Absolutely thrilled that Charles Platt posted two cryonics-related items to Boing Boing during his stint as guest blogger (haven’t seen Mr. Platt since that dark, secret meeting of death aficionados in Las Vegas back back in ‘97 – what a strange and delightful time that was). Disappointed, though, that discussion of it amongst the Boing [...]
This weeks issue of Nature includes a commentary entitled Towards responsible use of cognitive-enhancing drugs by the healthy which discusses the “growing demand for cognitive enhancement” through the use of pharmaceuticals and outlines a strategy for intelligently, morally and safely incorporating smart drugs into modern society.
I am no stranger to nootropics. Though I can [...]
Having decided that I needed a decent moblogging solution for my self-hosted WordPress blog, I recently ran tests of several options open to me and my setup.
My needs were simple. While on the road I’m likely to post primarily photos and video with short bits of accompanying text commentary. No need for elaborate [...]
Journalist Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food along with four previous books, spoke at Google last month as part of their Authors@Google series. The video of his talk is up on YouTube and it’s incredible.
So compelling (and practical) was his talk that I rushed out to purchase his book immediately and it’s [...]
Nigel Hardman, a 40-year-old “illusionist” from England was recently charged with eleven counts of cheating the benefits system (aka collecting unemployment, for those in the States) after his “act” brought him to the attention of authorities.
Performing – and I use that term very loosely – under the name Prince Razaq, he is said to have [...]
A collection of persistent mistakes and fraudulent facts from the world’s most popular reference work.
How many times have you found yourself in a lovely yet heated discussion, feeling that you might be making some headway with your argument, only to hear the following dreaded phrase – “Weeeelll, according to Wikipedia…” – followed by a stream [...]
How to view your website in 53+ browsers on 3 major platforms in mere minutes with zero effort.
Though current statistics indicate that almost 62% of web users are surfing the web with some version of Internet Explorer (reaffirming that I always find myself in a minority) with Firefox coming in a distant second at around [...]
A bit old according to ‘net standards – being from October, 2007 and all – but just picked this up from Casey’s blog and it got me to thinking…
TwitterWhere is an application that allows you to view Twitter Tweets by location via RSS or XML. Along with other Twitter-based apps (such as TwitterVision and [...]
(note about video: My inclusion of this is a bit unfair to Lang Lang, as this is not a formal performance. Truth be told, it’s wonderful to see such joy and delight in the act of making music. Nevertheless…)
My good friend Melissa sent along an article that I missed yesterday from the [...]
This photo was recently taken at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park. This particular one was outside of the Dueling Dragons roller coaster, but they can be seen all over the park, sometimes in variation.
The Walt Disney World theme parks have similar signs but I didn’t manage to snap photos of them.
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Anything to get people to read, right?
In follow-up to the last post entitled Bach, Fugues and Britney Spears, I thought that I would share more of my love for the self-referential/reflexive art (would that be conceptual, perhaps? Nah… Bream has skill.) that has so influenced my own theater work, as can be evidenced [...]
Back in July, Danielle Egan attended TransVision07 – the 9th annual meeting of the World Transhumanist Association – and New Scientist carries the report this month, along with a great little video interview compilation available via YouTube.
Link to the New Scientist article here – Death special: The plan for eternal life.
YouTube video interview [...]
A a staple part of the “Mediterranean Diet”, the listed health benefits of olive oil are many. From its high antioxidant count to its ability to protect against heart disease, aid in the prevention of many types of cancers and lower blood pressure, this oil – actually more of a fruit juice than an [...]
The unexpected success of the WordPress to Myspace Crossposter has left me delighted and happy that, when I have downtime, I still have a fun little pet project to work on that is actually of some use. Of course, the continued development of the plugin wouldn’t happen if it weren’t for the many people [...]
The Summer 2007 issue of Cabinet Magazine features an article by two London-based authors, Sally O’Reilly and Ian Saville, entitled I Can See Your Ideology Moving. From the start it grabs the reader with its droll humour, setting the scene as follows:
The scene: A windy seaside town in England. An arts festival (entitled, perhaps [...]