July 21, 2004
In Search of Orang-pendek.
"Sumatra’s orang-pendek has been described as one of the most likely cryptids to actually exist. Richard Freeman dons his jungle survival kit and ventures into the rain forest to see for himself."
MIndball:
One step closer to making human bodies irrelevant
Bill Cameron has this report on the growing phenomenon known as "Internet":
[wmv clip] "...a revolution in which 15 million people are taking part. They're sharing scientific data, arguing philosophy or passing on cooking tips and gossip night and day through a computer network called 'Internet.'"
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A street gang
is three or more people who associate together on a regular basis and sometimes claim a specific location or territory. They have an identifiable organization or hierarchy, and either individually or collectively engage in antisocial, unlawful or criminal activity in an effort to further the gang's social or economical status.
Oh my. Oh... oh my.
Almost SFW, but only barely. NSFyourmentalhealth.
Almost SFW, but only barely. NSFyourmentalhealth.
Ought I not to believe this?
Circumcellions, Antinomians, Adamites, Beguines, and other garden-variety heretics.
Find out who's working in your town!!
Click on main index to find your city ****NSFW****.
July 20, 2004
Metis
allows virtual visits to a long list of ancient Greek sites. You can move around on a map of each site and see a panoramic view from whichever point you choose. Requires Quicktime
See Otto Run...er Swim...er...
Its amusing...
Warning, Flash!
Ooooo, baby...more gas, more GAS!
Just when you thought you'd heard of every fetish, I give you CarStuckGirls.com! (SFW)
P2P For Democracy!
Stolen from Slashdot. This is an effort to make government documents (and memos, and speeches, and reports, etc) available over P2P networks in an effort to give the public the tools to access information on their elected officials that would otherwise be difficult to obtain.
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DNA Interactive
In a total coincidence with the poetry link below, this site has great click-through animations of the history and significance of DNA research. It defies you not to learn something. Just in case you're called to be on the jury of a famous athlete's heinous crime.
Bush: The Anti-democratic President
Jonathan Chait makes a case on how Bush has hurt the democratic process of America more than any other president in modern history.
On another note: the article states that Bush the first president since James Garfield not to veto a bill in his first term. Garfield died in 1881 and didn't serve a full term.
Earth's real biodiversity is invisible, whether we like it or not.
"As one moves down the size spectrum of organisms, from the romantic large mammals and birds, through nondescript small arthropods, on down to protozoan, bacterial and viral species, not only does concern for diversity and conservation fall away, it even changes sign." Save the endangered Archaea!
Remember Zots? How about Indian Brand Pumpkin Seeds, or Gold Mine Bubble Gum in the little prospector
DNA + 5-7-5
"Now, in a world of clones, chimeras, and transgenic creatures, it is time to consider new directions for poetry in vivo."
(Eduardo Kac, also mentioned here)
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Office Messes
NYT article about Attention-Deficit Disorder in adults.
4.4 Percent of the adult population suffers from it, making it the second-most-common psychological problem in adults after depression.
''I'm not a multitasker,'' he said, words that could be a slogan for A.D.D.
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Transformers, breakdancing.
Self-explanatory, really. Flash, fairly sizeable, marginally cooler than this or this.
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