May 2010
117 posts
Cylinder Preservation and Digitization Project -... →
“Jones was also famous for his peculiar skill with the train whistle. His whistle...”
– Casey Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
April 2010
85 posts
Louis Rhead bookplates →
“So, what kind of mixmaster, guitar-pedal effects can one get out of a “spoken...”
– Web Semantics: speech in the cloud | Beyond The Beyond
“Middlesex Philosophy has an extraordinary reputation: it’s the premier...”
– Siris: Middlesex Philosophy
“In order to verify my partnership status with my boyfriend to renew my residence...”
– Outrage over Arizona is just a way of life in Europe | Investoralist
Family accidentally discover church under home -... →
“Interestingly, the researchers went on to calculate a Gini coefficient for...”
– CMAP #8: Lifestyle or Job? - Charlie’s Diary
“This conference is not just about Richard Rorty the philosopher, but...”
– Time Will Tell, But Epistemology Won’t | Beyond The Beyond
“Some 10 miles (16 km) off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., a series...”
– Scientists marvel at “asphalt” volcanoes
Lotería (board game) - Wikipedia, the free... →
The Technium: Two Kinds of Generativity →
Nirvana and The Conquerors →
“British game retailer *GameStation* has revealed that it legally owns the souls...”
– Risks Digest 26.03 - comp.risks | Google Groups
Wiley InterScience :: Article :: HTML Full Text →
“Origins of the symbolic-religious interpretation of Palaeolithic art.”
“The 3.5” 1.44MB HD floppy may finally be going gentle into that good...”
– The once ubiquitous floppy finally being axed by Sony
“The Movius line is named after the American archaeologist Hallam Movius (1907...”
– Everything Dinosaur :: The Movius Line - A Brief Explanation
50 Japanese town logos with kanji ::: Pink... →
“A small boy proudly returned home and told his parents he’d gotten a job...”
– News from 1930: Tuesday, April 21, 1931: Dow 163.41 +1.04 (0.6%)
“I like Segovia more than ever. The things I like are exactly the things I...”
– If You Like Segovia… - rec.music.classical.guitar | Google Groups
“That’s what a lot of “authentic” and “open” people and companies are doing, with...”
– The Authenticity Arms Race
“Punnest thou?” said the friar. “A heinous anti-Christian offence....”
– Laudator Temporis Acti: A Heinous Anti-Christian Offence
Graphic presentation : Brinton, Willard Cope,... →
Articles →
Various historical fencing articles, most re Italian rapier.
Wired 3.05: Gossip is Philosophy →
Main Page - Italian Swordplay Wiki →
“Could there be any better illustration of the opinion-forming classes’ aloofness...”
– Bow down before this mighty volcano! | spiked
I’ve never flown; hearing jaded jet-setters prattle about how evil flying is pisses me off. Flying is miraculous and magical.
“If you had told me, though, that a new science fiction novel had just come out...”
– BLDGBLOG: Continent-Scale Weather Systems Made of Glass
“This, incidentally, is why, if you walk into a natural-foods store and purchase...”
– WRAPPING UP WORLD HOMEOPATHY AWARENESS WEEK. « Dr. Boli’s Celebrated Magazine.
the art of memory: trains in cinema - the narrow... →
English Russia » Under Attack of Ivan The Terrible →
Ivan Grozny kills everybody.
“Let me give you a few good rules of thumb for searching out jazz gems in piles...”
– Louisiana Sugar Babes: Persian Rug « The Lateral Cut
Did Native Americans contribute to global warming? →
[Probably true, but why pick on Native Americans? It’s like these people have never heard of slash-and-burn].
AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST! →
http://www.aycyas.com/IndexImmortalDialogue.htm
Scientist: I’ve got your explanation for you, Tom! Now, listen: you’ve known me ever since I came to Paxton. You know I’m not given to hysteria, and you’ve got to listen to me with an open mind!
Colonel: Take it easy, Ed!
Scientist: Locusts!
Colonel: What are you talking about?
Scientist: I’m talking about giant locusts! Giant locusts are responsible for all this!
http://www.aycyas.com/IndexImmortalDialogue.htm
Japanese scientist: Technically, sir, tomatoes are fags.
American scientist [after a slight pause]: He means fruits.
http://www.aycyas.com/IndexImmortalDialogue.htm
Male scientist: You got through customs all right?
Female scientist: Oh, yeah. They were hassling some poor fellow with a beard and jeans, and I just kind of slipped by looking very respectable.
“Clara Maas was an American nurse who volunteered for military duty, acquiring...”
– AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST! - Yellow Jack (1938)
“While yellow fever is transmitted by mosquito, it is caused by a virus. If the...”
– AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST! - Yellow Jack (1938)
“In following what they thought was a new line of inquiry, Reed and his people...”
– AND YOU CALL YOURSELF A SCIENTIST! - Yellow Jack (1938) 