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* They are trying to set up peace negotiations between South Sudanese factions in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. *fingers crossed*
* They are finally going to arrest the people responsible for the safety violations that led to so many people dying in that fire in a factory in Bangladesh last year.
* I called this one. "Benghazi Consular attack was Local, not al-Qaeda:" http://www.juancole.com/2013/12/benghazi-correspondent-demolishes.html
* "NSA reportedly intercepting laptops purchased online to install spy malware:" http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/29/5253226/nsa-cia-fbi-laptop-usb-plant-spy
* "The 2013 Darwin Awards Are Out!" http://jdgroover.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/the-2013-darwin-awards-are-out/
* "England's Clowns Are Furious:" http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/12/englands-clowns-are-furious.html
I admit, this whole phenomenon fascinates me.
* "Court refuses trial by combat:" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416262/Court-refuses-trial-by-combat.html
* "Public’s Views on Human Evolution:" http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-evolution/
* "Full atmosphere-ocean model of a rotationally locked exoplanet:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/full-atmosphere-ocean-model-of-a-rotationally-locked-exoplanet/
* "Yellowstone magma reservoir is full and bigger than expected:" http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/12/yellowstone-magma-reservoir-is-full-and-bigger-than-expected/
* "8 Ways Jellyfish Are Awesome And Terrifying:" http://www.popsci.com/gallery/science/8-ways-jellyfish-are-awesome-and-terrifying/?image=0
* "Dolphins "deliberately get high" on puffer fish nerve toxins by carefully chewing and passing them around:" http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/dolphins-deliberately-get-high-on-puffer-fish-nerve-toxins-by-carefully-chewing-and-passing-them-around-9030126.html
* "Caterpillar Puffs Out Toxic Nicotine in Breath:" http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/caterpillar-puffs-out-toxic-nicotine-in-breath-121230.htm
* "Summing up years of work in one sentence." "Lol My Thesis:" http://lolmythesis.com/
Mine would likely be: Medieval Court Rolls are Incredibly Boring, but my adviser made me write this instead of the thing I wanted to do about gender and power struggles in the Medieval Catholic Church because Court Rolls were trendy right then.
* I finally got in touch with a guy and the bed store who knew what was going on over there with deliveries. Apparently, they are waiting for the mattress, which arrives late Friday. They hope to deliver Saturday, but won't know for sure what time until the mattress gets there. I really need a good physical day between now and then to sort stuff out in advance of arrival, but I'm not betting on it.
* "The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth. For Some Reason, I Can't Look Away...:" http://distractify.com/culture/arts/the-most-spectacular-abandoned-places-in-the-world/
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* They are finally going to arrest the people responsible for the safety violations that led to so many people dying in that fire in a factory in Bangladesh last year.
* I called this one. "Benghazi Consular attack was Local, not al-Qaeda:" http://www.juancole.com/2013/12/benghazi-correspondent-demolishes.html
* "NSA reportedly intercepting laptops purchased online to install spy malware:" http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/29/5253226/nsa-cia-fbi-laptop-usb-plant-spy
* "The 2013 Darwin Awards Are Out!" http://jdgroover.wordpress.com/2013/08/20/the-2013-darwin-awards-are-out/
* "England's Clowns Are Furious:" http://www.loweringthebar.net/2013/12/englands-clowns-are-furious.html
I admit, this whole phenomenon fascinates me.
* "Court refuses trial by combat:" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1416262/Court-refuses-trial-by-combat.html
* "Public’s Views on Human Evolution:" http://www.pewforum.org/2013/12/30/publics-views-on-human-evolution/
* "Full atmosphere-ocean model of a rotationally locked exoplanet:" http://arstechnica.com/science/2013/12/full-atmosphere-ocean-model-of-a-rotationally-locked-exoplanet/
* "Yellowstone magma reservoir is full and bigger than expected:" http://doubtfulnews.com/2013/12/yellowstone-magma-reservoir-is-full-and-bigger-than-expected/
* "8 Ways Jellyfish Are Awesome And Terrifying:" http://www.popsci.com/gallery/science/8-ways-jellyfish-are-awesome-and-terrifying/?image=0
* "Dolphins "deliberately get high" on puffer fish nerve toxins by carefully chewing and passing them around:" http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/dolphins-deliberately-get-high-on-puffer-fish-nerve-toxins-by-carefully-chewing-and-passing-them-around-9030126.html
* "Caterpillar Puffs Out Toxic Nicotine in Breath:" http://news.discovery.com/animals/insects/caterpillar-puffs-out-toxic-nicotine-in-breath-121230.htm
* "Summing up years of work in one sentence." "Lol My Thesis:" http://lolmythesis.com/
Mine would likely be: Medieval Court Rolls are Incredibly Boring, but my adviser made me write this instead of the thing I wanted to do about gender and power struggles in the Medieval Catholic Church because Court Rolls were trendy right then.
* I finally got in touch with a guy and the bed store who knew what was going on over there with deliveries. Apparently, they are waiting for the mattress, which arrives late Friday. They hope to deliver Saturday, but won't know for sure what time until the mattress gets there. I really need a good physical day between now and then to sort stuff out in advance of arrival, but I'm not betting on it.
* "The 38 Most Haunting Abandoned Places On Earth. For Some Reason, I Can't Look Away...:" http://distractify.com/culture/arts/the-most-spectacular-abandoned-places-in-the-world/
This entry was originally posted at http://gwydion.dreamwidth.org/387527.html. Please comment there using OpenID.