Archive for March, 2010

Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett

 

Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett

 

Scout Niblett

Scout Niblett

 

Picastro

Picastro

 

Medical Reviews of House

Reviews of House written by people who know something(?) about medical practice.
 

The Berlusconi Thing Comes To The White House

"I don't know what other name I could give it. It's a thing that looks dangerously like a human..."
 

The Berlusconi Thing Comes To The White House - Swampland - TIME.com

"I don't know what other name I could give it. It's a thing that looks dangerously like a human..."
 

Fractions of a Second: An Olympic Musical

Using sound to depict the differences between finish times at the Olympics.
 

At the Tea Party

An account of a the recent Tea Party Convention. Points out the rifts between the libertarian and evangelical components of the movement, which is overwhelmingly elderly, white and affluent.

"'You know, I phoned my husband last night. I told him that being here has made me realize that I am a *liberal* conservative.'"
 

Record grooves under an electron microscope

 

Scott and Scurvy

Great article about how the cure to scurvy was discovered, lost and rediscovered.
 

The Official Petition to Establish “Hella-” as the SI Prefix for 10^27

"Thus, we believe that the SI system can not only rectify their failing prefix system but also honor the scientific progress of Northern California by formally establishing "hella-" as the prefix for 10^27."

Here's hoping they succeed, thereby strengthening the case for 10^30 to be designated as "wicked."
 

List of hybrid creatures

Partly Human: Upper Part Human/Human with animal head/Human with some animal parts; Non-human
 

Ian Crowther is Lousy with the Spirit

New portfolio site.
 

Sign Painters

"Before there was vinyl printing there were big brick walls and craftsmen who covered said walls with their commercial artwork."