Monthly Archives: April 2006

Tough little bird

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Kirsten

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 →

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April Flowers

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Kirsten

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 →

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Aftermath

Posted on April 29, 2006 by Kirsten

Chuck Simmons has more pics up of the Rochester parking garage that collapsed a week ago. Technorati Tags: Rochester parking garage collapse

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Look what I found down the rabbit hole

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Kirsten

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 →

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Package ‘er up

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Kirsten

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 →

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Digital cat tricks

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Kirsten

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

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Do you know your own mind?

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Kirsten

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 →

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Old money

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Kirsten

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

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Time for a bulldog break!

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Kirsten

Hop over to the The Daily Puppy — they’ve got the cutest little bulldog mug posted this morning! Technorati Tags: puppy

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Power up

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Kirsten

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 →

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