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Hair Documentary
Hair… Covering the bodies of every species of mammal, it seems to connect us to the natural world, a reminder of our primate past. But as human beings, with a capacity for abstract thought, we have taken a simple evolutionary adaptation and endowed it with great meaning and complexity. As one of the most important [...]
Only a 50% chance to live
thedailyshow.com Good thing us nerds realize that’s not how probability works :) Still funny though
Gurbani Anywhere – Bani on your Windows Mobile Phone
So my buddy Mr. Sikhnet contacted me and pointed me to this intriguing app called Gurbani Anywhere. This App promises to “enable fast and efficient methods to search & display Gurbani, on a truly mobile platform.” So I registered on the website and waited (not-so)patiently for a several hours to get my membership approved. (Update: [...]
Cool Website: Gurbani Today
Check out this cool website – Gurbani Today that shows you a new shabad every weekday with video,audio, Gurbani, and translation all synced up for your viewing/listening/understanding pleasure. From the about page: About GurbaniToday.com Spend 10 to 15 minutes every day listening, enjoying, and most importantly, understanding and embracing Gurbani, one shabad a day! Every [...]
Nine Science words with interesting origins
Check out this really interesting article about some science words that actually originated from science fiction. This was a pleasant surprise: 1. Robotics. This is probably the most well-known of these, since Isaac Asimov is famous for (among many other things) his three laws of robotics. Even so, I include it because it is one [...]
Dirty Jobs
Check out this cool article about IT’s dirtiest jobs. My favorite’s gotta be “Disconnect/reconnect specialist” Could never imagine this to be a real job! Don’t forget to check out the original article too!
Look up into the sky
I don’t know about you, but at times I can be very easily amused. That said it’s no surprised that this article on the subject lines of spam emails made me chuckle. My favorite definitely being “The hard friend in your pants will look up into the sky.” Have you guys seen any funnier ones?
100 oldest registered domains
Check out this cool article on TG Daily showing the 100 oldest .com,org,net, and edu domains Ever wonder what the oldest registered .com domain is on the Internet? After all, they haven’t always existed. In fact, it was just 24 years ago this month that the oldest domain was registered. It was www.symbolics.com, owned by [...]