Links, featuring brains and invisible shoes
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The history of computers and publishing: The Sacred Rock of Tor |
| Belgium is attempting to ban women from wearing veils. But they do not put it that way — the proposed law makes illegal “clothing that obscures your identity”.
In other words, Belgium is planning to ban Halloween, Santa Claus costumes and fancy dress parties. Well done, Belgium. |
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The brain, part I: Scanning athletes’ brains discovers how they are more efficient, and in some ways “smarter” than the average brain. |
| Daniel Gross is a writer for Newsweek and Slate. So when he tells you that Nobel-winning economists know nothing about the economy, and America is going to have an incredible bounce back from the recession, you should assume he’s correct. |  |
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Creating poetry using piles of books. |
| The brain, part II: Why we love to read. |  |
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Apparently not happy enough with merely denying gays the right to marry, California officials now like to forcibly separate elderly gay couples and steal all their stuff. |
| Web coupons do not provide a bargain, like paper coupons do. Instead they trade your privacy for a discount. Beware. |  |
Apparently one of the links might need a correction — follow up on the elderly California gay couple here.
Average mind thinks averagely… and when they to that, they create their own comfort zone and there are no way they let go… Athletic mind? well depends whether they win or loss…
Thinking of fun things in Utah right now…