Ramblings
“There are no facts, only interpretations.” – Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
Ever wonder what it’s like to wander around in someone else’s head other than yours? You have? Why? Isn’t your mind entertaining enough? Just kidding. I’ve wondered the same thing from time to time, too. For example, I wonder what was in the mind of surrealist Remedios Varo when she painted “Personaje.” Although I interpret… »
Ping or Pwned?
Just wanted to share this article I read, I’m bored and lazy. It’s Friday. Ping off to a rocky start as spam, issues plague service By Ed Oswald | Published September 3, 2010, 3:36 PM Apple’s foray into social music is not going well as its Ping service is experiencing a multitude of problems, including… »
What happens if you repost an article by Dave Goldberg that was originally in io9.com?
I found this on Io9.com and thought I’d share… One of the most popular questions from our “ask a physicist” feature was, “What happens if you’re driving at the speed of light and you turn on your headlights?” The simple answer: You can’t. So quit trying. There were several comments, in response to the original… »
Who Said That?
A.) “If there is a war, the current social order will disappear abruptly and the price will be immensely higher, the planet’s population could be regulated. Renewable resources can be preserved. Climate change can be prevented.” B.) “I will laugh at the world. And with laughter all things will be reduced to their proper size…. »
Yeah, Hello.
I just spent all day on the phone. I quite enjoyed it. I’m not a sadist. I prefer the term, urban anthropologist. (I just made that up. Quite clever, if I do say so myself. But you can use it , just as long as you say that you got it from this really awesome… »
It’s Laverne. Pack a lunch.
Inkscape is a fun tool. Open source is the way to go. The only viruses I have to worry about now are from public toilets and people. So, cutting my virus paranoia by a third gives me more free time to draw. Nothing to sneeze at. (Pun very much intended.) Anyway, I created Laverne in… »
Forget Coconuts. These are Crystal Radios!
Ooh, ooh oooooh! I am in geek paradise. Have you ever heard of a “Crystal Radio”?! I was ignorant to these toys until lunchtime today. Ok, dig this. The Professor on Gilligan’s Island was so stupid. Gather the following: 1 16 oz. handy dandy sturdy plastic bottle, about 5 to 7 inches long 50 ft…. »
You can get with this… or you can get with that…
Wander- verb To move about without a fixed course, aim or goal. Gypsies, or the Rom, arrived in the United States from Serbia, Russia and Austria- Hungary beginning in the 1880′s. Part of the larger wave of immigration from southern and eastern Europe occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For the most… »
Salvador Dali (1904-1989)
Become a RADical!
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