A bunch of science links tonight. Kind of a year-end thing. First, as reported by the BBC, Science Magazine has compiled their list of ten key scientific advances of 2004. The top three are the Mars rovers finding evidence of water on mars, the discover of the Indonesian “hobbits,” and the South Koreans announcing the… Continue reading Science night
Month: December 2004
Wikipedia amusement
I love Wikipedia and all, but sometimes I really have to shake my head in amusement/amazement when you compare the amount of content in something like the Doctor Who article (and supporting articles) to the amount in the esotropia article. One of those things that really highlights the weird imbalance of content that critics are… Continue reading Wikipedia amusement
Why I’ll never be an A-list blogger…
At least according to this Newsweek article on the subject: In order to crack into the upper strata, you have to post frequently to stay on the fickle radar of this ADD-infested crowd. You have to link prodigiously to other blogs, increasing your profile and increasing the chances for inbound links. And you must hold… Continue reading Why I’ll never be an A-list blogger…
This week
Yes, I’m finally back posting. It’s been a week. The eye surgery went very well, as good as it could have gone, and except for red eyes, you wouldn’t even know our son had surgery. The only real issue we’ve had is a bit of a struggle when we give him his eye medicine (topical… Continue reading This week
Cartoon skeletons
This is cool yet random and kind of freaky at the same time: Skeletal Systems of Cartoon Characters. Animation was the format of choice for children’s television in the 1960s, a decade in which children’s programming became almost entirely animated. Growing up in that period, I tended to take for granted the distortions and strange… Continue reading Cartoon skeletons
In Portland
Sitting in the Red Lion Inn at the Convention Center in Portland tonight; we’ll be here for the next couple of days. Not a pleasure or casual visit, though; tomorrow our son (he’s three) has corrective eye surgery for esotropia. It’ll be his second such surgery (our daughter, who’s five, has also had two eye… Continue reading In Portland
The messed up world of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
So, re-watching Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer with the kids this last week, made me realize just how long it had been since I’d last seen this special: not long enough. It’s been 40 years since it came out, and this might be blasphemy to say, but it really hasn’t aged well. The animation is terrible!… Continue reading The messed up world of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Book on blogging via blogs…
Now this is interesting… Robert Scoble announces he’s writing a book on blogging… all on a blog. Well, to be fair, he’s co-writing it, but his plans are, write the book online, on a blog, and then sell the publishing rights on ebay. Wow. Q: Why should I buy the book if the entire thing… Continue reading Book on blogging via blogs…
Recipe: Holiday Fruitcake
I mentioned the other day that I’d post the fruitcake recipe I make each year, so I’m now getting around to it. What I like about this recipe is that there’s a higher ratio of batter-to-fruit than you’ll find in most modern recipes and commercial fruitcakes; they tend to be almost all candied fruit and… Continue reading Recipe: Holiday Fruitcake
Clusterballoon
This is too insane not to link to: Ballooning into the Sky. This guy actually ties himself to a bunch of balloons and flies around. I smell a Darwin award! Via Slashdot.