Monthly Archives: January 2012

compromise

Posted on Tuesday, 31st January 2012 by

via DT at Facebook—tnx!

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what is decided?

Posted on Monday, 30th January 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #13 What are these gentlemen deciding?     Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a comment’ at the end … Continue reading →

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guy in parliament

Posted on Sunday, 29th January 2012 by

In Ireland they’ve got a saying which roughly goes like this: ‘Guy Fawkes was the only man ever who had honest intentions when he set foot into parliament.’ Well, members of the ↑Palikot’s Movement protested in a session of the … Continue reading →

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alien brain hemorrhage

Posted on Saturday, 28th January 2012 by

To make an alien brain hemorrhage cocktail, fill a shot glass halfway with peach schnapps. Gently pour Bailey’s Irish Cream on top. After the shot is almost full, carefully add a small amount of blue curacao. After it settles, add … Continue reading →

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do anthropologists dream of electronic savages?

Posted on Friday, 27th January 2012 by

anthropology, technology, and new worlds The ‘↑Ethnologische Salon‘ in January ↑Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde München—Foyer Friday, 27 January 2012, 19:00h —‘Do Anthropologists Dream of Electronic Savages?’ lecture by Alexander Knorr, lavishly illustrated by projections —‘Man and Machine’ Reading from the … Continue reading →

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legonaut

Posted on Thursday, 26th January 2012 by

  Two 17-year-olds from Canada attached a LEGO minifigure to a helium-filled weather ballon and had it soar up 24 km, which is right in the middle of the stratosphere. During the journey upwards the helium inside a balloon expands … Continue reading →

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technology fundamentally human

Posted on Wednesday, 25th January 2012 by

↑The Next Web links to the ↑Study: Robots inspire new learning & creativity possibilities for kids (the LEGO Group is involved). Here are The Next Web’s closing paragraphs: Taking a deeper look at the stories the children created, the survey … Continue reading →

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mad mex

Posted on Tuesday, 24th January 2012 by

In India and Pakistan trucks get decorated until they are gaudy pieces of art on wheels:  In Japan the same is done, but there, hardly surprising, the dekotora [decorated trucks] follow the neon æsthetics:  In Sudan trucks are completely deconstructed … Continue reading →

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why the surgery?

Posted on Monday, 23rd January 2012 by

zeph’s pop culture quiz #12 Why is surgery performed on this man?     Just leave a comment with your educated guess—you can ask for additional hints, too. [Leaving a comment is easy; just click the ‘Leave a comment’ at … Continue reading →

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monte cristo jim

Posted on Sunday, 22nd January 2012 by

This is the islet Montecristo, where Edmond Dantès found the treasure enabling him to become ‘↑The Count of Monte Cristo‘ (↑Dumas 1844-1846) [legally for free ↓at Project Gutenberg] and to take bitter revenge. The photo shows Montecristo as seen from … Continue reading →

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