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Mark Hoofnagle, over at denialism blog, has a wickedly good post on the eternal search by the male of the species for tumescence. I particularly liked the lengths (as it were) that British physiologist Giles Brindley went to in order to demonstrate the efficaciousness of his research. Egad, sir, we British are afraid of nothing in the pursuit of scientific truth... ...
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Phil, over at Bad Astronomer, has a post on the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Saturn probe: Cassini. Amazing images, new knowledge, and the killer sentiment:
"That’s how we learn. That’s how we grow. And that’s what science does for us".
Amen. It's a pity that so many of us will seemingly retreat into the false fuzziness of woo... ... Flag post
Dr. Lisa Saksida explains that there is no such thing as mind/brain duality in this short video.
(hat tip to Mind Hacks for the link) ... Flag post
I see that Doris Lessing has won the Nobel prize for literature. It is well-deserved. To understand why, go and read this. ... Flag post
What in heaven's name has happened to The Observer? This was once a quality Sunday newspaper. But today it carries what at first glance seems to be a serious news story about forensic analysis. However, Ben Goldacre points out the facts. The journalists in question, Mark Townsend and Ned Temko should hang their heads in shame. Disgraceful, truly disgraceful. ... Flag post
Carolyn Porco takes us on a journey. Come along with me and wonder.
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There's a good interview with David Cronenberg in today's Guardian. Worth reading. ... Flag post
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Joel turns over the iPod and the Zune and reads the fine print. What he says is, on one level, perfectly true. Apple captures a feeling and Microsoft just sucks in the attempt.
But, on the other hand, the statements make me feel as though both marketing departments should be first up against the wall, come the revolution. They strike me as written by a bunch of tossers... Apple because they deliberately fuck with your brain, and Microsoft because they are so completely clueless. ... Flag post
James Anderson (Andy) Thomson gives a most thought-provoking talk on the motivations of suicide terrorists. Well worth watching. ... Flag post Flag post
I can't resist passing on this idea for a new party game. The fact that I scored extra points for using the word turgidity has absolutely nothing to do with my enthusiasm. It's simply a great game... honest. ... Flag post
One thing about having a large garden is that there's always work to be done. As a result of the storm last January, we had a lot of wood that needed to be chopped into firewood. We spent a couple of days this week doing just that with the aid of a hydraulic cleaver hired from a neighbour, and a friend who spent a day with us toting wood in a wheelbarrow (thanks, Carolien!). She also took these photos...
Here's me using the cleaver...
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I've mentioned before that managing my digital photos is not exactly problem free. I've just noticed the latest little problem.
For some reason, Microsoft's Vista insists on lying to me about the time when a photo is taken. It tells me that the photo was taken one hour later than it actually was. Let me illustrate this. I have a photo that I know was taken at 08:16 am on the 23rd September 2007. I know this a) because I took the photo at that time and b) the EXIF information created by the camera and attached to the file ... Flag post
Geoff Arnold reminds me why I've stopped reading Andrew Sullivan's blog. Life's too short to waste on reading tosh like this. Geoff shows up the emptiness of it by quoting wise words from Frederick Crews. ... Flag post
