Nov 222013
- Chronotypes: Are You an Early Bird or a Night Owl?: Read this post from Mark’s Daily Apple and then take the test! This bit from my results was interesting: “You are a moderate early type. This chronotype sometimes gets too little sleep on free days: the social environment lures moderate early types into staying up later at night than their biological clock would prefer, yet they still awaken in the morning, under the control of their biological clock, at their usual early hour.”
- Drops of milk landing in coffee: I’m always a sucker for close-up shots of moving bodies of water!
- Flight Canceled After Passengers Protest Ejection of Blind Man: Hooray for good people who stand up for what’s right!
- New Jersey Cultural Map: I grew up on a farm in the lightish green “Farmers and Subdevelopments” section of New Jersey… until I was 11, when we moved to Maryland.
- Some People Should Stay Off Twitter (16 Pics): Indeed, I was surprised to learn that “Delaware” is a state too… and I just wish that someone would tell me how long it takes to drive from Miami to Florida!
- United States map with place names replaced by original meanings: “Hi, I’m Diana Hsieh, and I hail from the Reddish Land!” (The second map on the page is interactive.)
- Swedes Develop Invisible Bike Helmet: The video doesn’t show how it works until the end, but it’s pretty awesome! I’d love something like this for riding horses too, although since I’ve always ridden with a helmet, riding without that feel on my head would make me feel very nervous for a while!
- Being a Working Mother Means Always Having to Say You’re Sorry: “Ms. Alcorn argues that when we say “sorry” (and the endless apologia are primarily the work of mothers, not fathers), we are too often apologizing for our failure to do the impossible. Anyone can respond to an email in a timely manner or go to a parents’ meeting for the hockey team or contribute just one thing to the teacher appreciation lunch. No one can do all of those things simultaneously while also helping one child with “bar graph” math, listening to another’s poem in the style of Emily Dickinson and taking the call from a grandparent to hear the news from today’s doctor’s appointment.”
- Google wins book-scanning case: judge finds “fair use,” cites many benefits: I’m not sure what to think of this ruling or its implications yet, but I do know that I’d like to see major changes in copyright law.
- Candy Crush Saga is 1 year old and all grown up: I’m currently on Level 451 (!!). I’ve not spent any money on the game, but wow, I’ve spent a whole lot of time!
- NBC’s Dracula and Atlas Shrugged: Holy fabricated parallels, Batman!
- Qatar’s New World Cup Soccer Stadium Was Supposed to Look Like A Boat… But Some Say It Looks a Lot Like a Female Body Part: Um, wow.
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