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Monthly Archives: April 2006
Tough little bird
My dad maintains bluebird houses on his property, so he doesn’t like House Wrens, and I can’t blame him. They’re an aggressive little bird; they’ll go so far as to destroy the eggs of other birds nesting in their territory. … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
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April Flowers
I have several perennial beds on my property, one of which is in the front yard. A big challenge, with this garden, is the timing of the plants’ blooming. I have a lot of flowers (crysanthemum, perennial sunflower, and aster … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening
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Aftermath
Chuck Simmons has more pics up of the Rochester parking garage that collapsed a week ago. Technorati Tags: Rochester parking garage collapse
Posted in Rochester, New York
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Look what I found down the rabbit hole
Hi! I’m popping up to grab a bit of fresh air and blink in the light. I’ve been following links from links on this Kaavya Viswanathan story. I started with this blog, The Analytical Knife, and followed a link there … Continue reading
Package ‘er up
Booksquare has a post up about the Kaavya Viswanathan plagiarism scandal that raises the question behind the question: It also makes one wonder why in the world a business like Little, Brown would spend a reported $500,000 on an unwritten … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Writing
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Digital cat tricks
My camera’s autofocus did this. I didn’t. He’s indoors — behind the glass. The autofocus trained in on the reflection on the glass. Technorati Tags: Friday catblogging
Posted in Cats, Friday catblogging
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Do you know your own mind?
Project Implicit is an online timed “Implicit Associaton Test” that lets you compare your conscious preferences to what they call “automatic” preferences — preferences of which you are not conscious. The IAT was originally developed as a device for exploring … Continue reading
Posted in Pop Culture, Science
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Old money
Common-Place, an online publication by The American Antiquarian Society, has done a special issue on money. It’s a treasure trove. Take a look when you’ve got a bit of time and want a long, rich read. Technorati Tags: history, money
Posted in Culture
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Time for a bulldog break!
Hop over to the The Daily Puppy — they’ve got the cutest little bulldog mug posted this morning! Technorati Tags: puppy
Power up
Damn Interesting has a piece up about nanobatteries (with a clever ending, ha ha ha) that concludes they are “still too expensive or impractical to be put to everyday use.” Here’s another interesting development in battery design (Wall Street Journal … Continue reading