Guns For Hire – Part 1 Originally uploaded by cszar. I found this photo at Flickr really hilarious! Photographer’s description: “After the Muppet Show was canceled the main characters had to find other jobs. Dr. Bunsen, Kermit and Ms. Piggy opened their own security firm.” In case you can’t find the link to my Flickr…
Patent review goes Wiki – August 21, 2006: That’s the basic concept behind a pilot program sponsored by IBM and other companies [including HP and Microsoft], which the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office appears poised to green-light. The project would apply an advisory version of the wiki approach to the patent-approval process. The issue is…
NASA – NASA Finds Direct Proof of Dark Matter: Dark matter and normal matter have been wrenched apart by the tremendous collision of two large clusters of galaxies. The discovery, using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, gives direct evidence for the existence of dark matter. … These observations provide the strongest evidence yet…
TV found to be a painkiller for children – Yahoo! News: Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you’re a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital. Researchers confirmed the distracting power of television — something parents have long known — when they found that children watching cartoons suffered…
The Smalltalk Question (Aaron Swartz’s Raw Thought): One of the minor puzzles of American life is what question to ask people at parties and suchly to get to know them. “How ya doin’?” is of course mere formality, only the most troubled would answer honestly for anything but the positive. “What do you do?” is…
Tell us a little something about your first car. Do you have any photos you can share? Submitted by tamara. My first car was a 1984 Honda CIvic. My mom bought it new. My dad had taken to driving it when not using his work car. At 18, I needed to drive to school because…
Take a photo of something striped. Something Striped Two ties. Yellow and blue left tie: This is the tie I bought at a Lords and Taylor in the mall across from the hotel where I stayed for the wedding the night before the wedding. Black and Blue tie: This tie I bought during a sale.…
What was the last wedding you went to? Were you in the wedding? My last wedding was August of last year in Chicago for my dear friends Lacey and Myk. No, I wasn't part of the wedding. Actually, I haven't been part of any weddings. Though I did help set up the arch for Lauren…
When was the last time you had to speak in front of a group? How did you feel? As a Baha'i I do it quite often. From saying prayers to reading reports, I speak infront of small groups around once a month. For work related things, I've not had to do it in a while.…