And Now For Food Shortages

by July 18th, 2008 - Culture » Food »

A deep, dark, very real depression now sits where my heart once was. We face terrible, very real problems now. For each man a void, but just how much should we be expected to suffer? In my neighborhood, we are facing quite truly absurd food shortages that impact the simplest actions of everyday life. This […]

This Post is Free of Magnetic Fields

by July 11th, 2008 - Science »

Magnetic Movie from Semiconductor on Vimeo. I found this spectacular video linked on Phil Plait’s intelligent and responsible blog Bad Atronomy, where he introduces the clip, writing: You are immersed in magnetic fields right now. Your computer, your house, your office, your street, your TV, your iPod… they all have magnetic fields around them, and […]

Forget Tofu

by July 10th, 2008 - Culture » Food »

My bestest buddy, the BBC, is reporting that TOFU GONNA EAT YO FUCKIN’ MIND! Or rather – back in reality – the article concerns itself with a study in Indonesia focusing on the effects of soy product consumption on memory – that’s human memory for those keeping score at home. High tofu consumption was associated […]

Got Smart?

by July 3rd, 2008 - Culture » Film and TV »

This movie…is not as good as I think it is. But my thoughts will not change on the matter. I was raised by my parents. When they weren’t looking, I was raised by Nick at Nite, on such shows as Gilligan’s Island, F Troop, The Addams Family and, most of all, Get Smart. These were […]

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