March 2007
Beat Blocks
March 31st, 2007
WOTD
March 26th, 2007
AUTODIDACT
Long Filename
March 25th, 2007
Sex Ed
March 23rd, 2007
Once, in second or third grade, I was drawing a guy in a basketball jersey, and I made the number 69 (naturally, right?). Well when I took it home in my bright yellow "Drawings" folder and my mom found it, she sat me down and said that I shouldn't have made the number 69 because it was a sexual term. I was well aware of this, but played dumb and told her I'd change it. That's it.
Modest Weightloss
March 20th, 2007
In the late 1970's David Berkowitz, the self-proclaimed "Son of Sam" serial killer shot 6 people in less than a year. Almost all of his victims had long brown hair which led to a surge in women dying their hair blond, or buying a wig.
I'm wondering if this would apply to other things. If there was a sniper targeting morbidly obese people, would we see a rise in gym memberships?
I'm wondering if this would apply to other things. If there was a sniper targeting morbidly obese people, would we see a rise in gym memberships?
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March 17th, 2007
Someone should make a command line Flash compiler.
Update I was pointed to mtasc by Kevin Sweeney. I'll post more once I get a chance to try it.
Update I was pointed to mtasc by Kevin Sweeney. I'll post more once I get a chance to try it.
HS Research: Animal Communication
March 9th, 2007
When I was in high school I used to do a lot of research on random topics. I'm home in Nashville this weekend, and found this page of notes on (I assume) animal communication:
Now there is wikipedia.
Tigers
They will force their ears to go down when they are in fear. This will reveal a white spot on the back of the ear. When they are threatened or wish to threaten others they draw their lips back.
Lizards
Most of the legless lizards have feeble voices. On the whole we know very little of how lizards communicate with each other.
Dolphins
The dolphins have been the most rewarding animals used so far in these studies. They show all the emotions of excitement: fear, pleasure, inquisitiveness, welcome, teasing, concern, and distress. When they hear this distress signal, all dolphins within hearing range become silent and search for the animal sending it.
Now there is wikipedia.
Good Working Song
March 8th, 2007
I've been working and listening to this song by Dntel on repeat, and I thought I'd share it.
Bonus points for it repeating almost seamlessly.
Bonus points for it repeating almost seamlessly.
Rawr
March 6th, 2007
Movie movie: Penelope
March 4th, 2007