The Singularity Meets Crooked Timber
Our man in Chicago turned me on to Charlie Stross. Little did I know, Stross’ writings have become something of a sensation in the academic world. One of the first blogs I read was Crooked Timber. I...
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Kalamazoo Beers
It has come to my attention that Kalamazoo is on the map, again. The last time was is 1942, when the Glen Miller Orchestra played...
View ArticleArt Fairs in 177 Seconds
href="http://annarbor.com/2009/07/didnt-get-enough-of-the-art-fairs-last-week-check-out-this-time-lapse-video.html">AnnArbor.com (HT:...
View ArticlePretty Good Snark
This is good. Indeed, it may qualify as the type specimen ( href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holotype">holotype) of snark. From The New Yorker:...
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The Chicken-Hydrogen Connection
IEEE href="http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/fuel-cells/hydrogen-helper">reports that chicken feathers are superior to carbon nanotubes:...
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Making Fun of Scientology
In general, I try to be respectful of cultural groups, even ones that are rather aberrant. Somehow, though, I find it exceedingly difficult to muster any sympathy or respect for Scientology. By now,...
View ArticleGhost Chile Update #2
I’ve href="http://scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum/2007/08/it_wont_be_the_bhut_of_many_jo.php">written href="http://scienceblogs.com/corpuscallosum/2007/08/bhut_jolokia_update.php">before about...
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Tech Tip #9
This one is useful for very few persons. The story is this: I wanted to get one of those mats that goes under a treadmill, to protect the floor. So I went to Sears, where I got the treadmill, because I...
View ArticleThis Angle is Obtuse
Sharron Angle has said some pretty obtuse things before, but for the most part, I’ve resisted the temptation to comment. But href="http://bigthink.com/ideas/20647">this one is a gem: The 16-page...
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