You knew it had to happen sooner or later. For every up, there is a down; for every light, there is a shadow; ying has its yang, Jesus has his Satan, Reagan had his Gorbachev, the Red Sox have their Yankees, Spider-Man has his Dr. Octopus, Bill … [Read more...]
Archives for June 2006
Senator Kerry Blogs On Net Neutrality
I voted against this lousy bill for two reasons: because net neutrality and internet build-out are crucial to building a more modern and fair Information Society, and both were pushed aside by the Republicans. Link: Stopping the Big Giveaway … [Read more...]
Which Superhero Are You?
I am The Flash Fast, athletic and flirtatious. Interesting outcome. Check the shirt: My results: The Flash: 95% Superman: 75% Green Lantern: 75% Iron Man: 70% Hulk: 65% Supergirl: 62% Wonder Woman: 62% Spider-Man: 60% Catwoman: … [Read more...]
“Neurogenesis Is An Optimistic Idea.”
The mind is like a muscle: it swells with exercise. Gould's and Kozorovitskiy's work reminds us not only how easy it is to hurt a brain, but how little it takes for that brain to heal. Give a primate just a few extra playthings, and its neurons are … [Read more...]
Dave, Way To Do Your Part
Dave Matthews Band "offsetting" its tour pollution: NEW YORK (Reuters) - American rockers the Dave Matthews Band and its fans have been bad for the environment since 1991, and now the group is making amends. … [Read more...]
Net Neutrality Moves To The Senate
The amendment failed by a tie vote of 11-11. All ten Democratic committee members voted in favor with Senator Snowe. The eleven remaining Republican members voted against the amendment. More... … [Read more...]
Triple Your Ability To Rock
Two Canadian mathematicians from the University of Moncton in New Brunswick, have created an entirely new kind of string instrument that exploits a kind of mathematics owing more to Pythagoras's theorem for triangles than to anything he ever thought … [Read more...]
Musicians Seek Tips On YouTube.com
Amateur Musicians, Athletes Seek Tips With Videos On YouTube.com...: When Eric Nguyen, a 20-year-old student in College Station, Texas, needed some help with a Chopin etude he was learning, he didn't turn to his piano teacher. Instead, he went on … [Read more...]
Naked Pitch
This is what happened to me today. I was listening to a piece of music and the first chord was the same as another song I've listened to many times. The voicing, the instrument, everything was the same. I had never made that connection before. To be … [Read more...]
Al Gore Got It Right, AP Reports
The AP is reporting that Al Gore got the science of climate change correct in his 'Inconvenient Truth'. Included are quotations from a number of apparently prominent climate change scientists. This is an interesting counter point to the story we saw … [Read more...]
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