the future soon

i want a walk along glider, do you teach how to do...

2009-12-11T19:34:11.427Z

i want a walk along glider, do you teach how to do?

If the LHC can make things like that happen, then ...

2009-12-10T17:31:39.548Z

If the LHC can make things like that happen, then the cost is justified even if it never makes any scientific breakthroughs.

Nice blog, I vote for the "Large Hadron Collider"....

2009-12-10T01:58:53.444Z

Nice blog,
I vote for the "Large Hadron Collider".

Crackpot

I read Carl Sagan's Shadows of Forgotten ancestors...

2009-11-27T10:49:42.485Z

I read Carl Sagan's Shadows of Forgotten ancestors. I am a college sophomore with a dual major in Physics and Mathematics @ University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand. By the way, i came across these excellent physics flashcards. Its also a great initiative by the FunnelBrain team. Amazing!!!

As much as I value Witold's comments since he was ...

2009-08-03T17:56:59.992Z

As much as I value Witold's comments since he was a professor of mine, this is one time that I partially disagree with him. The new bibliotheque nationale in Montreal is an example of a library that has a large street whose purpose is pricipally circulation. When I first entered this building I was rather bored by it. However now I am rather moved by its serious intents, its coordinated approach, and many of the research and multiple reading areas provided. It seems like a simple and great design and that food and other such amenities are best found outside the complex. If you want such luxuries while studying, take the time to go out and have a proper meal in a clean environment where you will not damage the reading material. This care for literary things is well defined in the library of the Candian Centre for architecture of Phylis Lambert. If there are those adventurous who must have their snack or meal and bedtime stories than perhaps special non perishable literatures and recreational areas can be provided for youths or for those older and less flexible. With an aging and handicapped population moving horizontality should be given more consideration not just verticality.
Wheelchair areas should be made comfortable for visitors and staff.
The Bibliotheque in Montreal is partially successful in this way. Requests for aid often large trips to servicing counters. A call device would ease servicing relationships and be more useful than providing a shopping mall atmosphere for clients. If people enjoy commerce they should go to Indigo or Chapters or a shopping mall.

I’m the Co Designer on the project and you can see...

2009-07-15T14:11:10.466Z

I’m the Co Designer on the project and you can see the Rescue version at:

http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_details.asp?individual_id=153862&sort_by=1&

and thank you to everyone for featuring our work!

Dan Shankland II

Oops, my mistake. I didn't notice you were linking...

2009-07-14T03:11:49.985Z

Oops, my mistake. I didn't notice you were linking to an off-site video.

I think your video is actually from production of ...

2009-07-14T03:10:22.330Z

I think your video is actually from production of the "Walking with Dinosaurs" live show.

nope not a lazy post but one that points out new t...

2009-05-21T17:43:40.035Z

nope not a lazy post but one that points out new technology. Odd thing is, I think these things are cool but also a total waste. I see nothing environmentally friendly about a huge hunk of useless metal that moves about. Once the newness of this wears off and a few years have past, these things will end up in a dump site rusting away. But kinda cool while they last.

Lyman-alpha blobs? Cool story but reminds me of a ...

2009-05-21T17:37:56.896Z

Lyman-alpha blobs? Cool story but reminds me of a b-rated sci-fi flick (like the Blob that came from Outer Space)

600 million years! Dude I'm not that old - so, my ...

2009-05-21T16:53:46.216Z

600 million years! Dude I'm not that old - so, my brain isn't that old. I'm 40ish. I can't wait until my 600 million year birthday. :)

When plastic evolves, will you be ready? Well, I...

2009-05-21T16:49:20.713Z

When plastic evolves, will you be ready?

Well, I don't think I will be alive when plastics evolve. Evolution takes years ;)

Sandy, its people with your ideas that make this s...

2009-05-11T11:24:00.000Z

Sandy, its people with your ideas that make this species endangered. why don't you stick to cats and leave the saving to people who are actually concerned about its well being not how it would look in your apartment.

gosh, i wish you had left your name and contact de...

2009-04-24T02:10:00.000Z

gosh, i wish you had left your name and contact details. they sound like lovely pets for quiet apartment living.

"Silly old fool's bombing us again."Great piece, S...

2009-01-23T18:28:00.000Z

"Silly old fool's bombing us again."

Great piece, Sterling.

"Clonidine is used to treat hypertension (high blo...

2009-01-15T18:25:00.000Z

"Clonidine is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). It is sometimes used together with other blood pressure medications.

Although not approved by the FDA for these purposes, clonidine has also been used to relieve alcohol withdrawal, as an aid in methadone and opiate detoxification, as an aid in quitting smoking, to treat diabetic diarrhea, to treat Tourette's Syndrome. Clonidine has also been used to reduce menopausal flushing, to treat postherpetic neuralgia, to treat ulcerative colitis, and to diagnose pheochromocytoma."

Sounds like a bit of a wonder drug. Too bad the side effects are so powerful.

Is there not another blood pressure drug that could help you without such extreme side effects?

I was on Clonidine for blood pressure, but doctors...

2009-01-15T09:33:00.000Z

I was on Clonidine for blood pressure, but doctors prescribe it for nervous ticks as well. It screws with the alpha2 receptor in the brain (they still don't know all the stuff it does). All i can say is it did a great job but I had hallucinations on 4 different occasions. Twice with daemons opening my mouth and crawling in once in an utter state of feeling like my brain was in Catch-22 mode and once having delusional and maybe slightly suicidal thoughts. I am off the stuff now, but I would still take it if required because the benefits out weigh not using them. I will say that I was under a great deal of external psychological stress at the time I was taking them. Its not something that you can predict it will happen to you and your body adjusts to it after taking it consistently.

Do you know by how much the cooper's owls' species...

2008-09-08T23:04:00.000Z

Do you know by how much the cooper's owls' species has been affected? I read that it was greatly reduced because of pesticides, especially one called DDT. Other websites say that pilgrims used to kill them because they'd prey upon local chickens.

hello,i´ve seen your good picture, and I think it ...

2008-09-08T16:22:00.000Z

hello,

i´ve seen your good picture, and I think it would be nice, if you give me the licence to copy this picture for my blog.(www.fritzisuniversum.blogspot.com)

i will make a link to your blog.

thanks!

CERN physicist Alvaro De Rújula in the BBC LHC doc...

2008-07-26T06:30:00.000Z

CERN physicist Alvaro De Rújula in the BBC LHC documentary, 'The Six Billion Dollar Experiment', incredibly admits quote, "Will we find the Higgs particle at the LHC? That, of course, is the question. And the answer is, science is what we do when we don't know what we're doing." And CERN spokesmodel Brian Cox follows with this stunning quote, "the LHC is certainly, by far, the biggest jump into the unknown."
See www.sanescience.org

While it's definitely exciting, I'm a little surpr...

2008-06-20T17:12:00.000Z

While it's definitely exciting, I'm a little surprised they've jumped to the conclusion that because it looks like water, it IS water. Seems like they might be getting a little ahead of themselves.

critically speaking, this design israther basic an...

2008-06-18T11:15:00.000Z

critically speaking, this design is
rather basic and typical of syd mead yet well suited to the nature of what a martian vehicle needs to be. I have seen better from Mead,this one is a little bit formulaic.

Cool blog, thanks for the linkback to my art blog....

2008-06-10T19:08:00.000Z

Cool blog, thanks for the linkback to my art blog.

Actually mabe i should introduce myself i am a res...

2008-06-08T07:48:00.000Z

Actually mabe i should introduce myself i am a researcher of slow loris we are trying a breeding plan and also we have found why they are dieing out Scardem they are easily frightened and have a heart attack easily

There are only 2 slow lorises in Australia we have...

2008-06-08T07:45:00.000Z

There are only 2 slow lorises in Australia we have to save em