February 2012
18 posts
“In just one year, the expenditure of the U.S.’s military budget is equivalent to...”
– Neil deGrasse Tyson
Rethinking the Design of Presentation Slides →
This method is similar to the way I’ve been trying to present some of my work, but it was an instinctive structure (I didn’t read up on methods, or know about this work). I should try to follow this more completely and see how it works.
The myth of the eight-hour sleep →
Repo Man director urges fans to "pirate a bunch of... →
Cory Doctorow, boingboing.net
Alex Cox, director of the classic Repo Man, talks with The Quietus’s Craig Terlino about his frustrations with the entertainment industry, the alleged longstanding studio grudge that’s prevented a US Repo Man Blu-Ray reissue…
Gay Texas judge refuses to wed straight couples -... →
bold
Girl Scouts: A Gateway to the Dark, Terrible World... →
It probably is easier.
friend: I feel so much better after talking to you.
friend: Anything I can do to help you?
me: stop time?
me: cure my cold?
me: keep the GOP from being idiotic?
me: or any politicians for that matter...
friend: stopping time is easier than that.
Flaws found in faster-than-light neutrino... →
whoops. but expected.
Catapult Pittsburgh →
neat idea.
Human experiments: First, do harm : Nature News &... →
always be wary of power. this is an example of why citizens need to keep watch on their government’s actions.
Everything You Thought You Knew About Learning Is... →
At the gym: who is looking at whom - The Oatmeal →
reality through comics. again.
Mitt Romney’s misfire on the national anthem - The... →
Busted. I love when people in the public spotlight make stuff up that sounds good. It’s great, cause it’s so easy to check with the intertubes freely available. It’s just sad that so many people don’t bother checking…
Anyhow, getting back to the anthem: our hand-over-our-heart thing is not only not original, but also FDR never asked for it. We changed this around...