Entries from December 2005

Saturday, December 31st, 2005

Real Gandhi

Via The Real Gandhi I cannot honestly say I had any reasonable expectation that the film would show scenes of Gandhi's pretty teenage girl followers fighting “hysterically” (the word was used) for the honor of sleeping naked with the Mahatma and cuddling the nude septuagenarian in their arms. (Gandhi was “testing” his vow of chastity [...]

Friday, December 30th, 2005

Navel-gazing is bad for you

Via Marginal Revolution http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/29/opinion/29twilson.html?ex=1293512400&en=567fc7e302d74614&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss Don't Think Twice, It's All Right By TIMOTHY D. WILSON Published: December 29, 2005 Charlottesville, Va. Jon Krause IT'S navel gazing time again, that stretch of the year when many of us turn our attention inward and think about how we can improve the way we live our lives. But as [...]

Friday, December 30th, 2005

Google's Not So Secret Weapon

http://opal.cabochon.com/~stevey/blog-rants/google-secret-weapon.html “….The problem is: Google's not doing it a little at a time. They're using marketing tactics that make our approach look nickel-and-dime by comparison. That might sound harsh, but when's the last time you took a serious look at everything you know about Google's recruiting tactics, without even doing any research on it? Just [...]

Friday, December 30th, 2005

Yep, I'm posting "Which Serenity Character Are You" Quiz results

You scored as Jayne Cobb. The Mercenary. You are in this for the money, plain as that. You like things simple that way, but mainly as anything else confuses you. You get the job done, and don't care what people think. Not as long as you get paid anyway. Jayne Cobb 75% Kaylee (Kaywinnet Lee) [...]

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Eric Prydz – Call on Me

One for the guys…and one for the ladies. Possibly NSFW.

Thursday, December 29th, 2005

Worthy charities

asked for suggestions of charities worthy of donation. Never one to pass up an opportunity to tell others how to spend their money, here's what I suggested. Every day, 150,000 die from aging. In other words, more people die from aging every two days than all the people who died in the Asian tsunami, the [...]

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

Girl on a stick on a bike in Cambodia

Like photos of abandoned buildings, men dressed in sheets, and monkeys? Then check out 's photos of her dirt bike trip through Cambodia. http://www.livejournal.com/users/girl_on_a_stick/640516.html Simply astounding.

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

Scientists' Open Letter on Cryonics

At the Life Extension Extension Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, on Nov. 5, the Immortality Institute unveiled an Open Letter signed by 56 scientists, physicians, and ethicists endorsing the scientific basis of cryonics. The letter is online at: http://www.cryoletter.org Anyone with a PhD, especially in biology, or MD degree with a background in research, who would [...]

Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

Ultimate Adventure Vehicle

[Useful equipment for vandwelling and/or bugout vehicle] http://www.sportsmobile.com/ultimate.html The Ultimate Adventure Vehicle Sportsmobile builds an extraordinarily capable new home-away-from- home perfect for a wide variety of outdoor pursuits For everyone who loves the outdoors but would still like to enjoy all the comforts of home on their adventures, we bring you Sportsmobile's Ultimate Adventure Vehicle. [...]

Tuesday, December 27th, 2005

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE ACSM POSITION STAND ON RESISTANCE TRAINING: INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPP

[Lot's of references to interesting papers here] A Critical Analysis of the ACSM Position Stand on Resistance Training: Insufficient Evidence to Support Recommended Training Protocols Journal of Exercise Physiologyonline Official Journal of The American Society of Exercise Physiologists (ASEP) ISSN 1097-9751 An International Electronic Journal Volume 7 Number 3 June 2004 New Ideas: Sports Physiology [...]