BBC
Because of the unpopularity of its current license plates with a smiling sun, Kentucky has started producing a new plate. The design always struck me as childish and not really representative of my memory of Kentucky. Of course, my main memory of Kentucky is seeing people smoking everywhere, so I doubt that's a trait you want to portray on a license plate.
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Wednesday, July 13, 2005
Some People are too Sensitive
BBC
a governor in Japan, during an the inauguration of a building at Tokyo Metropolitan University, said, "I have to say that it should be no surprise that French is disqualified as an international language because French is a language which cannot count numbers." So the French professors in the audience, did what any rational human would do, and sued him. To me that sounds like a pretty mild insult. That doesn't even call for a good fight, much less legal action.
a governor in Japan, during an the inauguration of a building at Tokyo Metropolitan University, said, "I have to say that it should be no surprise that French is disqualified as an international language because French is a language which cannot count numbers." So the French professors in the audience, did what any rational human would do, and sued him. To me that sounds like a pretty mild insult. That doesn't even call for a good fight, much less legal action.
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Video Games Your Grandma Plays
Old Grandma Hardcore
Mai-Anh sent me this link, and I thought it was rather cute. It's a blog about someone's grandmother that plays a lot of video games and curses very often in the process.
Mai-Anh sent me this link, and I thought it was rather cute. It's a blog about someone's grandmother that plays a lot of video games and curses very often in the process.
Monday, July 11, 2005
Orphans in Romania
BBC
I could make an argument about how this shows that the use of contraceptives should be taught and encouraged, but I don't want to. Normally I don't care if people read the articles I post, but please read this, and then go give someone a hug.
I could make an argument about how this shows that the use of contraceptives should be taught and encouraged, but I don't want to. Normally I don't care if people read the articles I post, but please read this, and then go give someone a hug.
Friday, July 08, 2005
New HIV drug?
Asahi
I have no idea how legitimate this source is, but the article is about a break through in fighting HIV. The drug would prevent the virus from spreading to other cells, so it would not become AIDS. Unfortunately, the HIV virus can remain dormant for decades, so it's not a cure.
I have no idea how legitimate this source is, but the article is about a break through in fighting HIV. The drug would prevent the virus from spreading to other cells, so it would not become AIDS. Unfortunately, the HIV virus can remain dormant for decades, so it's not a cure.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
Yet Another New Species
BBC
Not quite as exciting as previous discoveries as this is more of a case of mistaken identity, but a researcher has found a new species of dolphins of the coast of Australia originally thought to be Irrawaddy dolphins. He has dubbed the new species snubfin dolphins for reasons I won't get into for fear of being redundant.
BBC
Most of you probably know by now that London won the bid for the XXX Olympiad (hehe) in 2012. This link will take you to the results of each round of voting so you can see just how it won.
IOC
If your curiousity is sparked, here are the results of past elections starting from 1992. Why 1992? I have no idea.
Not quite as exciting as previous discoveries as this is more of a case of mistaken identity, but a researcher has found a new species of dolphins of the coast of Australia originally thought to be Irrawaddy dolphins. He has dubbed the new species snubfin dolphins for reasons I won't get into for fear of being redundant.
BBC
Most of you probably know by now that London won the bid for the XXX Olympiad (hehe) in 2012. This link will take you to the results of each round of voting so you can see just how it won.
IOC
If your curiousity is sparked, here are the results of past elections starting from 1992. Why 1992? I have no idea.
Tuesday, July 05, 2005
Old Footprints & Messed Up Astrology
Mexican Footprints
British scientists have dated a set of humanprints in Mexico as being 40,000 years old, nearly 30,000 years earlier than previous estimates of when humans arrived in America. It sounds rather sensationalist to me. For one, where is evidence of humans during that 30,000 year gap?
BBC
In other news, an astrologist is suing NASA for $300 million. She claims that Deep Impact has altered the orbit of Tempel Comet which jeopardizes the future of Earth, because the ability of astrologers to predict the future has always been vital to human civilization. She also claims that it's now going to strike Earth. Of course, Helen let me in on the secret that the zodiac is no longer correct, so whatever.
British scientists have dated a set of humanprints in Mexico as being 40,000 years old, nearly 30,000 years earlier than previous estimates of when humans arrived in America. It sounds rather sensationalist to me. For one, where is evidence of humans during that 30,000 year gap?
BBC
In other news, an astrologist is suing NASA for $300 million. She claims that Deep Impact has altered the orbit of Tempel Comet which jeopardizes the future of Earth, because the ability of astrologers to predict the future has always been vital to human civilization. She also claims that it's now going to strike Earth. Of course, Helen let me in on the secret that the zodiac is no longer correct, so whatever.
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