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Five nouns from which it can be difficult to scrub the scent of utter bullshit
(From Fives) 1. Performance 2. Excellence 3. Mission Statement 4. Synergy 5. Enterprise -
Interesting Etymology of the Day
navy c.1330, "fleet of ships, especially for purposes of war," from O.Fr. navie "fleet, ship," from L. navigia, pl. of navigium "vessel, boat," from navis "ship" (see naval). Meaning "a nation's collective, organized se… -
Christian Domestic Discipline Store
For the reeeely creepy Christian. (From BoingBoing) -
Feature Creep
“You might think... that companies could avoid feature creep by just paying attention to what customers really want. But that’s where the trouble begins, because although consumers find overloaded gadgets unmanageable,… -
The Wide Angle Archive
An excellent collection of interesting short photoessays from Foreign Policy magazine. -
Objectophelia
The ultimate destination of a consumer-based culture. (From BoingBoing) -
Moved!
I have taken a contract in Buffalo, New York. I’ve got myself a lovely little apartment just outside town and about 20 minutes from Niagara Falls. You may all consider yourselves to have a standing invitation to vi… -
Battle Royale
A couple living in Alaska heard strange sounds from their front yard and went outside to find a grizzly bear fighting a moose in their front driveway. They managed to catch the tail end of the fight with their video cam… -
Your Daily Dose of Horror
Brace yourselves fellas. This one's pretty nasty. (From CNN) -
Hymn to St. Agatha
But what language is it? Two points to the first person to recognize it! -
For Those of You Who Want to Be Professors; A Warning:
Just got this email from a friend of mine: Dear Geoffrey, It's wonderful to get an update about folks on Life After EIT! Thanks. It was great to hear from you, difficult to know what to say about how things are … -
Treating the Dead
"According to a NewsWeek article, oxygen deprivation doesn't kill patients as much as the resumption of oxygen does. This discovery could bring about new ways of resuscitating people whose hearts have stopped." A-freaki…
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