Tuesday, September 25, 2007
26 minute documentary by Geoff Tarulli exploring nuclear fears of the 50s and how they manifested themselves in the sci-fi movies of the time.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
A few days I came across an extraordinary thread in the Skyscraper City forums (dedicated to Architecture and Urban Planning) about Tel Aviv without cars. In thread post, user Zohar links to three interesting Israel related threads:
Tel Aviv=not what do u think! - photos of Tel Aviv, some featuring topless beach hotties.
Israeli girlz no.2 [...]
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Is ‘Do Unto Others’ Written Into Our Genes? - New York Times
Many people will say it is morally acceptable to pull a switch that diverts a train, killing just one person instead of the five on the other track. But if asked to save the same five lives by throwing a person in the train’s [...]
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Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Gems include
“I hear you have a fat cock”
“It smells of vagina in here”
“Powerfuck!”
I suspect it is a very good spoof.
Monday, September 24, 2007
Ever wonder why those beaten and abused spouses stay with their abusers? Do you know why it is so hard to stop a gambling habit? It has to do with a bizarre trick of nature called variable reinforcement, and it can keep us trapped in behaviours for life.
From “Don’t Shoot the Dog!” by Karen [...]
Monday, September 24, 2007
[Note: Installing Mars Edit 2 dredged up some old draft posts I had forgotten about]
I have become a metrosexual.
Last Sunday night I was staying with my old pal - C - when he introduced me to the latest weapon in his battle against his werewolf like body hair: Veet for Men.
Since meeting [...]
Monday, September 24, 2007
From The Telegraph:
Developed in secret, the unchristened bomb, a vacuum device capable of emitting shockwaves as powerful as a nuclear weapon, was unveiled with great theatre on state television’s main evening broadcast.
Boasting that the weapon had “no match in the world,” ORT First Channel television showed a Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber dropping its payload over [...]
Monday, September 24, 2007
The EU has signed visa agreements with five Balkan countries, making it cheaper and easier for their citizens to travel through much of Europe.
The deals with Albania, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia are expected to come into force in January.
The Balkan nations have complained that strict EU visa rules have confined them to a [...]
Monday, September 24, 2007
Love his work. See more at http://www.vinerstudio.com/
Moral Dilemma in a time of rapid change
Measured Response
Resistance and unseen force
The Flower Offering [Love the dog. Ed]
Exclusionary tale [Read the sign on the door. Ed.]
Stay of execution
Too soon at ease
Guide and Misguide