U.K. author Neal Asher is not impressed with Canada Post. (Warning: link includes salty language. Those on salt-reduced diets should steer clear.) (Via The Bookblogger.)
Another belief cherished by millions demolished:
Mice, say British researchers, don’t like cheese.
The good old days weren’t all that good…
…as this collection of medical antiques proves. (Via MedGadget.)
A new hassenpfeature…
…assuming I remember to keep doing it periodically. Herewith, the top 10 search terms currently bringing people to my main website: 47 spider goat 1.2% 36 rogue waves 0.9% 21 spider goats 0.5% 18 hygiene hypothesis 0.5% 18 golf technology 0.5% 16 wine glasses 0.4% 14 scientific hoaxes 0.4% 14 physics of football 0.4% 13 …
Photo of the Day: Kindergarten Girl
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Have a heart…
….an artificial one. The FDA has approved the first totally implanted, permanent artificial heart for heart-failure patients with no other options.
The first sentence I wrote today was…
Richard Hanson yawned hugely and stretched, reaching as high as he could toward the fluorescent lights above his desk, and, since the ceiling of his basement office barely cleared his head when he stood up, almost touching them. Current word count: 13,068New words this session: 1,311Percentage of novel completed: 13.0
The computer composer
If there’s one thing that sets human intelligence apart from the cold calculations of computers, it’s our ability to compose music. Not so fast, gray-matter-for-brains. As it happens, computers have been composing music for a couple of decades now—and not only that, doing so in the style of some of the greatest human composers that …
A sampling of honest automotive taglines…
…penned by automotive blogger Sam Barer: Chrysler – Beauty might be skin deep, but our inept dealer network is nationwide. Dodge – Sucking the world’s oil supply dry one Hemi at a time. Ferrari – Pretty cars helping to lure pretty chicks Ford – Survival is job one GMC — The best work trucks for …
Pulp fiction art
I don’t read French, but I know an Astounding, Astonishing and Amazing collection of cover art from the great age of pulp science fiction magazines when I see one. (Via Centauri Dreams.)
The "Gallery" of Misused Quotation "Marks"…
…is “here”. (Via Books, Words, and Writing.)
Who needs a sommelier?
In Japan, there’s a new robot that can identify wines and cheeses. At the end of the robot’s left arm is an infrared spectrometer. When objects are placed up against the sensor, the robot fires off a beam of infrared light. The reflected light is then analyzed in real time to determine the object’s chemical …
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