Wow. This would be an interesting place to visit.
Day: May 4, 2006
10 Types of People
This shirt is like a geek magnet. Sunday this woman comes up to me and asks “Do you program in Assembly?” Who says geeks have humor?
*Cough, Cough*
Not sure what to think about this. After all, the reasons for why people get sick are as varied as the illnesses. Why would two distinct populations have different rates of illness? Well just off the top of my head:
- Genetics
- Pollution
- Bad habits
- Poor management
These could all be slight contributors. Or it could be something else entirely. Observations of trends often make people go looking for problems that may not exist.
Study Shows Americans Sicker Than English – Yahoo! News
White, middle-aged Americans — even those who are rich — are far less healthy than their peers in England, according to stunning new research that erases misconceptions and has experts scratching their heads.
Americans had higher rates of diabetes, heart disease, strokes, lung disease and cancer — findings that held true no matter what income or education level.
Those dismal results are despite the fact that U.S. health care spending is double what England spends on each of its citizens.
Mommy, Can I Have One?
This will make paintball fun again. 😀
Guardian Unlimited | Science | Now you see it, now you don’t: cloaking device is not just sci-fi
It’s been the curse of the USS Enterprise and the Klingons’ favoured weapon. But back on Earth, mathematicians claim to have worked out how to make a cloaking device to render objects invisible.
An outline for the device is described in a scientific paper published today in which the authors reveal how objects placed close to a material called a superlens appear to vanish.
THE Original Trilogy
About time!
Star Wars: Episode IV | This September: Original Unaltered Trilogy on DVD
In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you’ll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.
THE Original Trilogy
About time!
Star Wars: Episode IV | This September: Original Unaltered Trilogy on DVD
In response to overwhelming demand, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will release attractively priced individual two-disc releases of Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Each release includes the 2004 digitally remastered version of the movie and, as bonus material, the theatrical edition of the film. That means you’ll be able to enjoy Star Wars as it first appeared in 1977, Empire in 1980, and Jedi in 1983.