Monthly Archives: April 2007

Upgrading WordPress via SVN

Posted on April 22, 2007 by Ian

Upgrading WordPress via SVN | Eric Cheng’s Journal

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Google Search Going Downhill – Shrimp Gobis

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Ian

I saw lots of shrimp and their symbiotic companions, the shrimp gobis while diving. So on search Google or Yahoo for shrimp gobies. I’ve been trying Yahoo more these days on searching, sometimes I get much better results. It seems … Continue reading →

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Holographic disk drives

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Ian

Wow! Reading the new issue of Popular Science, there are now on the market by Maxell 300 GB disks meant for professional archiving. And they expect by 2010 to have 1.6 TB (that’s about 350 DVDs worth) drives. And they … Continue reading →

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The NASA Space Pen Legend Busted

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Ian

I always believed it Dvorak Uncensored » Another urban legend Busted

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What to do if you find out you are in a fairy tale

Posted on April 21, 2007 by Ian

From the following post on bookofjoe: bookofjoe: fora.tv — ‘Eggheads on the web’

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God’s Grandeur

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Ian

God’s Grandeur THE WORLD is charged with the grandeur of God. It will flame out, like shining from shook foil; It gathers to a greatness, like the ooze of oil Crushed. Why do men then now not reck his rod? … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Bottled Water

Posted on April 18, 2007 by Ian

The above is “organic” bottled water we got here. The bottle says it is filtered through fields that are certified organic. The real cost of bottled water on the environment. There is certainly a lot drunk in the developing world … Continue reading →

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Photographing Squirrels

Posted on April 17, 2007 by Ian

This is funny! mental_floss magazine – Where Knowledge Junkies Get Their Fix

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Alcohol, Tobacco Worse than Pot, Ecstasy

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Ian

In research published in The Lancet, Professor David Nutt of Britain’s Bristol University and colleagues proposed a new framework for the classification of harmful substances, based on the actual risks posed to society. Their ranking listed alcohol and tobacco among … Continue reading →

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Wear your seatbelts!

Posted on April 15, 2007 by Ian

Kevin, M.D. – Medical Weblog: Wear your seatbelts They typically don’t wear them here. And you always see the head bump on the windshield! Lots of rollovers of the Japanese SUVs.

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