Whee, I've opened it. Yay! It's pretty good, too ( Read more... )

Certain brain areas could be linked to sociability, or so a study suggests.

I don't see how a study on just 41 people could possibly be valuable.

Go ahead, speculate that autistics' brains are underdeveloped, that's fiiiiiiiine. Just don't impugn our taste for chocolate, please.

edit: Good dog.

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US teacher broke law by describing creationism as 'superstitious nonsense'.

Creationism is superstitious nonsense. So are most religious beliefs. I live in the UK and am not a government employee, or indeed anyone with editorial responsibility, so either live with it or tell me my atheism is superstitious nonsense. Atheism1 is a treasured part ( Read more... )

Even now, in the stillness of death, the huge jaws seemed to be dripping with a bluish flame and the small, deep-set, cruel eyes were ringed with fire. I placed my hand upon the glowing muzzle, and as I held them up my own fingers smouldered and gleamed in the darkness.

"Phosphorus," I said.

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The "original" ending to The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Quite good, if silly. The Americanisms hardly show. The various neologisms are rather more pronounced.

Also, Sirius > Betelgeuse.

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Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell is a very silly film with a very good doggie in it. It's quite schlock made-for-TV horrorish with atrocious special effects and mostly low-key acting and production, apart from some scenes ostensibly in Ecuador (complete with bowler-hatted people).

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Just call me Wolffinder General.

Some excellent rounds last night. At one point I finally got to be the Seer, had both the werewolves pegged even before checking... and was promptly torn to pieces after I orchestrated the first getting lynched but before I could get the second. It was great fun just watching the rest of the game, though, as the ( Read more... )

Comment to this post and I will give you 5 subjects/things I associate you with. Then post this in your LJ and elaborate on the subjects given. (If you've done it before, feel free to add a link so I can avoid duplication.)

Altivo gave me the following five:

Doggerel [heh heh, make of it what you will]
The dictionary definition of doggerel is ( Read more... )

There. A bit quick 'n' dirty (see time elapsed between entries!) - ah well, it'll do for now.

That's my grey dog aspect, the Interactor-Protector. If you want to think in Hindu terms, it's Vishnu. If you want to think in writing terms, it's a self-insert (and/or canis ex machina). If you dream, you may meet it.

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Make a list of 5 things you can see without getting up:

• Quiver trees (Aloe dichotoma) in Richtersveld National Park, South Africa (this picture), because I finally got bored of the ice floes and turned the calendar page over.
• Bob's Quick Guide to the Apostrophe, You Idiots, printed out and stuck to the divider thingy at the back of my desk.
• Ten ( Read more... )