Around April last year I thought it might be interesting to join one of the more interest-based forums out there since it’s a mode that’s really taking off. The cooking
Author: Robyn
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Friday Jan 18, 2013
PLOS ONE: How Large Should Whales Be? PLOS ONE: How Large Should Whales Be?: The title implies that one can consider this as a sort of abstract idea for one’s
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Dec 12, 2012
Precisely How Google Killed Google Reader – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic Precisely How Google Killed Google Reader – Alexis C. Madrigal – The Atlantic: Rather than finding a
Cargo bike, 8 months on
So back in March we bought a cargo bike. We’d set out intending to buy a tandem, but on the test ride it turned out that I hated the tandem
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Nov 07, 2012
Universities are not job-training factories: Salutin – thestar.com Universities are not job-training factories: Salutin – thestar.com: I don’t agree with him on everything, but he has a point. I also
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Oct 24, 2012
Not guilty | This Magazine Not guilty | This Magazine: Choice should be delightful, not debilitating. The secret of it is that there is no wrong book to read. Even
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Oct 03, 2012
The Evolutionary Advantage of Depression – Brian Gabriel – The Atlantic The Evolutionary Advantage of Depression – Brian Gabriel – The Atlantic: It turns out that depression may not be
This is a picture I did not take
of a long line of idling cars waiting to get into the gas station, as I rode by on a bicycle powered only by sweat.
Yup
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Sep 19, 2012
Boiling water without bubbles: Researchers engineer special surface, allowing water to boil without producing bubbles Boiling water without bubbles: Researchers engineer special surface, allowing water to boil without producing bubbles:
No arguing with that
(At Canada’s Wonderland) Me: Oh, sad, the waterpark is all closed. D: There’s nothing sadder than an empty waterpark. Child: Except a dead puppy. Us: …. OK, you win.
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Aug 22, 2012
PLoS ONE: Lost Letter Measure of Variation in Altruistic Behaviour in 20 Neighbourhoods PLoS ONE: Lost Letter Measure of Variation in Altruistic Behaviour in 20 Neighbourhoods: The results show a
For my Dad
Me: Would you like me to turn the music off while you’re falling asleep honey, or what would you like me to put on? (We’re cottaging and if there’s music
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Aug 15, 2012
Weapons made from shark teeth are completely badass, and hint at lost shark diversity | Not Exactly Rocket Science | Discover Magazine Weapons made from shark teeth are completely badass,
It does help
Me: So how did the new raincoat work? Did it keep you dry? Child: Yeah (pause) Child: …when I wore it.
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Aug 08, 2012
How do you make the perfect sandcastle? A little water can give you a five meter high castle How do you make the perfect sandcastle? A little water can give
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Aug 01, 2012
Repetitious, time-intensive magical rituals considered more effective, study shows Repetitious, time-intensive magical rituals considered more effective, study shows: Cause-and-effect thinking is critical to human survival, Legare said. So it’s natural
Neat Stuff from Elsewhere Wed Jul 25, 2012
PLoS ONE: Extending Body Space in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Very Long Arm Illusion PLoS ONE: Extending Body Space in Immersive Virtual Reality: A Very Long Arm Illusion: …participants experienced
Teh coolth, it oozes out
Walking down the street: M: ….it’s pretty cool. Temperature-cool, you know, not Daddy-cool. D: I’m cool? M: Yeah. But you’re never as cool as Mommy.
Dear publishers: No.
At dinner the other night a number of people were surprised to hear of the absurd phenomenon of digital (and DRM’d to boot) books being more expensive than print versions