Links posted in November 2010
November 27, 2010
Sleep Walk
Friday Flash Foolishness
A short and very silly game involving a sleepwalking penguin.
November 25, 2010
November 23, 2010
November 21, 2010
Perfect porn is perfect! (NSFW) "But the message is clear: even after a genetic bounty, all-but-certain plastic surgery and dieting, good lighting, a pro-photographer, and dozens of shots, even the fantasy woman is not fantastic enough." Playboy's editorial team's comments to make their centerfolds just "perfect."
I think the technology behind the Kinect means automated surveillance. In addition to the specific privacy concerns about the Kinect as it is, Kinect technology opens up the door to much more. [more inside]
Scottish explorer goes missing on Mt. Ararat
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New impact crater found on Ararat?
Sorry, this is NOT the Ark you're looking for.
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November 20, 2010
Truths for mature humans The pants puzzled me at first, but of course it's trousers.
November 19, 2010
Alien: Thinking Like an Octopus , possibly the octopus thinks with its eight limbs as well as/instead of its brain. (Yikes, what if we've been doing it all wrong!) [more inside]
November 18, 2010
Vote Mamika Betty White and Cloris Leachman are heroes, but Sascha Goldberger made his maw maw into a superhero with surprising results.
November 16, 2010
SF Books To Stand the Test of Time ... or not. Alas, I've not read many of the newer of these, but there are also a number of tried and true titles mentioned. [more inside]
Ghost writing for fun and profit.
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I'm a hired gun, a doctor of everything, an academic mercenary. My customers are your students. I promise you that.
November 15, 2010
Lightning slowed down 300 times. The whole video happened in a third of a second. [more inside]
November 13, 2010
The Schola Armaturarum Juventus Pompeiani has collapsed. Reported to be not thought at risk of falling, it is being linked to a broader neglect of monuments across italy.
November 12, 2010
How cats drink. (includes mention of the Froude number).
November 10, 2010
So Fresh. So Dry. So Wrong. (warning: auto-playing video/audio perky spokesperson) Feeling left out, ladies? They have a (less colorfully named) product for you too. [more inside]
November 08, 2010
Any athlete suspected of concussion should be removed from play, neurologists say. Blows to the head occur fairly often in many sports, and it's becoming accepted that participants can suffer severe consequences. Children seem especially vulnerable. So what are the chances of this proposal being widely adopted?
November 07, 2010
November 06, 2010
About Daylight Saving Time Or Summer Time. Or Fast Time. Or whatever it may be called in your neck of the woods - although not all countries or regions use it. [more inside]
I believe I've been hijacked
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I have a dirty, dirty computer--
Oh, my monkeys, can you hope me?
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Madeline von Foerster’s Reliquaries (possibly nsfw).
November 05, 2010
November 04, 2010
Animal Pictures of the Week 29-October-2010. From The Telegraph
November 03, 2010
Millimetres matter - 2007 ad for Samsung features various insects and bugs and arachnids getting pied. Recipes included. via
Aside from a certain green page, it's hard to get any REAL help on the Web. Well, now there's OhDoctah, self-proclaimed #1 advisor on the Internet. Or, if your problem is a dispute with another person/monkey, now you can it resolved via the reasoned judgment of Best Selling Author/Daily Show Correspondent/Former Human PC Judge John Hodgman. [more inside]
A cracking good read if you're under anaesthetic.
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-It makes more sense than a couple of other things.
November 02, 2010
Worldometers World statistics updated in real time.
