Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
I find the placebo effect to be utterly fascinating. It’s almost certainly responsible for the successes of shamans, faith-based healers, and homeopathy. And, on the other side of the coin, the documented successful witch doctors’ curses. But it’s literally all in your head. Which means that everyone who has ever been affected by any of …
Seen on a Salvation Army building here: Don’t let worries kill you, let the church help! 🙂
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you lakes of pig waste, make… roads? (I used to live near Six Flags in Missouri. There’s a good chance that I’ve driven over that particular stretch of road. Which gives me a decidedly odd feeling… I’m not used to having places I’ve lived make …
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I have to admit, this is a novel solution to a problem I never considered.
I assume that Scott Adams is hamming it up in articles like this (warning, mildly NSFW for language) for comedic effect. It certainly manages the comedy part, but I can imagine there are some guys who have just that level of mechanical (in)ability. And worse, that think they’re perfectly capable of assembling anything. (Did I …
A science-fiction fan’s fantasy planetary system, discovered in the real universe. President Obama, forget Mars, this is where we should send a manned mission! 😉
Toys… they’re not just for kids anymore. 😉
I wonder how long it’ll be before this is featured in a CSI episode? I’m betting they’ll do it next season, probably with an application somewhere between highly implausible and scientifically ridiculous.
The first computer virus that can infect humans too? Ah, no, apparently just some people looking for casual sex via Facebook. And presumably finding it. 😉
Interesting news on the cutting-edge science front. Amusing quote: Bob Harris says: “What’s the real-world application? No one knows, although cats should start avoiding any box they could become trapped in.” The comments are also highly amusing, at least to a science geek like me.