August 20, 2004
No concept of math?
1+1=2. Mathematics doesn't get any more basic than this, but even 1+1 would stump the brightest minds among the Piraha tribe of the Amazon.
Is it possible that language provides us with a conceptual framework with which we can think about the world around us and without that framework we will be unable to develop certain lines of thinking? In this case, the absence of mathematics in the Piraha culture appears to have made it extremely difficult for them to acquire the concepts later in life, "When faced with a line of batteries and asked to duplicate the number they saw, the men could not get beyond two or three before starting to make mistakes."
Is it possible that language provides us with a conceptual framework with which we can think about the world around us and without that framework we will be unable to develop certain lines of thinking? In this case, the absence of mathematics in the Piraha culture appears to have made it extremely difficult for them to acquire the concepts later in life, "When faced with a line of batteries and asked to duplicate the number they saw, the men could not get beyond two or three before starting to make mistakes."
July 13, 2004
Rare East German Video Arcade Machine.
East Germany did know how to have a little fun now and then as evidenced by the recently recovered homegrown Poly Play videogame!
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May 07, 2004
Boise, Idaho poised to become the video game capital of the world!
Athens is known for the Olympic Games and Cooperstown is known for the Baseball Hall of Fame. But Boise? Move over potatoes, Boise may soon be known as the video game capital of the world.
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April 27, 2004
eBay as therapy
Actually I didn’t think my head would fit in the neck hole, but then I figured she got her Texas cheerleader hair through there I could get my head in it.Man comes to terms with recent divorce by selling ex-wifes wedding gown and wearing it as well.
March 26, 2004
Call your broker now!
Bargain of the day: Admission for two to Euro Disney for 0.45 Euros per share. Act now and they'll toss in two cuddly toys from the "Lion King" film, a restaurant voucher and two other tickets valid from June 27 to July 27.
March 25, 2004
More people over the age of 65 are going online.
An interesting article from The New York Times Online (requires free registration) about the growing trend of individuals over the age of 65 going online; some of the questions asked are whether or not the technology tends to increase isolation or foster relationships both locally and over distances. The article tends towards accepting the latter as do I.