30 January 2009 »
In subgenius
Fat 19-year-old’s with half a dozen children that they dress up like dolls keep trying to talk to me as if I think they are human beings. I’ve decided to go undercover and infiltrate their community by acting as one of their own. Here are the results of my experiment…
Fucking with the homies
30 January 2009 »
In commerce, television, video
30 January 2009 »
In art, trevorblake
In 2003, Wikipedia had a contest to select a logo for their project. I submitted the first piece, and here it is…
… in all its MS Paint glory. I like the idea still.
My first post about Wikipedia (23 January 2003):
I sure wish there was an online encyclopedia that had over 100,200 entries that could not only be freely reprinted but amended in a democratic fashion. Wait a minute, here’s one now.
30 January 2009 »
In art, trevorblake
Did you know that Trevor Blake was the first artist to submit art when Wikipedia had a contest to select a logo? There is it, in all its MS Paint glory. It got three votes, including my own. Yay.
Wikipedia International logo contest/Logos 1-25 – Meta
30 January 2009 »
In science
regardless of race, juveniles with unpopular names are more likely to engage in criminal activity. The least popular names were associated with juvenile delinquency among both blacks and whites.
Boys With Unpopular Names More Likely to Break Law | LiveScience
30 January 2009 »
In transportation, video
29 January 2009 »
In games
Because ancient Rome stands as the bedrock of western civilization… Because Roman Virtues mean more than Family Values… Because the Gods of Roma are calling…
Nova Roma
29 January 2009 »
In science
in the absence of functional resonance mechanisms shaped by personal pain experiences, CIP patients might rely crucially on their empathetic abilities to imagine the pain of others
I Feel Your Pain: Neural Mechanisms Of Empathy
29 January 2009 »
In art
The interactive staging of the thousand year old runic stone Mejlbystenen.
Mejlbystenen | MetaFilter
29 January 2009 »
In judaism, maps, theocracy
Israel is in fact the most aggressive and belligerent nation in the region, having invaded pretty much everyone it shares a border with. The following maps show what Israel has actually done.
THE MAPS TELL THE TRUE STORY
29 January 2009 »
In philosophy
This is a preliminary and incomplete taxonomy of areas of philosophy, to be used in the PhilPapers project for accessing philosophical papers.
A Taxonomy of Philosophy
29 January 2009 »
In math, science
28 January 2009 »
In maps, synergetics
The worldwide satellite triangulation camera station network.
NOAA Photo Library
28 January 2009 »
In ubuntu
CrunchBang Linux is an Ubuntu based distribution featuring the lightweight Openbox window manager and GTK+ applications.
CrunchBang Linux – A Lightweight OpenBox Linux Distro
28 January 2009 »
In race, science, sex
28 January 2009 »
In film, video
Colour on the Thames is a 7 minute film shot in 1935 using Gasparcolor, one of the many early forms of tinting black and white film.
Gasparcolor | MetaFilter
28 January 2009 »
In music, video
As animated by unanimated animations. Hooray for creepy.
Ray Noble – Make Yourself A Happiness Pie
28 January 2009 »
In science
The medulla oblongata is the lower portion of the brainstem. It deals with autonomic functions, such as breathing and blood pressure. The cardiac center is the part of the medulla oblongata responsible for controlling the heart rate. [BUSTED]
Medulla oblongata – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia