Various amusing or interesting topics, or things that shock and appall me. Kind of a miscellaneous bin.
I’ve posted several things already today, and had planned to leave the blog alone until tomorrow, but this one is just too juicy to pass up. Since I’ve already mentioned the Paris Hilton story a few times, I figured it was okay to continue following it. From this page: She says she was depressed after …
I’ve enjoyed David Brin’s science fiction works, ever since I picked up a copy of Startide Rising in the early eighties. (It’s still one of my favorite SF books.) When I saw on Boing Boing that there was an interview with him that was published a few days ago, I had to read it immediately. …
This is an amusing video, apparently from a children’s television show in Japan. I’ve always loved the kind of Rube Goldberg devices that it shows. This one, on the other hand, is simply weird. Though rather amusing, in an I-don’t-quite-get-it kind of way.
Is no one allowed to have or express a politically incorrect personal opinion anymore? I tend to buck group-think myself on a regular basis — it’s part of how intelligent people think, and it’s very useful, even if the thoughts often aren’t politically correct. Yes, it appears that global warming is a reality, and the …
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This story seems a bit daft, until you realize exactly how the scientists expect to find signs of extraterrestrial life. It actually sounds feasible. Of course, given that a Vulcan has recently been discovered in Canada, they may not need telescopes to find extraterrestrial life.
Pity the aptly-named Christopher Woods, an unfortunate fellow who had a health drink and woke the next day “with an erection that would not subside.” Who needs a pill that will make you “harder than Chinese algebra” (in the words of the great comedian Robin Williams), when you can simply down a health drink that’s …
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It’s definitely a neat idea, but it looks like a solution in search of a problem.
Uh, I hate to point this out, Ms. Ong, but unless that jacket goes around your face, it’s not going to do much to protect you from smog. The same goes for the dress: cold and flu viruses generally get in through the nose and mouth, not the parts covered by a traditional dress.
Freakin’ unbelievable.
Apparently I’m not the only one who wasn’t impressed by the early release.