I feel like a crafty superstar this morning ... oh, er.. @#$% alarm clock didn't go off afternoon! Craftster has selected their best of 2008 which includes:


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In case you live under a rock, or do not happen to know any nerds other than me, and don't read the comments made on this blog, or in fact, previous posts on this blog, you might not have read XKCD, "a webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language”. These days, everyone, and their dogs*, have blogged about his web comic. He (Randall Munroe) ( Read more... )

Check out The Particle Zoo ... "from the standard model and beyond! ... sewing the fabric of spacetime."

My personal favorite is the strange quark.

It's Friday! FINALLY.

Science is going to kill us all.

Incidentally, while typing this, I was invited to a party to celebrate the World Debut of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. Coincidence?

Dearest Lady Redjeep,

I read on the supercute feed have dutifully scoured the web to solve your vexatious mosquito issue. Below you will find an ecologically-friendly, vegetarian cure, both free of harsh chemicals and feline-approved. I am sure this will be a hit with your trusty feline companion Samuel. Sadly, this recipe will take two weeks to ( Read more... )

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So N says he'll be okay, if the major surgery, tentatively scheduled for Monday, because he has a vivid imagination and a good sense of humour. These can get you far in life.

I recommend this (despite being annoyed by reynardin's attempts to link me with Hermione), J. K. Rowling's commencement speech at Harvard, "The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the ( Read more... )

The Museum of Hoaxes has posted their top 100 list for April Fool's Day Hoaxes.

I always wondered why the French have fishes. Poisson D'Avril!

Read this article.

Few things make me rant like science coverage in the media (even before we get to the issue of soft sciences and "studies" which may or may not reinforce stereotypes). Like those derisive quotation marks?

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