tingilinde

rmoney's romney's advice to students starting out

It's easy - just borrow some money from your parents (thanks for the link Jim)

instant film cameras live

The impossible project

 

best us cities for mass transit

Walkscore rates American cities - you can quibble about their methodology, but it appears to be a good rough cut. I'd agree with their top three.

Cities are looking increasingly desirable for many...

 

a thought for the day

There are those who treat the very lack of evidence as evidence - the absence of smoke, to them, proves that a fire is there and just carefully hidden.

A belief in invisible cats cannot logically be disproved, but it does tell us a good deal about those that hold it.

happy bjarnefest!

A festscrift for Bjarne is being held today and tomorrow:-)

Wonderful person, thinker, and friend! 'wish I was there.

 

 

word of the day - emmetropic

It turns out, for people with normal, or emmetropic eyes, women have larger pupils...

 

progress understanding bird navigation

Wow - via the NY Times

Behind the Science paywall...

the long term prospects for "successful" big losers

A look at the long term success of folks who have lost a lot of weight. It turns out their metabolism changes - often to a point where long term weight maintenance is impossible.

A bottom line is probably a need to focus on childhood obesity and other early causes. At a societal level prevention beats cure.

 

 

a really serious hobby..

You have to admire this guy - starting with a discarded 737 nose section and spending over ten years creating an impressive flight simulator

calvin's dad explains the world

a few of the classics...

(tip of the hat to Charles)