November 2008
37 posts
joel is doing a triathlon, please support him:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/il/anttry09/jlande
Nov 30th
how sociosexual are you?
British men and women are among the world’s most promiscuous, an international survey of sexual behaviour and attitudes has found. In an index measuring one-night stands, numbers of partners and attitudes to sex, Britain comes out ahead of other industrialised nations such as Australia, the US, France, the Netherlands, Italy and Germany. Some 14,000 people in 48 countries filled in...
Nov 30th
A beautiful response to a terrible tragedy
Subject: Please do a Mitzvah in memory of Mumbai terror victims Dear Friends, We are all saddened by the terrible news that has emerged from Mumbai: Rabbi Gavriel and Mrs. Rivkah Holtzberg and at least three of their guests, who are still unnamed, have been murdered. We extend our sympathy to their families as well as to the families of all those who have died in this vicious attack. We continue...
Nov 30th
Knowledge may give weight, but accomplishments give lustre, and many more people see than weigh. Lord Chesterfield, Letters, May 8, 1750
Nov 29th
a beautiful response to a terrible tragedy….
Nov 28th
a book to swear on....
so, it seems that upon being sworn into office, one swears on a book.  historically, this has been the bible, but allegedly, it can be any book.  thus, the question arises: upon which book should i swear?  i am imagining that i am being sworn into the office of: reaching my utmost potential.  i thought about it for a while, and then decided that i really couldn’t think of a single book that...
Nov 28th
Nov 26th
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Nov 26th
If you’re walking by a wall covered with graffiti, are you also more likely to litter? The Broken Window Theory, crystallized in a 1982 article in The Atlantic by political scientist James Q. Wilson and criminologist George L. Kelling, posits that the environment has a significant effect on whether people engage in antisocial behavior. But there’s been little empirical research on just...
Nov 25th
snopes.com: Reachelle Marie Smith - this girl is... →
Nov 24th
“In the summer of 1966, Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson and his student Daniel...”
– No species is an island : Article : Nature
Nov 24th
Google Mobile - Sync for address book and calendar →
Nov 23rd
Man tries to pay bill with spider drawing →
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Nov 23rd
IEEE Spectrum: For those without hands, there's... →
Nov 23rd
Nov 20th
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Minority Report Style Computing
Nov 20th
"Soul Cages" review - tonight in DC →
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Nov 15th
Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube  →
Nov 14th
Northrop Grumman's weaponized laser on sale now,... →
Nov 14th
IDF soldier jailed for yawning during... →
Nov 13th
Nicolas Bourbaki - Wikipedia, the free... →
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the growth of knowledge is cool
Nov 12th
Gmail voice and video chat →
Nov 12th
Google Flu Trends - the best way to get the most... →
Nov 12th
15th Anniversary: Weirdest POOP to Land in Wired's... →
Nov 11th
Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
California high-speed train system to link NorCal... →
Nov 9th
Diebold's e-voting machines violate GPL, good... →
Nov 9th
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iPhone robot is ambulatory, still wants physical... →
Nov 6th
my next car: 40-MPG, 450-Horsepower Hydrogen... →
Nov 5th