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rambly thoughts.
I've not been posting much lately. Whenever I think of things to talk about I'm in bed or somewhere far away from the computer. I just finished "The selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins and have started "The God Delusion". The selfish gene was a little too philisophical. Just seems like a more practical topic than god. Loving the god delusion however. ( Read more... ) -
Invisible Ink
MI6 'used bodily fluids as invisible ink'
British intelligence services experimented with using semen as an invisible ink to write top-secret letters, it has been disclosed.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8015180/MI6- ( Read more... ) -
Polyamory Article
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/love-without-limits/201008/why-do-people-choose-polyamory
Poly article in psychology today.
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Regarding the recent news on user purging
Originally posted by soph at Regarding the recent news on user purging
If you've seen the recent LJ news post, please be aware that it was written from the wrong spec. While I (soph, the original author of this post), am not staff, this has been confirmed officially by staff and the news post has been rewritten accordingly.
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Why Tanning is addictive
I know some people who tan once in a while in the winter to give them a little pick me up. Now we know why this works!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20100620/sc_livescience/whyskincancerisontherise
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Farmer's market joy
So the Iowa City Farmer's Market was amazing. I haven't been in a while and boy has it grown. The actual number of farmer's I don't think has changed, but a great number of non farmers have joined. There were 3 different wineries hosting tastings. There's a Chinese restaurant that sells eggrolls, and 2 local Mexican places that sell breakfast ( Read more... ) -
good quote
Excellent quote I heard today:
"What the mind does not know, the eye will not see. "
The speaker was a pulmunologist (lung doc) explaining to me the intricacies of a chest xray. Basically he was saying that he could see more in an xray than I could because he knew more. -
Dork weddings are awesome!
For my Dr. Who and astronomy geek friends out there: Check out the wedding cake!
http://offbeatbride.com/2010/03/geeky-astronomy-iowa-wedding#more-4690