Monthly Archives: January 2012
what is decided?
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 →
guy in parliament
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 →
alien brain hemorrhage
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 →
do anthropologists dream of electronic savages?
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 →
legonaut
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 →
technology fundamentally human
↑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 →
mad mex
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 →
why the surgery?
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 →
monte cristo jim
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 →