January 2011
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(via millaneza, deanmadevarsity and co.)
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The disposable academic - Why doing a PhD is often... →
Something to think about, maybe?
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Oh, my name is John.
Dear “John” from the “Windows Service Centre”, next time you try to scam people over the phone, AT LEAST UNDERSTAND BASIC BLOODY ENGLISH, you idiot. I can’t believe I had to go through so many combinations and permutations of asking “Who are you?” for you to understand what I was saying.
Scammer: Hey, is this [mother’s name]? Me: Um, first of all,...
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Misconceptions →
roundthelab:
- It is a common misconception even among adults that humans and dinosaurs coexisted.
- Alcohol does not in fact make one warmer.
- Sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children.
- George Washington did not have wooden teeth.
… and other ‘unexpected’ data under the link. Still it is an interesting collection.
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Maybe I cannot be everyone's cup of tea...
mynameiselly:
And I am perfectly fine with that. I know that I have met a great many people who have not liked my ‘flavor.’
Because some people like blueberry tea, and others like chai. Some people like to sit down at the end of the day and enjoy a nice, big cup of chamomile, while others might only drink green tea in the morning because it wakes them up and they prefer it over coffee;...
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You Should Date An Illiterate Girl « Thought... →
by Charles Warnke:
“Fail, frequently. Lapse into a bored indifference. Lapse into an indifferent sadness. Have a mid-life crisis. Grow old. Wonder at your lack of achievement. Feel sometimes contented, but mostly vacant and ethereal. Feel, during walks, as if you might never return, or as if you might blow away on the wind.”
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“The girl who reads has spun out the account of...
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Entanglement - by Gopherwood Studios →
tungjacob:
I love this game
Not only does the music and design provide a relaxing mood, the game is simple enough for me to understand.
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Fancy Medical Words: Lividity
white-coat:
aka livor mortis. what is it? it’s where the blood pools in a dead person. The heart is no longer pumping so your blood is just sitting there, and by mechanism of gravity the red blood cells sink to the bottom contributing to the discoloration. It usually starts within 20 mins of death, so investigators can use the extent of lividity to determine time of death.
Lividity does not...
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oh my god
(via orangemuses, imtegan and co.)
This guy is a bloody genius.
fuck yes.
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Day 4: The five places you want to go most.
Tired from playing at the neighbourhood playground and park today (an adult playing on a children’s playground? DEAL WITH IT. I stopped growing since grade 6 so I look like my 12-year-old self anyway… sort of) so less rambling/explanations for my answer.
South American mountain ranges/ Andes? + visit to Machu Picchu - seems pretty cool and all, plus I’d like to do some...
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(since I am stupid with computers, please pretend...
Seems like those several sweltering hot summer days were merely an interlude during La Niña’s magnum opus.
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Turtles could hold the secret to human immortality →
“In theory, if mortality rates did not increase as usual during aging, humans would live hundreds of years. I have calculated for humans (Finch 1990 book: Longevity, Senescence, and the Genome) that at mortality rates of 0.05% per yr, as found at age 15 in developed countries, the median lifespan would be about 1,200 years. In natural populations of long-lived animals, mortality rates are...
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No magnet required: How to build a compass out of... →
“A compass that doesn’t need a magnetic needle? That might sound impossible, but the ancient Chinese worked out how to make one 4500 years ago. An ingenious combination of gears and wheels ensures that a “pointing chariot” features a needle that always points in the same direction.”
New Scientist provided a step-by-step guide.
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