Keychain Plants
Keychain Plants: SorobanGeeks has pictures of what they say is the latest fad in Japan: keychain plants. Each one sells for around $10 and features real, live plants that grow in a tiny arboretum until they become too large to be contained, after which they can be transplanted to a larger pot. I wanted to […]
Read MoreSelf-Destruct Button DX
Self-Destruct Button DX: The Self-Destruct Button DX is a handy bit of kit to have around, especially if you access your living space through any manner of airlock. Noted as the “luxurious edition” on the product page (only the best for your last milliseconds in corporeal form), it’s made perfectly clear that ” Installing in […]
Read MoreAuction Preview
Auction Preview: http://www.msu.edu/~clarion/auction/auctionpreview.html some cool stuff….
Read MoreSTS (R)Evolutions Conference Web Site
STS (R)Evolutions Conference Web Site: http://www.sts-gso.org.vt.edu/STS(R)Evolutions/
Read MoreThe Yankee or Dixie quiz
The Yankee or Dixie quiz: http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html 37% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.
Read MoreDiscourse.net: On the fringes of the public sphere
Discourse.net: On the fringes of the public sphere: Nine months later, the threat level has been lowered, and Ridge, speaking at a news conference last week, said there is no evidence of a plot to disrupt President Bush’s inauguration. Previous warnings, Ridge explained, stemmed from threat reports tied to the elections  not to the […]
Read MoreEthiopian Distance Learning
Ethiopian Distance Learning: Andrew Heavens has a short but interesting blip on his blog ‘Meskel Square’ about this Ethiopian classroom’s distance learning set-up, consisting of a satellite dish picking up Digital Video Broadcasts (DVB) from Addis Ababa that then outputs to a generously-sized Samsung plasma screen television. The schools next step is to get online […]
Read MoreSome MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK's corpse, immediately!
Some MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK’s corpse, immediately!: <—–snip—-> I also don’t think that last attempt to salvage his thesis by comparing the possession of a pair of X chromosomes to a heritable, organic brain disorder does him any credit. I’m hoping a cabal of strong, smart Harvard women is going […]
Read MoreSome MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK’s corpse, immediately!
Some MAN needs to calculate the rotational velocity of MLK’s corpse, immediately!: <—–snip—-> I also don’t think that last attempt to salvage his thesis by comparing the possession of a pair of X chromosomes to a heritable, organic brain disorder does him any credit. I’m hoping a cabal of strong, smart Harvard women is going […]
Read MoreHow Nerdy Are You???
How Nerdy Are You???: On this blog I found a funny test about how nerdy am I. And the results told me this: “10% scored higher, 1% scored the same, and 90% scored lower. What does this mean? Your nerdiness is: Nerd King. Apply for a professorship at MIT now!!!” Hmmmm, cool. But I don’t […]
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