERWORLD - China
Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network - CEPIN
Ask an Expert - Cholesterol - Medbroadcast
Science.gov - Government Science Portal

21 July 2007

Magic Bullet Blender - Honest Review
How to beat carnival games
How To Beat Popular Carnival Games - Dumb Little Man
Religion beat became a test of faith - Los Angeles Times
"I could see why the priest's lawyer would try to cover it up. People would be shocked at how callously the church dealt with a priest's illegitimate son who needed money for food and medicine."
Scientists Invent Novel Hydrogels For Repairing And Regenerating Human Tissue
Computer mouse for the FEET
NPR : Why It's Hard to Admit to Being Wrong
"We all have a hard time admitting that we're wrong, but according to a new book about human psychology, it's not entirely our fault. Social psychologist Elliot Aronson says our brains work hard to make us think we are doing the right thing, even in the face of sometimes overwhelming evidence to the contrary."
Ananova - Vacuum screamer
Dan Piraro, Bizarro Cartoon Gallery : left-handed
Artificial Intelligence: A.I. - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

20 July 2007

Bush Butt Probed Cheney in Charge
YouTube - Conan - iPhone Commercial

Man with tiny brain shocks doctors - health - 20 July 2007 - New Scientist
Two Reasons I Really Like the WisdomTree ETF Family - Seeking Alpha
Drawing That Explains Copyright Law at Erik J. Heels

19 July 2007

There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people - Flickr
The Open Source Web Design Toolbox: 100 Tools, Resources, and Template Sources
CSS Tutorial
Email debate between Sam Harris and Andrew Sullivan
Advice for Students: How to Write Research Papers that Rock! - lifehack.org
Why We don't we vacation like the French
Sam Harris
Articulate argument that the bible or other religious books are NOT good models for moral behavior. That the most moral countries are athiestic countries, e.g., Sweden, who did not support the Iraq war, yet welcomes more Iraqi war refugees than the U.S. (Is this true?)

No Hesitations
A storm is coming - Best Pic Ever
84% of sunscreen products are harmful to health, says alarming EWG study
Wonderfully cynical description of heiress Paris Hilton
"Listening to her sing Rod Stewart's Do Ya Think I'm Sexy, you are gripped by the fear that civilization as we know it is doomed and that brimstone is going to start raining from the sky any minute. It doesn't, but a sense of terrible foreboding is further stoked by the sleeve notes, which make reference to 'all my albums to come'. You might call that another example of the sheer force of will that has got Hilton so far in so many improbable careers, but on the basis of the 11 tracks here, it sounds more like a threat."
It can be done...
Competing With Google Search
Bryan Cranston Website
"Hal" from Malcolm in the Middle. Sounds like a very kind, funny man. Love his character on MITM.
The spoiled-meat trick. - By Bonnie Goldstein - Slate Magazine
Yuck!

18 July 2007

Stop Worrying, The Planet Will Be Fine...It's us that I am worried about | The Good Human
Indeed.
What It Feels Like...to Need Sex All the Time - Esquire
The Bicycling Paradox: Fit Doesn't Have to Mean Thin - New York Times
78 Timeless Wealth Building Tips from Benjamin Franklin
Greatest Living American Ignored - The Huffington Post
Report: Corn Ethanol Not A Viable Energy Option
If Every Field Were Planted With Corn, U.S. Would Only Offset 15% Of Fuel
Real Tranformer
Pizza Hut Double Roll
Possibly the most unhealthy commercially produced pizza.

17 July 2007

At home with Hitler: Cover
Linux.com :: Back up like an expert with rsync
New Advice: Don't Sit Up Straight | LiveScience
How sickness makes us sleep - Immune protein makes the body clock turn down a notch
Cheapest day to buy things
Forex Education, Forex Training, Beginner
OANDA, The Currency Site: Foreign Exchange Services and Trading
Website mentioned in Mandelbrot's The (Mis)Behavior of Markets.
Reanimated Rodents and The Meaning of Life | Damn Interesting
Coley's Cancer-Killing Concoction | Damn Interesting
As alway, a fascinating article from Damn Interesting. These guys really do a nice job in finding quirky stories and telling them in an enticing, articulate way. Excellent site.
MIT OpenCourseWare | Courses
Boredom, revenge and the other 235 reasons to have sex | the Daily Mail
Top 12 Ways to Speed Up Your Computer - Dumb Little Man

16 July 2007

Open Library (Open Library)
The Sultan's Elephant - Hemmy.net
Interesting pics of stage show where the stage is a mechanical elephant.
How To Talk To Your Boss: Corporations And Small Companies
4 Powerful Reasons to Meditate and How To Get Started
Perfect Happiness Requires Perfect Ignorance - Cartoon
If your child (or someone you cared about) was in Hell, could you be happy in Heaven? Exposes an interesting logic flaw.
How to Unlock Handcuffs with a Bobby Pin: ShowMeHowToDoThis
Article - News - Girl in famous picture speaks
Digital Chosunilbo (English Edition) : Daily News in English About Korea
Existing solar cells that use silicon semiconductors cost US$2.30 to generate one watt of electricity, which is three to 10 times higher than the production cost of thermal or hydro power. The new plastic solar cell costs just ten cents per watt.
Erdos - The unusual life of an unusual mathmetician - Washington Post
How Long Do You Need To Boil Water?
KeePass Password Safe
Great way to keep track of ever growing list of passwords.
The Older Gamers Paradise - 2old2play - Text Based Adventures: Before the Graphics
5 Powerful Reasons to Eat Slower | zen habits
I'll lasso the moon....sort of
ABC News: Princess Bride: 20 Yrs. Later
Heaven is where the police are British
Bush Sr. admission to Bush Jr.

13 July 2007

Condom use increases among teens, report says | Chicago Tribune
The percentage of high school students using condoms has increased, and the teen birthrate has hit a record low, according to the latest government report being released Friday on the well-being of the nation's children...."The implications for the population are quite positive in terms of their health and their well-being," said Edward Sondik of the National Center for Health Statistics. "The lower figure on teens having sex means the risk of sexually transmitted diseases is lower."
Our servers won't go down on you either
LOL!!! NSFW.
Digg - Scientists Find Cancer Cure, But Big Pharma Isn't Buying
Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More - With Kit, Age 7, at the Beach (audio only)
One of my favorite William Stafford poems.
Sauerbraten / Cube 2
Accelerating Future - Top 10 Transhumanist Technologies
Video - Scientists found a possible cure for cancer, but will not sell it because It IS NOT Profitable - ToxicJunction.com
Contains a link to this site that's driving a surprising amount of traffic.
The Scheme Programming Language
Teach Yourself Scheme in Fixnum Days
Certifi.ca - secure OpenID provider

12 July 2007

Nine Brain Quirks You Didn't Realize You Had - lifehack.org
Learn Python in 10 minutes | Poromenos' Stuff
PoetryFoundation.org: The home of the Poetry Foundation
Has a really interesting interface for locating poems.
Heaven, 1963 - by Kim Noriega
Cancer patients told to avoid DCA drug
Life Before Computers
VERY bizzaro illustrations| thePHOTO.ru
Have to see these. Very strange.
4,000 casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan. A closer look at the people behind the sacrifice. - Military Times

11 July 2007

Top 10 Banned Books of the 20th Century
Wonderful list of classics.
Pistol Shrimp (Alpheid Shrimp)
Amazing! Pistol Shrimp use sonic "blast" to stun prey. Doesn't seem possible, but there it is.

Why Daddy Shouldn't Buy Baby Clothes
Some of these are very baaaadddd...but funny.
Nintendo Reveals "Wii Zapper"
Pistol-style controller for Wii...Though I can't find a Wii console to save my life, this will be an accessory I'll buy should I ever get a Wii console...for my son (right).
Visit 5 Southern California attractions for just $235, a $329 value!
UnSpun by Amazon: Community Opinions ... Ranked!
Amazon community top 50+ list. Neat idea.
Teaching kids where babies come from...honestly
Wireshark: The World's Most Popular Network Protocol Analyzer
Want free Internet? Here's how | System 666
Young Boy Receives Flag...at Father's Funeral
What's a picture worth?
If Public Libraries Didn't Exist, Could You Start One Today?

10 July 2007

Linux Notes: When not to hyphenate your name
LOL!!!
Giulio Tononi - Neuroscience Training Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Psychiatry Giulio Tononi
Center for Sleep and Consciousness
Magnetically induced 3-Hour Nap yields benefits of 8-Hour sleep
"A new discovery could make it possible to take a "power nap" at the flick of a switch. Scientists have found a way to turn on deep sleep at will using a machine that magnetically stimulates the brain....A device worn on the head could in squeeze the benefit of eight hours' sleep into just two or three hours."
Photos by Michael Ging - photo.net
Worlds Largest Cruise Ship - Royal Caribbean - FunOnTheNet
Fractal Tutorials - Amazing Seattle Fractals!
Rank Our Picks - 50 Best Websites 2007 - TIME
Microsoft Live Labs - Seadragon
TED | Speakers | Blaise Aguera y Arcas

9 July 2007

MichaelMoore.com : SiCKO : Checkup on the Facts
AlterNet: Blogs: Video: Michael Moore Rips Wolf Blitzer on CNN: "Why Don't You Tell the American People the Truth" [VIDEO]
Ten Best Video Games - According to Edge
4 Tips to Extend Your Lithium Battery Life
Seven Blunders of the World - by Mahatma Gandhi
Neomama - nurturing vitality in mom and baby
Namaste Yoga's Evangeline Duy's website that combines yoga, pilates and massage for pregnant women, new moms and their babies.
Google Corporate Information: Our Philosophy
Default Password List
Another Taleb interview at BBC on Black Swan's

8 July 2007

Saving Their Community , Ed Bradley Reports On Environmental Mission In Washington D.C. - CBS News
(CBS) Anacostia, which is just a few blocks from Capitol Hill in Washington D.C., has been called one of the worst neighborhoods in America. It is polluted by poverty, drugs and violent crime....The murder rate there for African-American men is so high that some see themselves as an endangered species. It's cut off from the rest of Washington by the Anacostia River, which is as polluted as the neighborhood....Saving both the river and the neighborhood is the goal of a group that teaches young people about the environment, and uses that experience in an effort to change the neighborhood and their lives. Correspondent Ed Bradley reports. Anacostia is a neighborhood where unemployment is epidemic and 38 percent of its residents live below the poverty line.
Earth Conservation Corps MySpace Page
Contains lots of videos and other media. Wonderful stuff. These kids, these young adults are amazing--especially given the shit-hole environment they live in. What an inspiration.
Earth Conservation Corp

7 July 2007

NOW with Bill Moyers. Society & Community - Endangered Species . The Earth Conservation Corps | PBS

"NOW's presentation "Endangered Species" tells a story of urban blight and community faith. One of America's gleaming symbols of freedom and prosperity, Washington, DC is also home to one of the most impoverished and polluted neighborhoods in America. On the banks of the Anacostia River, the Southeast section of the nation's capital has been an environmental disaster area and a home for violence. But today a non-profit group called the Earth Conservation Corps (ECC), composed of young adults from under-resourced communities, is bringing hope to this neighborhood under siege." I watched this piece and was weeping by the end. Diamond Teague, Darius, Jerome. Powerful, stuff.

Earth Conservation Corps | Welcome
"The Earth Conservation Corps is a nonprofit organization founded in 1989 as a White House domestic policy initiative. The Earth Conservation Corps provides hands-on education, environmental training, professional experience, and leadership skills for disadvantaged young people between the ages of 17-25 years old. As corps members improve their own lives, they rebuild the environmental, social, and economic health of their communities."
Race Matters - Earth Conservation Corps, Anacostia, DC
The Earth Conservation Corps (ECC) was founded in 1989 and takes as its mission "providing hands-on environmental education, job training and community service programs for people of all ages from diverse backgrounds, with an emphasis on serving at-risk youth from the inner-city neighborhoods of Washington D.C."
Tucows Downloads - Mandelbrot Explorer 2.5.0 Freeware Software
Fractal Geometry Panorama
Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) - Research
OCC - LEAPS Conversions
Welcome To The Options Clearing Corporation Website
Are you too sexy for your name? - New Scientist
"HOW attractive are you? The answer could depend partly on your name."
'Cult of the Founding Fathers' is Obscuring America's Worldview
"This allows the United States to persist in describing itself as the freest country on earth, although by nearly every objective criterion, most European nations are more liberal and free than the United States."
Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature
YouTube - The Tonight Show: Jay Leno and Josh Duhamel sniff some gas
Anti-helium. Very cool demo. Need to find out what gas this is.

New condom roles 'offer job satisfaction' | The Sunday Telegraph
"With this job on your CV, it really will be a chance to brag to your mates about the special skills you possess, not to mention that your new role will work wonders with the opposite sex,"
Design View / Andy Rutledge - quiet structure
Comparing CNN and USA Today's website design.

6 July 2007

Woman at St. Peters Square - by Michael Ging
The more I looked at this photo by Michael Ging, the more moved I felt. Had to preserve it here. Again, it reminds me of something by W. Eugene Smith.
Woman at St. Peters square in Rome - photo.net
Quite moving image; something I might attribute to W. Eugene Smith.
Bush / Cheny 2008
"Why should we let the law stop us now."
Kinoki - Detox Foot Pads
What a bizzare idea...foot pads to remove toxin from inside your body. Seems like an anal pad would be plausible idea.
Why is yawning contagious? | BBC NEWS
This article made me yawn...but NOT because it was boring :)
A Handwritten Daily Paper in India Faces the Digital Future | Wired
"Fazlulla, who is deep into creating the next issue of the handcrafted The Musalman daily newspaper, frowns as he deciphers the handwriting and searches for a cover story. After some consideration, he passes the page to his brother who translates it into Urdu. He in turn sends the text to the back room where writers take calligraphy quills in hand and begin....Here in the shadow of the Wallajah Mosque, a team of six puts out this hand-penned paper. Four of them are katibs -- writers dedicated to the ancient art of Urdu calligraphy. It takes three hours using a pen, ink and ruler to transform a sheet of paper into news and art."
Renters Unite! Let's Pop this Real Estate Bubble | eFinanceDirectory.com
"The facts are in. We are embroiled in the biggest real estate bubble in U.S. history. So why are buyers still paying top dollar for homes in many areas of the country? Are they crazy?"
The Big Mac Index | Economist.com
At first I thought this was a cool way to measure the value between currencies...But as I review it, I just get confused.
Organic food 'better' for heart | BBC NEWS
"A ten-year study comparing organic tomatoes with standard produce found almost double the level of flavonoids - a type of antioxidant...Flavonoids have been shown to reduce high blood pressure, lowering the risk of heart disease and stroke."
thisisby.us - My Resume, by carinamarie
"Objectives - I hope to find a position in a small company that has no discernible leadership and a boss who doesn't care what I do all day. I would like a job that does not require me to file, answer the phones, arrange travel, get coffee, book spaces, schedule meetings, file, or update excel spreadsheets. I do not like processing invoices, maintaining time sheets, typing, or filing. But I know I'll have to all of that and smile like it's my birthday." It gets better...

5 July 2007

Boob jobs are top graduation gift - WhatsTheCrack.net
Angelica Pesce, 18, from Rome, said she and many of her pals would be going under the knife in a few weeks having just finished school. She said: "It's a much more useful present than something like a car, which will break down after a few years, or a holiday, which is over within a week. My new breasts will last a lifetime."
Women Are Evil - Proved By Scientists - WhatsTheCrack.net
Tomb Raider Legend Walkthrough and Game Guide: Level 1: BOLIVIA - Tiwanaku
Who Was General Tso And Why Are We Eating His Chicken? (washingtonpost.com)
"General Tso Tsungtang, or as his name is spelled in modern Pinyin, Zuo Zongtang, was born on Nov. 10, 1812, and died on Sept. 5, 1885. He was a frighteningly gifted military leader during the waning of the Qing dynasty, a figure perhaps the Chinese equivalent of the American Civil War commander William Tecumseh Sherman."
How Costco Became the Anti-Wal-Mart - New York Times
Some Wall Street analysts assert that Mr. Sinegal is overly generous not only to Costco's customers but to its workers as well.
How Mr. Taleb Got Utterly Fooled by Randomness by Gary North
"Yet when we look more carefully at Mr. Taleb's operating presuppositions, we find that he has made a supreme error. In his quest to uncover the undoubted mysteries of the financial universe, he has come to a conclusion so utterly incorrect that if it were widely believed, it would undermine the moral and intellectual foundations of civilization....He admits that he is often fooled by randomness. He has no self-awareness of just how fooled he is."
How Mr. Taleb Got Utterly Fooled by Randomness by Gary North
BBC NEWS | Good vibes power tiny generator
"The tiny device, which is less than one cubic centimetre in size, uses vibrations in the world around it to make magnets on a cantilever at the heart of the device wobble to generate power." Great, sensible idea. Generate power from natural vibrations of the environment. Would this work in cell phones? Probably not enough juice. Already done in watches? They want to experiment using technology in pacemakers. Interesting.
BBC NEWS | Lessons from our ancestors about the countryside
"For a year five experts ditched theory for practice, running a Welsh farm using 17th Century methods. What lessons for modern living did they learn?"
20 Tricks to Nuke a Bad Habit | zen habits
Long-term Equity AnticiPation Securities (LEAPS)
Options on Exchange Traded Funds & HOLDRs

4 July 2007

10 ways
Fascinating use of images with brilliant interfaces.
Corruption in textbook-adoption proceedings: 'Judging Books by Their Covers'
The Matrix Effect Video
Instructions for creating matrix-like effect in video.
SF Station: 2007 Bay Area Fireworks Shows
Jury Instructions: Superior Court of California, County of Alameda
Earwax
Self Treatment For Earwax Most cases of earwax blockage respond to home treatments used to soften wax if there is no hole in the eardrum. Patients can try placing a few drops of mineral oil, baby oil, glycerin, or commercial ear wax removal drops, such as Debrox, Mack's Wax AwayTM, Murine, or Physicians' ChoiceTM in the ear. These remedies are not as strong as the prescription wax softeners but are effective for many patients. Rarely, people have allergic reactions to commercial preparations. Detergent drops such as hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide may also aid in the removal of wax. Patients should know that rinsing the ear canal with hydrogen peroxide results in oxygen bubbling off and water being left behind-wet, warm ear canals make good incubators for growth of bacteria. Flushing the ear canal with rubbing alcohol displaces the water and dries the canal skin. If alcohol causes severe pain, it suggests the presence of an eardrum perforation.
KQED | Forum: Nassim Nicholas Taleb: Randomness and Probability
The show discusses randomness, probability and evidence with philosopher Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of "Fooled by Randomness" and, most recently, "The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable."

3 July 2007

Swarm Behavior - National Geographic Magazine
Fascinating article on the collective intelligence of groups. Individuals may be dumb, but if those individuals follow simple, local rules, the group those individuals are a part of can display very intelligent behavior. This concept is being applied to AI (artificial intelligence) research, robots...I can see it with nano-technology as well. Fascinating.
Learning to Walk (The Anthropik Network)
"Shoes are essential to civilized life, and they bring with them a distinctly civilized manner of walking: lock the knee, and brace a controlled fall on the heel; roll the foot forward, rocking into another locked-knee heel-fall. It's difficult to walk any other way while wearing shoes, and you'll often find this described as the way humans walk. But of course, humans are not born with shoes on, nor did we evolve in shoes. Every human begins walking a different way, and needs to be meticulously trained to walk like this." Whatever you do, Never Run or Jog Barefoot.
Scott Blake - Bar Code Art
"When I was a child I stumbled upon a simple diagram that explained some of the elements found in a basic supermarket bar code. I was fascinated by it's complexity and at the same time I couldn't believe how easy it was to understand. I remember feeling like I had found the ultimate decoder ring."
Justice For None - Holocaust Survivor Leaving US
The Travel Junkie - How To Fly Without ID by Joby Weeks
Film Techniques of Alfred Hitchcock - suspense, camera angles, style, editing, basics
Really good stuff here.
Robert Pirsig - Last Interview
In November 2006, Robert Pirsig gave what he declared would be his last interview.
The interview: Robert Pirsig | By genre | Guardian Unlimited Books
"The Seventies bestseller Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was the biggest-selling philosophy book ever. But for the reclusive author life was bitter-sweet. Here, he talks frankly about anxiety, depression, the death of his son and the road trip that inspired a classic."
CNN vs. BBC
Interactive Go maps
Interesting visualization of the dynamics of a game of Go as it proceeds.

2 July 2007

Swarm Behavior - National Geographic Magazine
Talk about stress
This guy is living it.
Photo Essay: A-Style, baby | Press Esc
Ooooo....Kinda kinky...in an alphabetic way.
Congress about to "just say yes" to permanent secret vote counting
WTF!! Centralized control of voting is a form of tyranny, pure and simple. Joseph Stalin is said to have explained why: "Those who cast the votes decide nothing. Those who count the votes decide everything." Congress is about to pass an election "reform" bill, HR811 (the Holt Bill). The bill will enshrine secret computerized vote counting, controlled by the White House.
AlterNet: WorkPlace: Home Values Slashed in Half? The Housing Bubble Is About to Burst
Web 2.0 defined
"You make all the content. They keep all the revenue."
Study Reveals Why We Learn From Mistakes | LiveScience
"It's a bit of a cliche to say that we learn more from our mistakes than our successes," said lead author of the study Andy Wills, a psychologist at the University of Exeter, "but for the first time we've established just how quickly the brain works to help us avoid repeating errors." This study indicates the brain reacts to mistakes before information even gets processed consciously. The scientists call it an "early warning signal" from a lower region of the brain.
Welcome to Jones Soda
Something my cuz Ty was/is involved with. Doesn't appear I'm part of the target demographic/market. Very youth oriented, not old *cough* fart oriented :)
Tech experts' top insider tips to avoid ID theft, online threats - MarketWatch
php statistic,free php stat,track visitors,log analyser,statistic,freewebstat
"The PHP Web Stat offers you a highly configurable web tracker and detailed real-time web stat script. You will be able to analyze and monitor all visitors of your website. Our script is totally FREE and licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)." Looks like a versatile package. No database to setup. Offers up-to-the-minute (real-time) hits report.

1 July 2007

Butt Out! - Apply Directly to the Forehead
Butt Out! Apply directly to the forehead...
Catholic Church says "it's not right" to use condoms to fight AIDS | Press Esc
This is one reason I am so angry with the Catholic Church. In my book, declaring that condoms should NOT be used to prevent spread of AIDS is a damn-able sin. The Catholic Church should be ashamed.
I thought my wife was a "victim of technology"...
But as I thought more, I realized it's really ME that's the victim. Because it's me that is expected to figure out how to work anything with buttons and CPU. Because it's me that gets blamed when anything electronic doesn't work. Because it's me that's expected to fix any problem she encounters with the technology in our home. My wife is NOT the victim of technology. I am...And I wouldn't have it any other way :)
What the f$#% is this?
I stared at this for a bit, tilting my head, trying to figure out what the f%#% this was for. This diagram just didn't do it for me. I'm hoping it's not a sexual toy...but who knows.
Sicko (2007) - Michael Moore
Your Guide to Never Feeling Tired Again
NPR : 'Black Swans' and the Problems of Probability
Arlene Goldbard - Blog Archive - My New Crush
"Meet Nassim Taleb, a thinker who just might clash with the furniture. Since I discovered him a few days ago, I've been downloading, ordering books and listening to podcasts. Go to EconTalk for the best podcast, Taleb's Web site for links to most everything, and Wikipedia for an overview."
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Robert Kowalski - Heart Healthy Supplement Regimen
The Healthy Heart - Robert Kowalski
"Robert E. Kowalski is an internationally renowned medical journalist and author, whose phenomenal best-seller The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure created public awareness of oat bran and niacin in 1987. The latest of his nine books, The Blood Pressure Cure, reveals a revolutionary program of lifestyle modification and the use of entirely new, clinically proven dietary supplements to lower blood pressure without prescription drugs. With two degrees in medical journalism and doctoral training in physiology, Kowalski has specialized in health and medical writing for nearly four decades."
Wired Magazine: The Smarter Emergency Kit
"When the next world-crushing disaster strikes (tsunami, quake, dirty bomb, whatever) one thing is certain: You're on your own. As hurricanes Katrina and Rita showed, help may not arrive for 72 hours. Don't fret. Wired has your back with these shopping lists for your DIY emergency kit. Because when everything goes to hell, you'll want gear that gives you an evolutionary advantage over your less-prepared neighbors. Clip and save; lock and load."
Building a BitTorrent Box
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Key to Male Infertility Found | LiveScience
"The researchers found that the infertile men had MIF levels that were either too high or too low. Those who had no problems conceiving had levels that were just right."
PsyBlog | Psychology Blog: Happiness is Right Outside
"Hartig and colleagues suggest that being stuck indoors on vacation can limit mental recuperation. On the other hand, when able to roam outdoors, we can exert ourselves at a favourite sport or simply linger in the park. Psychologically, beautiful scenery can distract us from our troubles, help us forget our normal stressful environments and reconnect us to nature...This is a nice theory that is intuitively attractive and plausible. The problem is how to test it scientifically."

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