May 2012
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What the New Yorker and Tin House science fiction... →
io9 has a great review of the Tin House science issue and The New Yorker science fiction issue. I can’t wait to get my copy of the latter, though the review and table of contents have already given me minor reasons to pause and accept that I cannot be really satisfied.
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Video: The Science Fiction Issue : The New Yorker →
Sadly, I cannot embed the video. Needless to say, I’ll be reading this New Yorker cover to cover.
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The Invisible War - Movie Trailers - iTunes →
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A New Theme
I’ve been mulling over the idea of making this tumblog less of a personal interest link-dump and, thus, a bit more directed. To that end, I think that I have a set of three themes to which I’d like to dedicate my postings.
Gender studies - this could, at the outside, mean posts geared at a single gender-identification group. However, it might simply mean egregious mistakes made the...
Zimbabwean senator proposes ending AIDS crisis by... →
Local Governments Have the Power to Restrict Drone... →
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Judge suspends US law that provided for indefinite... →
No More Plastic Bags Anywhere In Hawaii - The... →
I’m sure being an island had a part in this decision. Let’s hope it’s the first of many such decisions to come.
“For the first time, more than half of the children born in the U.S. are...”
– Minorities Now Majority Among Youngest Americans | KUT News
“In this large prospective study, coffee consumption was inversely associated...”
– Association of Coffee Drinking with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality — NEJM
“Our taste preferences are heavily influenced by repeated exposure to particular...”
– Begin early: Water with meals may encourage wiser choices
“Teenagers need around eight to ten hours of sleep but get much less during their...”
– Your body’s internal clock is at war with society
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My least favorite thing about graduating
I know it’s a ways off, since I’m taking the slow route in finishing my thesis, but there is something weighing on me. When I graduate, I’m going to lose my access to OED online. This is a turrible revelation.
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Interview Questions
I was recently asked in an interview how many gas stations there are in the United States. Immediately, I knew the point of this question was not the answer, but the process. In addition to that, it seemed the kind of question Google interviewers throw around to discern a candidate’s critical thinking skills.
With that knowledge, I was kinda thrilled to be asked one of these questions. ...
Hot sauce ingredient reduces 'beer belly' fat as a... →
Favorite science-related headline of the year?
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Al Qaeda Planned To Put Bombs Inside Pets To Blow... →
Sheesh, Ibrahim al-Asiri found a way to make fundamentalists more abhorrent. Congrats, you pile of garbage.
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“Seems like some random Anonymous groups have run a DDOS campaign against Virgin...”
– Pirate Bay to Anonymous: DDoS is censorship, cut it out - Boing Boing
Huge, dumb booze producer Diageo orders industry... →
Cultural Heavyweights Let Public Library Know They... →
Back to Thesis Research
Today, I have the pleasure of revisiting sources I read a year ago, then looking for anything that might have been published since. Only after rereading 150 pages of criticism and reading ~300 pages on my more precise subject will I be able to outline. Uggh.
Entrepreneur wants to build visa-free, floating... →
Very excited about this idea.
Al Jazeera shuts English bureau after China visa... →
Safeway grocery says moving to crate-free pork... →
Not going to start eating pork, but I like the step.
“Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over and...”
– Pastor Sean Harris: crack the wrists and punch children you suspect of being gay - Boing Boing I can’t wait until we find out home many fellas this guy has bedded in terrible highway motels.
Update on killing of elderly black Marine veteran... →
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Religious Websites Are Worse for Your Computer... →
Well that would make sense, wouldn’t it. Nonprofit organizations without dedicated technical support relying on volunteers from their congregations/constituents.
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Will Sweden abolish the concept of gender? →
From a legal standpoint, I couldn’t agree more. Sociologically speaking, I’m terribly intrigued.
The argument that children would somehow be confused by the existence of a “third-gender” is short-sighted and asinine. It does nothing to take into account the extremes possible of a developing mind. Honestly, it simply says volumes about those who stand behind such an...
Computer use and exercise combo may reduce the... →
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Light weights are just as good for building... →
Pay no attention to the stock image on the click-through. Quite creepy, but the content is fantastic.
“The FAA confirms that twenty-five universities now have clearance to fly drones...”
– Texas State, Texas A&M Among Schools Getting Drone-d: Austinist
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