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Easy Voter Guide

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Eric

On the De Anza College campus yesterday, I happened onto a pile of leftover Easy Voter Guides.  While in general I think it was a well-prepared and useful guide, I did find one suggestion in it rather funny.  Under “How … Continue reading →

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My grandfather just thought I was lazy

Posted on February 4, 2008 by Eric

Scientists have discovered that there is a genetic basis for some people being early risers and others being night owls. [h/t Technocrat]

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Sorry, your world won’t be delivered today

Posted on January 31, 2008 by Eric

AT&T’s EDGE network is down in the midwest U.S. today.  They seem to think that it might be back today, or might take until February 5. In the old days, back when there was just The Phone Company, they maintained … Continue reading →

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New drug for radiation sickness

Posted on January 30, 2008 by Eric

Using carbon nanotubes, scientists have created a new drug to treat radiation sickness, and it is thousands of times more effective than previous drug.  It has to be administered before the radiation exposure, but the scientists seem optimistic that they … Continue reading →

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You are what you read

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Eric

Books that make you dumb: a chart of Average SAT scores vs. most popular books among college students [h/t Boing Boing]. Some aren’t surprising to me, such as Freakonomics, Catch 22, and Atlas Shrugged being near the top. On the … Continue reading →

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Was he armored?

Posted on January 26, 2008 by Eric

Yoytek the bear served in the Polish army, having been given a name, rank, and serial number and enlisted.  There’s a campaign to build a memorial.

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I have the greatest enthusiasm for the mission, Dave.

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Eric

University of East Anglia researchers have received a grant of half a million dollars to develop lip reading software.  [h/t Slashdot Science]

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Responsibility for Bhutto assasination

Posted on January 7, 2008 by Eric

In a 60 Minutes interview, President Musharraf of Pakistan said of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto “for standing up outside the car, I think it was she to blame alone — nobody else. Responsibility is hers.” Am … Continue reading →

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Won’t these upset your children?

Posted on January 6, 2008 by Eric

Disney “Mickey Burgers” – Mickey head shaped patties.  Dare I ask what kind of meat?

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TDAH is back!

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Eric

I’d nearly given up on This Day in Alternate History, but it is finally back.  Apparently the hiatus lasted a bit longer than expected due to a slight technical malfunction.  Welcome back, Mur and Jason!

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