• Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-06-22

    CNN Chronic Cough Causes (tags: cough) Waiter Rant » Blog Archive » It’s A Lousy Quarter A reference to a psychpathological definition of delusional belief resonates; it's one rationale for conspiracy theories taking hold. (tags: Psychopathology Wingnut ConspiracyTheorists) Flickr: Volcano Eruption From Space Taken by ISS 20 Gorgeous photo of an eruption inthe Kuril Islands taken from the International Space Station. The smoke, dust, and steam cloud hangs in the air in a clear space in the clouds.

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Always fasten your seatbelts

    … Or turbulence will toss you around like a ragdoll. Chicago Sun Times : 7 slightly injured as Qantas plane hits turbulence PERTH, Australia—- A Qantas plane hit turbulence and suddenly lost altitude over Malaysia, throwing terrified passengers around the cabin and leaving seven people injured, the airline said Monday.

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-06-21

    Bishop Robert Duncan is trading sacred places (tags: anglican schism) The effects absent fathers have on female development and college attendance | College Student Journal | Find Articles at BNET As the daughter of a widow, who lost her father at age 10, this paper explains much. (tags: FathersDay) Bonds with dad key for girls :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Lifestyles (tags: FathersDay) Salmon Macaroni Salad (tags: SimplyRecipes)

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-06-20

    Consumerist – How To Protect Susceptible Relatives From Scams – cons (tags: elders scam) Annals of Crime: The Perfect Mark: The New Yorker (tags: elders scam) A Family's Fight to Save an Elder From Scammers – WSJ.com (tags: elders scam)

  • SABRE2th Tigress: Book 'em, Dano. - Second Life

    Second Life May Impact First Life Someday?

    Second Life provides virtual meeting space, may replace millions of airline seats annually someday. May need to learn building skills in SL beyond rezzing a box… New World Notes: What the US Navy’s Undersea Warfare Center Is Doing in SL (Updated) The last time I tried to visit the Second Life islands owned by the United States Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center several months ago, I was blocked from entering most of it. This machinima above shows what they’ve been doing in Second Life, including rapid prototyping, data modeling, and VoIP-driven conferencing, much of it between other branches of the…

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    The Cosmic Moronic ZAPP!

    Kirby: Temporal at the temple – Salt Lake Tribune The Angel Moroni atop the LDS Oquirrh Mountain Temple looks a bit worse for wear right now. Last Saturday, he got zapped by lightning. Witnesses reported a bright flash of light, a single B-flat note ending in a ducklike quack heard as far away as Idaho, followed by the usual self-congratulatory applause of thunder. A billion volts blasted the gold leaf off Moroni, turning his horn, face and arm black. In a program known as Regilding for the Dead, the LDS Church plans to fix him before the dedication in August.…