Roadkill & Miscellany

KittieDex

2008-02-03T19:53:00.000-08:00

Killer bacteria from outer space

2007-10-01T19:28:00.000-07:00

As if cosmic rays and hard vacuum didn't make space dangerous enough, astronauts might have to contend with an unexpected threat: bacteria. Mice exposed to a strain of Salmonella typhimurium that spent 12 days in orbit on a 2006 shuttle flight were nearly three times as likely to die from the stomach bug than rodents infected with its earthbound ilk, a new study finds. Seems the microbes began to

Water On The Brain: The Man with Only 50% Grey Matter

2007-07-22T01:18:00.001-07:00

An amazing tale of a French civil servant... clipped from www.nature.com The man with a hole in his brain Scans reveal a fluid-filled cavity in the brain of a normal man.A serious case of water on the brain: scans revealed only a narrow rim of brain material.Three years ago, a 44-year-old man was admitted to

Google Desktop Search Error

2007-02-04T22:36:00.000-08:00

If you get the error message "Windows cannot find..." when trying to launch a file retrieved by Google Desktop Search, it has probably been deleted. Google desktop keeps a record of deleted files. You can eliminate this problem by indicating in your preferences that you do not want deleted files to appear in your search results. There is no need to re-index your drive (as I learned today). Duh.

Milton Friedman Choir - The Corporation

2006-10-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

The Milton Friedman Choir singing about Milton Friedman's definition of the Corporation. In his world view, the amoral corporation takes over the running of schools under theadvertising slogan "Choice."

Need Help with Outlook: View Reset Problem

2006-10-11T01:37:00.000-07:00

I've looked everywhere and asked everyone so this is my last chance... that some anonymous surfer will come along with advice or find this in his search for the same thing. Anytime I sort by a field (ie by clicking the relevant column heading) it redefines the view applied to the folder and removes the existing field grouping.Eg: Let's say I created the view "Fave View" which is available for all

Google Music Search

2006-08-17T01:44:00.000-07:00

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Nine Nations on Soda Pop

2006-08-01T21:35:00.000-07:00

Hot on the web today was a map of the US showing the distribution of generic names for soft drinks.It struck me that there was some rough correlation to the "Nine Nations of North America"Note: Some people split the continent up slightly differently. Large parts of Ecotopia are claimed by the Cascadians and New England appears to be properly named Atlantica.

Furl Spam: Out of Control

2006-06-20T02:27:00.000-07:00

Further to my last post on Furl Spam (Is the Times Spamming Furl?), Furl has totally lost control. 20 of the top 25 sites Furled today are Golf related spam. Has Furl just been completely abandoned to the elements? Furl lost the war to del.icio.us some time ago but still had a good following because of their ability to back-up pages saved. But if it's going to just become a repository for spam,

Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland: MP3

2006-06-07T02:52:00.000-07:00

This is a recording of an amateur choir (Colibri) in Singapore performing JS Bach's Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland. Again, the sound quality is poor but... well whatever. It's worth every penny you pay. Nun-komm.zip (5Mb) This concert was held in early December 2005 at the Kampong Kapor Methodist Church and was sponsored by Artyfakt.

Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren: MP3

2006-06-07T02:47:00.000-07:00

This is a recording of an amateur choir (Colibri) in Singapore performing JL Bach's Uns Ist Ein Kind Geboren. The sound quality is poor but the price is good: free. Uns-Ist-Ein-Kind-Geboren.mp3 (10.3Mb) This concert was held in early December 2005 at the Kampong Kapor Methodist Church and was sponsored by Artyfakt. I believe this will mark the world premier of this piece being made available

Saint-Saens: Christmas Oratorio MP3

2006-06-07T02:38:00.000-07:00

This is a recording of an amateur choir (Colibri) in Singapore performing Camille Saint-Saens' Christmas Oratorio. The sound quality is poor but the price is good: free. Saint-Saens-Christmas-Oratorio.zip (11.5Mb) This concert was held in early December 2005 at the Kampong Kapor Methodist Church and was sponsored by Artyfakt.

Lab Rat Brain Online

2006-06-04T19:24:00.000-07:00

Online quarrelling is also addictive, in precisely the same way Tetris is addictive. It appeals to the "lab rat" part of your brain; the annoying, irrepressible part that adores repetitive pointlessness and would gleefully make you pop bubblewrap till Doomsday if it ever got its way.Charlie Brooker, The Guardian

Dubya Quote of the Day

2006-06-01T20:31:00.000-07:00

OK this quote is over a year old but I only just saw it and it struck me as ridiculously funny...This notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous...Having said that, all options are on the table.President George W. Bush, February 2005Source: Petrodollar Warfare

Fat Bugs

2006-05-31T01:47:00.000-07:00

Scientists have identified a key microbe in our guts that helps us glean more calories from food. The discovery backs the idea that the type of microbes in our gut help to determine how much weight we gain, and that seeding the intestine with particular bugs could help fight obesity. Samuel Buck of Washington University in St Louis, Missouri, and his colleagues focused on one microbe called

Is The Times Spamming Furl?

2006-05-29T20:41:00.000-07:00

The popular social bookmarking systems - Furl, Digg & del.ici.ous amongst others - tend to have a lot of the same "top urls." However Furl is unique in that it is the only one that regularly has listings from Times Select which is the New York Times paid for subscription service.And it's not just the odd Times Select listing now and again. Today, there are 4 Times select listings in the top 25 -

Penis Panic

2006-05-25T23:35:00.000-07:00

Koro is one of a number of names for a hysterical condition known medically as Genital Retraction Syndrome, whose victims become convinced that their genitals are disappearing into their bodies. It can be contagious, sparking off "penis panics", such as the one that overtook Singapore in 1967 in which thousands of men became convinced that their penises were being stolen; it was contained by a

Advice

2006-05-24T23:58:00.000-07:00

Advice is a form of nostalgia.Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.- Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen I'm just saying'...

Church Sign Generator

2006-05-19T00:48:00.000-07:00

Get Your Own Here

Lasse Gjertsen: Creative

2006-05-10T07:38:00.000-07:00

The art of beat box revived.

Voting with Their Feet

2006-05-02T23:57:00.000-07:00

If you're interested in the Singapore Elections, Yawning Bread's photo-essay has captured an interesting aspect apparently lost on local media:PAP's Rally at Hougang (1 May) Worker's Party Rally the night before (April 30)Interesting. No comment... I'm just sayin'.

Odds Are

2006-03-08T00:07:00.000-08:00

Odds of asteroid hitting the earth in 2036 that releases more energy than 100,000 Hiroshimas: 1 in 15,000 Odds of getting killed in a plane crash this year: 1 in 441,000 You have 30 years to mull this over.

Twins

2006-02-28T17:36:00.000-08:00

Two parents of mixed race and the resultant twin girls are... black and white. More

Ashoura: Worse than Thai Pussam?

2006-02-15T00:19:00.000-08:00

I have a collection of photos on my site of the Thai Pussam procession. It's pretty gruesome. But as it turns out, there is one religios practice which, at least visually, seems even more horrific: Ashoura (see also: Ashura). Don't click if you're squeemish. Apparently most participants make a small cut on their head, and then beat the wound with their palm to keep the wound open and bleeding.

Starbucks Economics

2006-01-24T17:52:00.000-08:00

How to get a short in a North American Starbucks:Here's a little secret that Starbucks doesn't want you to know: They will serve you a better, stronger cappuccino if you want one, and they will charge you less for it. Ask for it in any Starbucks and the barista will comply without batting an eye. - Tim Harford, SlateFYI: In Asia it's still available on the menu.

Where am I?

2006-01-23T23:46:00.000-08:00

Some useful links for the airline traveler:FlightawareCircle MapperFlight tracking appears to be limited to flights in and out of North America.My usual route to and from New York:SQ22 Singapore to NewarkSQ21 Newark to SingaporeBest Route - Circle MapperBut when flying to Toronto I go by Cathay...CX714 Singapore to Hong KongCX828 Hong Kong to TorontoAirport CodesSIN - Singapore - WSSSEWR -

Green Glowing Pigs

2006-01-12T18:19:00.000-08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; }.flickr-frame {float: right; text-align: center; margin-left: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Green Glowing Pigs, originally uploaded by missbossy.Science gone wrong?The BBC reports that scientists in Taiwan have spliced the genes of jelly fish with those of a pig to produce the world's first glow in

Nike Golf Singapore: WTF?

2006-01-12T17:39:00.000-08:00

What's wrong with this image? The new Nike Golf shop at the recently renovated Marina Square in Singapore has made a pretty questionable choice of decor. Besides photos of Tiger Woods, the shop also has three little dolls on display like the one above. Click through for more pictures of the shop.

Singapore Restaurants 2006

2005-12-28T23:50:00.000-08:00

Fake Drugs near you...

2005-12-22T19:59:00.000-08:00

"The tablets were being produced in extremely unhygienic conditions, and were made of boric acid, a pesticide that can cause gastric problems, or death if ingested in sufficient quantities. Brick dust was used as a binding agent.'The Ponstan was dyed yellow, its authentic colour, with paint used to mark the highway,' said Mr Theriault. 'Floor wax was also used to give the pills a sheen.'"

Is God and Accident?

2005-11-25T01:51:00.000-08:00

"Should your brother, your mother's son, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your bosom or your companion who is like your own self incite you in secret, saying Let us go and worship other gods' ... you shall surely kill him. Your hand shall be against him first to put him to death and the hand of all the people last. And you shall stone him and he shall die, for he sought to thrust you

Lost: Tampopo Wagamama Video!

2005-11-05T08:04:00.000-08:00

OK this is a cry for help... Once upon a time, I owned a video of Tampopo. This was borrowed, damaged and then never returned by one Mark Duncan. I have since replaced it with a DVD. However there was a Wagamama music video at the end of the tape that had a pretty catchy song and I'd like to find it again. I've searched the net and come up empty. The refrain went as follows: If the food you

Corruption Perceptions Index

2005-10-23T21:07:00.000-07:00

Hot off the presses: Corruption Perceptions Index 2005

Chimp no longer has monkey on his back

2005-10-03T18:27:00.000-07:00

BEIJING (Reuters) - A chimpanzee in a northwest China zoo has quit smoking after 16 years with the help of her keepers, official media reported.The staff, worried about her declining health, weaned 27-year-old "Ai Ai" off tobacco by distracting her with entertainment and a tastier diet, Xinhua news agency said."The zoo keepers tried every way to divert the chimp's attention from cigarettes: a

Holocene Man

2005-09-25T07:27:00.000-07:00

My Random Thing for Today... The Holocene is the name given to the last ~10,000 years of the Earth's history -- the time since the end of the last major glacial epoch, or "ice age." Since then, there have been small-scale climate shifts -- notably the "Little Ice Age" between about 1200 and 1700 A.D. -- but in general, the Holocene has been a relatively warm period in between ice ages. Another

The Trinity meets Trinity

2005-09-22T20:36:00.000-07:00

A new Matrix like poster targets recruits to the priesthood... Be a priest. You can look good enough to be gay, but you better not be gay even if you are celibate. It seems that the church is confusing pedophilia with homosexuality.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster

2005-09-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

In June 2005, Bobby Henderson submitted an open letter to the Kansas Board of Education in response to their decision on giving intelligent design equal time with evolution by natural selection in biology classes. He formally requested that Flying Spaghetti Monsterism be given time in classrooms equal to that given to intelligent design and to "logical conjecture based on overwhelming observable

Jeebus Fish?

2005-09-01T20:10:00.000-07:00

Ring of Fire has some nice alternatives for your car...

The Smell of Power

2005-08-29T02:46:00.000-07:00

Odour and mating preferences WHAT'S a girl to do when faced with the choice between a powerful action man who has great DNA but is likely to love her and leave her, and a carpet-and-slippers kind of bloke who will hang around and bring up the kids but may not be Mr Right in the genes department? Well, ideally, she should fool the latter into bringing up the former's children. And a piece of

Do You Recognize this Symbol?

2005-08-04T20:43:00.000-07:00

Start Trek, right? Wrong! The Singapore Democratic Party!!!Looks like there's a few radical trekkies in the Lion City...

Pope on a Wire

2005-07-07T18:32:00.000-07:00

As one of the many world leaders sending their condolences, Pope Benedict XVI had someone send a telegram on his behalf. Uhhh... Telegram? Do such things exist any more? Why not a message in morse code?

Stealing the Airwaves

2005-07-07T18:19:00.000-07:00

The first arrest for stealing unsecure Wifi...

Betty

2005-06-30T03:39:00.000-07:00

We just wonder why it took her so long.Jury Foreman in the trial of Betty Broderick

Blue Eyes : Brown Eyes

2005-06-14T23:14:00.000-07:00

I found it! A complete copy of Jane Elliot's experiment in discrimination with a third grade class in Iowa circa 1968. A Class Divided.

Performance Anxiety

2005-06-05T07:17:00.000-07:00

Conducting, one might well think, is fundamentally a sado-mascochistic ritual involving either virile young male turks whipping orchestras into frenzies with tapering batons of birch and maple, or sage old men waving their penis substitutes in front of a bunch of instrument-playing stiffs in irksome collars, before jetting to the other side of the world to do exactly the same thing in another

How to Live Forever

2005-05-15T23:44:00.000-07:00

1 Don’t even think about smoking and, preferably, don’t hang glide.2 Eliminate sugar to lower blood insulin levels. Use stevia as a sweetener. It is a South American plant that is both very sweet and good for you. 3 Don’t eat any animal fats. Government guidelies tend to say cut these down, but they probably only say this because they think it’s the best people can manage. No saturated fat at all

More Cool Bookmarklets

2005-04-19T05:17:00.000-07:00

Readability and Font Size: Anti-Font Bitch Style: Make a User Style Bookmarklet Try this on the bookmarklet maker above: div.post {width=380px} It will narrow the column width on the blogger post for most blogspot blogs (as long as they used the conventional tags) Tags: bookmarklet, css, style

Let them eat bombs

2005-04-13T20:46:00.000-07:00

These results are even more disheartening for those of us in the Department of Making Things Better for Children in the Middle East By Military Force, since the previous attempts by Britain and America to improve the lot of Iraqi children also proved disappointing. For example, the policy of applying the most draconian sanctions in living memory totally failed to improve conditions. After they

Make Free Calls While Flying

2005-04-13T08:13:00.000-07:00

I once made a phone call from 30,000 feet. I thought it was way cool even though I talked for less than a minute cus it cost something like $5 per second. Now you can call for free. If your airline has internet, you can Skype your friends from the friendly skies. Now how cool is that?!

Take Me Along

2005-04-11T18:22:00.000-07:00

Your Loved One Under Pressure: LifeGem Memorial Diamond The LifeGem is a certified, high quality diamond created from the carbon of your loved one as a memorial to their unique and wonderful life. But what if your loved one is of the furry kind? Then perhaps you should consider Pet Pillows: Each pet pillow is hand made from the fur of your pet and made into a pillow that you can display.Tags:

Smart Cars - Dumb People

2005-04-06T23:30:00.000-07:00

With oil hitting an all time high and set to continue rising, how is it that DaimlerChrysler is planning on scaling back production of Smart Cars? Have we all gone mad? Are we going to drive our SUV until there's not a drop of oil left? Until the entire planet is a desert? It's insanity.DaimlerChrysler to Scale Back Mini-Car Unit Tags: oil, cars, rant

Clocky

2005-04-05T19:27:00.000-07:00

When the alarm clock goes off and the snooze button is pressed, Clocky will roll off the bedside table and wheel away, bumping mindlessly into objects on the floor until it eventually finds a spot to rest. Minutes later, when the alarm sounds again, the sleeper must get up out of bed and search for Clocky. This ensures that the person is fully awake before turning it off. Small wheels that are

Jevon's SUV paradox

2005-04-04T23:51:00.000-07:00

Jevon's paradox: When a small percentage of the population chooses to drive fuel efficent automobiles, and a large percentage drives inefficient vehicles, every barrel of oil saved by the efficient group is ultimately consumed by the less efficient group. In fact, the net effect of the conservation will be to lower the price pressure on the inefficient consumption, and thus make such consumption

A Papal Legacy

2005-04-03T22:03:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow's BBC Panorama programme carries an interview with a Catholic woman in Uganda who has chosen to sleep unprotected with her infected husband: "We won't go to heaven if we use condoms," she explains. Asked if the woman made the right choice, the Archbishop of Kampala, Cardinal Emmanuel Wamala, replies: "If it is wrong to use the condom, then she has made the right choice." Even if it costs

Apocalypse Now

2005-03-31T22:00:00.000-08:00

"Human activity is putting such a strain on the natural functions of Earth that the ability of the planet's ecosystems to sustain future generations can no longer be taken for granted."- The Guardian (London), March 30, 2005 Tags: environment, Global Warming

The two largest earthquakes of our time...

2005-03-29T20:18:00.000-08:00

It's worth noting that the TWO LARGEST earthquakes in the past 15 years have both occured in the last 3 months and have been within a few hundred kilometres of each other. In fact they dwarf all the other quakes by comparison. Earthquakes Magnitude 8.0 and Greater Since 1990 Year Month Day GMT Magnitude Region 1 1994 06 09 00:33:16 8.2 Nortdern Bolivia 2 1994 10 04 13:22:

Amazon Top Reviewer Rankings - What's The formula?

2005-03-28T23:36:00.000-08:00

"The formula that determines standings is, as a correspondent said, 'guarded like Fort Knox" - Amazon ~ The Bookstore that Corrupted Hadleyburg Sorry I don't have the formula. But here's the informed view:negative review ratings don't affect your rankingthe review ranking is a function of positive helpful votes, howevermore value is given to unique IDs that review your reviewsi.e. if you simply

Error: GROUP CHECK - Troubleshoot

2005-03-28T07:22:00.000-08:00

I discovered that I was unable to upload a a group photo for some of my Yahoo groups. Everytime I jsut got some weird ass message like "gup6.bc.scd.yahoo.com:GROUP_CHECK". Nobody on the net seemed to have an answer for this but after some poking around the answer is simple... The error means you've run out of photo space. Unfortunately you get the same error if you've turned of the photo and

Singapore PSI Readings - Chart

2005-03-24T19:23:00.000-08:00

Source: National Environment Agency, Government of Singapore The Good News is that the NEA recently moved to providing 3 hour average readings on an hourly basis so the daily variation around the numbers plotted above is known. Unfortunately they do not archive the hourly numbers for the benefit of the public but on any given day you can see what is happening. Obviously the trend above is

Technorati Priority Ping Bookmarklet

2005-03-24T18:35:00.000-08:00

My bookmarklet spree continues.The purpose of this bookmarklet is to ping Technorati using their "high priority index". Drag this link to your Favorites / Toolbar above (if that doesn't work right click and save to Favorites). Priority Ping How it works: Simply click the bookmarklet from the page you want sent to the Technorati Index.

Technorati Tag Lookup Bookmarklet

2005-03-24T18:16:00.000-08:00

The purpose of this bookmarklet is to hop to the relvant Technorati Tag page based on highlighted text Drag this link to your Favorites / Toolbar above (if that doesn't work right click and save to Favorites). Technorati Tag How it works: on a webpage you can select any textotherwise highlight nothing, click the bookmarklet and it will prompt you for the tag

For Kate: On Children

2005-03-24T03:10:00.000-08:00

And new mothers everwhere...a poem from The Prohet And a woman who held a babe against her bosom said, "Speak to us of Children." And he said: Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They come through you but not from you, And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For

Singapore Postcode Mapper Bookmarklet

2005-03-22T23:30:00.000-08:00

This bookmarklet works for Singapore postcodes only!!! Drag this link to your Favorites / Toolbar above (if that doesn't work right click and save to Favorites). Postcode Lookup How it works: on a webpage you can select the 6 digit code then click the bookmarklet otherwise highlight nothing, click the bookmarklet and it will prompt you for the code Test: 039393 436919

Tampons are Satan's Little Cotton Fingers!

2005-03-22T20:44:00.000-08:00

This and other delights are over at: http://www.cafepress.com/landoverbaptistTechnorati Tags: humour, christian, humor, jesus, random

Condi Rice Can Kiss My Beaver

2005-03-03T19:27:00.000-08:00

An Open Letter to the Secretary of State ... we've had eight years of balanced or surplus financial accounts. If we're going to spend money, Mr. Goodale added, it will be on day-care and health programs, and even on more foreign aid and improved defence.Sure, that doesn't match the gargantuan, multi-billion-dollar deficits that your government blithely runs up fighting a "liberation war" in Iraq,

How to Remove PrevAdKeep - Preview AdService

2005-03-03T00:53:00.000-08:00

I found this parasite on my machine before there were any hits for this on Google… now there are LOTS. Removal is easy if you attack it in the right order. 1. Install Process Explorer and run it 2. See the PrevAdKeep Tree? Kill the entire tree for it… don’t try kill the PrevAdServe task only or it will keep relaunching. 3. Now permanently delete the directory C:\Program Files\Preview

Change of Address Software?

2005-02-26T00:47:00.000-08:00

There are no software programs out there specifically tailored to address change notification. I would either have to build one myself (with say MS Access) or create my own template using Outlook and Word. I opted for the latter however this turned out to require some esoteric knowledge which took me several hours to acquire and learn. For starters, you need to create custom fields in you

Smoke Screen

2005-02-20T21:23:00.000-08:00

Just passing on some research on Haze statistics: Thailand has the best stats in the region: http://www.pcd.go.th/AirQuality/bangkok/default.cfm Singapore comes in a big step behind but still second with daily average figures: http://www.nea.gov.sg/psi/ Malaysia, contrary to rumour, does not produce PSI stats though occasionally they will report that air quality is "good" or "moderate" but won't

Don't Let Him Die in Vain

2005-02-06T21:58:00.000-08:00

“You see, we can never earn our way into heaven. If you believe you can earn salvation then you are saying Jesus died in vain. We are all going to sin, every one of us; it is in our nature. ... That is why Jesus died on the cross for us, for you, for our sins.” Jamie “Jay” Bakker

The tragedy of commitment

2004-11-21T16:49:00.000-08:00

"Whoever wants something great must be able to limit himself."-- Wolfgang von Goethe Sometimes you are paralyzed with indecision. You can't bring yourself to choose any one future because to choose one is to forsake the promise of all others. Yet not choosing is making you crazy. In such a state, drastic action is necessary. You must choose -- and then one by one, murder all the futures you

The Eternal Feminine

2004-11-17T00:37:00.000-08:00

That which draws us by its mystic force, that which every created thing…feels with absolute certainty at the very center of its being, that which Goethe here—again using an image—calls the Eternal Feminine—that is to say, the resting-place, the goal, as opposed to striving and struggling toward the goal (the eternal masculine)—that is the force of love, and you are right to call it by that name.

Singapore's Silent Epidemic

2004-11-11T06:01:00.000-08:00

"Singapore, with a population of just over 4 million, had suffered 5248 dengue cases by 18 Sep 2004." - It's 11 November and these are the most recent stats available on dengue in Singapore.Why is it that during a record outbreak of dengue, the publicized stats are 2 months old??? Search for latest news

Story of a Strange Man

2004-11-10T01:34:00.000-08:00

"[...] When they brought him back he could not speak but very few words of English but after a few years they sent him to school and he learned very fast and he became a useful and intelligent man. He married a repectable lady and had a large, and repected family. He was elected to the General Assembly of Virginia from Randolph County and served two years; was also sheriff of Randolph one term.

The Sun Gets In Your Eyes

2004-11-06T22:37:00.001-08:00

Using the fab site Sky View Cafe, I plotted the path of the sun in the two cities I've spent the most time in this year. It was bugging me the way the evening sun would get in your eyes in Toronto - something that rarely happens in Singapore. As shown below, part of the reason is that the sun spends longer low on the horizon. Another reason is that in North America, most people tend to live

Extract From Getting Things Done

2004-10-30T17:55:00.000-07:00

Most often, the reason something is "on your mind" is that you want it to be different than it currently is, and yet: you haven't clarified exactly what the intended outcome is;you haven't decided what the very next physical action step is; and/oryou haven't put reminders of the outcome and the action required in a system you trustThings rarely get stuck because of lack of time. They get stuck

Superglue Yourself

2004-10-17T06:58:00.000-07:00

This info comes a bit late as my best hiking days are behind me and, unfortunately, about three days of glued fingers are ahead:I think the only way to get SuperGlue off of your hands is to simply let it wear off. Which brings up the one redeeming value of SuperGlue. If I start to get a blister while on a hike or working in the garden, I put SuperGlue on it. It acts as a protective layer over the

Amazon's 800 number

2004-09-17T01:08:00.000-07:00

1.800.201.7575 (Toll free, US and Canada) 1.206.346.2992 or 1.206.266.2992 (Outside US and Canada) 1.877.586.3230 (Canada only)http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000241.php

Height and a Child's Popularity

2004-09-07T20:08:00.000-07:00

A new survey has found that a child's height has no bearing on his or her popularity. Many people believe being short is an emotional burden for children. But, a study in the journal Pediatrics says not so. Researchers found that being very short -- or very tall -- plays no role in the number of friendships a child has or in how well adjusted a child is. The study may add to the recent

Correcting Long Sightedness without Laser

2004-09-02T23:38:00.000-07:00

Older [people] can now say good bye to their reading glasses, as doctors have introduced a new technology to correct long-sightedness. The best part is, it requires neither scalpel nor any laser treatment.Conductive Keratoplasty, or CK, is the latest and only vision procedure to correct long-sightedness. Safe and minimally-invasive, there is no cutting and no removal of tissue. Instead, using a

Mysterious signals from 1000 light years away

2004-09-02T18:09:00.000-07:00

Collins wonders how his bosses will react to company computers finding aliens. “I might have to explain a little further about just how much I was using the computers,” he says. - A SETI@home user who used his company's computers to find what might be our first signal from extra-terrestirals.

Onions for a Bug Bite?

2004-09-01T23:15:00.000-07:00

The next time you are bit by a non poisoness bug or insect try using a slice of onion as a compress against the bite. Many say that this will soothe the bite and take away much of the irritation or itching. Amen Health

Smart Car in Singapore

2004-09-01T01:41:00.000-07:00

Here's the skinny from ML's friend Mavis's neighbour ... cost: S$70,000runs on petrolonly one model imported (the original one whereas I want the Roadster)not imported by Daimler Crysler (though they have a few as company cars parked at Suntec)There is a service centre somewhere but Daimler will help out if necessary. Otherwise maybe it can be serviced at Cycle and Carriage since its a Benz

How cool is that?

2004-08-31T23:45:00.000-07:00

Well Apple launched their iMac G5 yesterday and now a whole PC, the size of a flat screen, costs less than a 17" flatscreen did 3 years ago. Moore's Law strikes again. I'd love to just sit back with popcorn and watch the whole thing play out at high speed 300 years into the future...

Solar Eclipse in Singapore

2004-08-27T03:56:00.000-07:00

The good news is that there will be a total solar eclipse in Singapore. The bad news is that it won't happen until March 9th 2016. All this thanks to my personal planetarium.

How to pack for my next cycling trip

2004-08-25T21:37:00.000-07:00

OMITtons of unnecessary toiletriestoo many changes of clothesthe target should be max 35 litersnote: never wear undies when cycling long distance! just apply vaseline and go au naturel in your cycling shorts or you will be sorry! BRINGpassportcredit card (s)cashToiletriestoothpastetoothbrushfeminine hygiene stuffdeodorantmoisturizersoapshampooclothes detergentface clothtowelmesh sponge*this may

Vitamin prescription to treat homocysteine levels

2004-08-25T20:56:00.000-07:00

NutrientNo RiskLow RiskHigh RiskVery High Risk(dose/day)Below 6 units6-99-15Above 15Folate200mcg400mcg1200mcg2000mcgB1210mcg500mcg1000mcg1500mcgB625mg50mg75mg100mgB210mg15mg20mg50mgZinc5mg10mg15mg20mgTMG500mg750mg1.5-3g3-6g(extracted from the H Factor programme).Note: I recently learned that B12 doesn't absorb in the stomach very well. Try get it in "sub-lingual" form (i.e. you suck on it).

The world's fastest guide to RSS

2004-08-15T07:47:00.000-07:00

I'm only just getting initiated with RSS. What can I say? So many sites - so little time. Do I really need a new way to find fascinating but uselesss content on the web? Probably not. Can I have any credibility as a semi-professional surfer if I don't have an RSS reader? Hmmmm... Jeremy Wagstaff has reviewed a number of his fave readers here: A Directory of the Best RSS Readers. The reader I'm

Sex and the City to air on Friday... finally

2004-07-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

Reproduced from Channel News Asia... before it disappears.SINGAPORE : The first legally-screened episode of Sex and the City to penetrate our pristine television hours has plenty of topless-women scenes ... which we won't get to see. Tomorrow night on HBO (StarHub CableTV Channel 60), Singaporeans will finally get to watch the highly-anticipated cult series about four modern thirty-something

Once a Republican

2004-05-03T01:13:00.000-07:00

If you're fiscally responsible, this is not your party. If you believe in a moderate foreign policy characterized by alliances, free trade and the ability to operate in an international environment, this is not your party. If you believe in limited federal government, this is not your party. If you believe that the government should stay out of your bedroom, this is very definitely not your party

Questions to identify an adulterous personality

2004-04-26T02:07:00.000-07:00

Dr David Buss, a sociologist at the University of Texas, researched 107 couples and identified the key personality traits of adulterers - particularly women adulterers. The key indicators would include positive responses to the following: Do they spend a lot of time looking in the mirror? Do they arrive late for meetings and for dinner? Do they forget to thank friends? Do they leave the door

Alexandre the Savage Dollmaking Gnome

2004-04-21T01:04:00.000-07:00

Alexandre never learned to speak, the deformities of his mouth and jaw making it difficult for him to form words. But he wrote extremely well in French, German and English and was reported to have developed a haunting intelligence by an early age. To stave off the loneliness he developed a vast library of books, both fiction and non-fiction on nearly every conceivable topic and from a young age

2003-07-24T01:46:00.000-07:00

You know the world is different when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the Swiss hold the America's Cup, France is accusing the US of arrogance, Germany doesn't want to go to war, and the 3 most powerful men in America are named Bush', 'Dick', and 'Colon' - Chris Rock, from one of the better bits of spam in my mailbox

I have no problem with homosexuality...

2003-04-24T00:10:00.000-07:00

I have no problem with homosexuality. I have a problem with homosexual acts. As I would with acts of other, what I would consider to be, acts outside of traditional heterosexual relationships. And that includes a variety of different acts, not just homosexual. I have nothing, absolutely nothing against anyone who's homosexual. If that's their orientation, then I accept that. And I have no problem

2003-04-14T00:49:00.000-07:00

Get Your Free Virus Scanner Here:http://housecall.trendmicro.com/Clean Your Registry with this:http://www.toniarts.com/ecleane.htm

2003-04-10T03:30:00.000-07:00

"The Virtual Flowers feature has been turned off for this memorial because it was being continually misused. It may return again in the future." - Findagrave.com for the Audrey Marie Hilley entry. Murderess. Perpetrator of one of the most bizarre and convoluted murder cases of all time. Killed her first husband, Frank, with poison, then attempted to kill her daughter, Carol, the same

2003-04-10T02:10:00.000-07:00

My favourite Mugshots: The Smoking Gun

Now do you understand the question???

2003-04-10T00:37:00.000-07:00

The footage showed POW Hudson being asked why he had come to Iraq. He said: "I follow orders." He was asked repeatedly whether he was greeted by guns or flowers by Iraqis, but appeared not to understand the question. - Newsday.com March 24 Smiles and flowers greet Marines: Hundreds of jubilant Iraqis mobbed a convoy of US Marines yesterday, cheering, dancing and waving as American troops

2003-04-09T19:13:00.000-07:00

"It was no coincidence that a man named after Islam's prophet Mohammed saved an American woman from a town called Palestine. It is the will of God" - Imam Jamal Dauodi, spiritual leader of the Islamic Association of West Virginia Fox News

The First Casualty

2003-04-09T02:43:00.000-07:00

CIA believes it hit Saddam: "They say there is no doubt he is dead," a US military official, speaking on condition of anonymity, was quoted as saying. Saddam escaped, say Brit sourcesBritish intelligence sources believe that Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein escaped a coalition attack on a building in Baghdad on Monday, news reports said today. - Edmunton News, Canada

2003-04-07T23:48:00.000-07:00

My Private INKPOT Searcher I appreciate it's rather cheeky of me to create a search engine for somebody else's website... but I hope the webmaster will take it as a complement (not to mention BIG HINT). Search INKPOT: FreeFind