Archive as of October, 7 2005

  

Clothes call | PortlandTribune.com

Hmm..I think the people who didn’t like the shirt were Republican..

By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 4:19 pm o'clock
  

Intelligent Design: An Ambiguous Assault on Evolution

The link features a four part article about Intelligent Design and Evolution. So, the problem of us being a cosmic experiment by superior aliens (aka God) is? Well, I do believe that evolution is a more accurate description of the origin of species that Genesis or Intelligent Design. But how do we tell if we were planted and then evolved versus just plain evolved?

[Listening to: Nuclear - Ryan Adams - Smallville OST (3:26)]
By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 1:40 pm o'clock
  

The World’s Smallest Fountain Pen

I was fascinated by this article because I had just attended a seminar at ORNL about nanopipes which can be used to transport fluids and other substances into objects. These nanopipes have a 40 nm diameter.

Here is a picture of the nano fountain pen:

[Listening to: My Immortal - Evanescence - Smallville OST (4:23)]
By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 1:29 pm o'clock
  

Inventor: Dead cat fuel story is dead wrong | CNET News.com

How many of you had heard about the German who could create bio fuel using dead cats. Sounds like he doesn’t use dead cats after all. So PETA can stay calm.

[Listening to: Bread and Water - Sheila Nicholls - Smallville OST (4:41)]
By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 1:23 pm o'clock
  

Intelligence in the Internet age | CNET News.com

The manner of quantifying intelligence has certainly changed. We can be more productive than ever before with minimal effort. This article talks about the changes in human intelligence since the advent of computers and internet.

[Listening to: You - Binocular - Smallville OST (4:48)]
By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 1:21 pm o'clock
  
  Music : Lifehouse - Somewhere in Between

The Need To Know: Fun with defense

She found an interesting reason for reproduction naturale.

By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 12:11 pm o'clock
  

Bush claimed God told him to invade Iraq, Afghanistan: BBC - Yahoo! News

Bush’s crusade? If we did everything that the voices in our head said, the world would be a scary, messed up place.

[Listening to: Do You Remember - Jack Johnson - In Between Dreams (2:24)]
By indoloony, October 7, 2005, 7:54 am o'clock