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Monthly Archives: January 2008
HowTo Vote
For US citizens, adults only, you must be over 18 to view this content… Continue reading HowTo Vote
Science News – Heath
Obesity and Seatbelt Use; Epilepsy; Asthma Continue reading Science News – Heath
When the Robots take over, people may still have one use…
In Stockholm, the heat will be sucked out of the bodies of the thousands of people who pass through the Central Railway station to heat the buildings. Continue reading When the Robots take over, people may still have one use…
Stoopid News
This is the inaugural post in a new category I call “Stoopid News.” Continue reading Stoopid News
Genetic Diversity Video
A little python app for the lonely Linux user
No friends? Not even a pet? Feeling lonely? Can’t get a date? Get Python Solitaire. It will run on any system that has Python. Python is run of the mill for Linux installations, is used a lot on Macs, and is available for Windows. Continue reading A little python app for the lonely Linux user
The grey squirrel from a birder’s point of view
Corey at 10,000 birds has an interesting post weighting the value of gray squirrels as a visitor to your bird feeder, vs. the nuisance they cause as a visitor to your bird feeder. Last summer, I found a way to combine both perspectives. Continue reading The grey squirrel from a birder’s point of view
That Hard To Find textinfo info (Linux)
Ubuntu Logo Linux (and OS X?) has piles of cool GNU software installed. But what does it do, and how to you find out about it?If you are not a geek, do not read further. Go away and do something GUI. We’ll catch up with you later… Continue reading That Hard To Find textinfo info (Linux)
Eight Years in Review
It might be fun to have a beer with this guy. But what happens when he says something really funny and the beer comes up through you nose… Continue reading Eight Years in Review
Happy Birthday Paul Revere
Science News: Health
Beer May Cure Cancer; Prostrate Cancer Protein; Vomit Inducing Infection Strikes Cursed Cruise Ship; Continue reading Science News: Health
Linux Tips and News
Installing Linux on a Macbook Pro; KDE – to be or not to be; Microsoft Developing Emacs.net … WTF?; Tricking out Gimp; Cool, or possibly utterly useless, Firefox add-in Continue reading Linux Tips and News
Happy Birthday JD Salinger
Happy Birthday JD Salinger
Thank you, St. Petersburg Times
It is fun, and appropriate, to slam local newspapers that uncritically regurgitate yahooistic creationist rhetoric. But when the local papers display fits of rational thinking, we should praise them. Continue reading Thank you, St. Petersburg Times