March 2009
133 posts
Nicaragua's Vampire Problem - TIME →
Their feet were sticky and warm with blood, but neither felt any pain and couldn’t figure out the source of the gush. Flores, however, took one look at the messy scene and knew exactly what had happened: the vampires were back in her little Nicaraguan town.
February 2009
31 posts
Facebook users will have policy input →
Zuckerberg made a Facebook group a couple weeks ago inviting people to contribute their thoughs on the new TOS and it took no time at all for the discussion to get overthrown with bullshit like “Give me one good reason that God exists”. If they’ve cooked up some new system to solicit feedback, I can’t wait to give it a go.
Be rad.
Me says: he might ask you about B's hummy noises
J says: haha you are correct
Me says: how did you describe?
J says: ummm it's kinda one pitch, little irregular gaps between hums...
Me says: okay that is more specific than my answer
J says: what was yours?
Me says: it's kind of like listening to an adding machine except it has a few different tones and is a bit softer
J says: ahh the soft bit is good to add, not a bad answer
“Anybody who can hijack a plane using a set of tweezers deserves the fucking...”
– Sickipedia
B3TA Question Of The Week - Housemates →
This weeks’s choice of question is almost enough for me to quit lurking, be a good B3tard, and actually post something. It may happen yet.
Schneier on Security: Privacy in the Age of... →
Just as we look back at the beginning of the previous century and shake our heads at how people could ignore the pollution they caused, future generations will look back at us – living in the early decades of the information age – and judge our solutions to the proliferation of data.
CD Baby: ANTJE DUVEKOT: The Near Demise of the... →
What wonderful news to start the day with - a new Antje album!
“Humans may be advertising themselves more efficiently. But they still have the...”
– Facebook’s “In-House Sociologist” Shares Stats on Users’ Social Behavior
Mission Playground - Home →
25% off right now… Why tempt me?
“Researchers outline the case of a 12-year-old girl who attended a Swiss hospital...”
– BBC NEWS | Health | Game consoles ‘cause skin sores’
Twitter Fast Growing Beyond Its Messaging Roots |... →
Though its main use — sending and receiving short messages to your social network — is often dismissed as time-wasting trivia, Twitter’s potential as a broad internet platform is just beginning to be fully realized.
TIME.com - Einstein & Faith - The Religion Pages -... →
Neuroscience and Nostalgia :: Very Evolved →
Insights From Television
K says: (20:43:07 )
i watched the simpsons tonight.
K says: (20:43:14 )
and a bit of shaw community news.
J says: (20:44:41 )
what did you learn?
K says: (20:45:15 )
one shouldn't fuck with fat tony, his son may poison you with meatballs.
“The industry is shrinking right now so getting in on the ground floor has got to...”
– A Photo Editor - Photography Director Rob Haggart
Experience that speaks volumes →
The Living Library program offers the public a chance to sign out individuals known as “books” with a specific knowledge base for a conversation. No topic is off limits – drug addiction, anarchy, rape or religion – as long as the result is a productive discussion. It launched in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000, is free and spread to more than 30 countries, including Canada.
The idea is...
Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Roundup:... →
I really like this concept - it would give the mish-mash of collected papers some sense of belonging. But where would it be appropriate?
“If I were asked to speculate further, I would guess that at some point, Walt...”
– Exploring Our Matrix: Walt, LOST in Time?
Status: Dad Wonders If He Can Last All of Lent... →
I am finding this much harder than I’d expected. Facebook has managed to establish itself as the primary conduit that I use with the people I care about.
Other channels DO exist…
Gardlyloo. (gär’ dè lòò’). interj. (a cry formerly used in Scotland to warn pedestrians when slops were about to be thrown from an upstairs window.) [Anglicized form of F gare (de) l’eau beware of the water]
