February 2011
52 posts
Punk rock skeleton demos mind control system →
(New Scientist)
A new model helps to visualize how a new neural implant device reads brain signals and interprets them to control a prosthetic arm. The yellow spikes represent firing…
“Safety is all well and good: I prefer freedom.”
– The Trumpet of the Swan, E.B. White
The Content Pillar—A Post for Daughters →
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As one of my friends pointed out, I always share these kinds of posts, and I always say you have to read them. Well, this is yet another, and yes, you do have to read it….
Crowdsourcing The Fiction E-book Market →
As e-books continue to take the world of publishing by storm, it’s natural to wonder how any good books are going to be found by readers in the rising river of e-books. Won’t they be lost in the…
Scientists create illusion of having 3 arms →
Supernumerary hand illusion (left) vs. traditional rubber hand illusion (right — note added screen) (PLoS)
Is it possible that, in the not-so-distant future, we will be able to reshape…
Brain imaging provides window into consciousness →
Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness — but the view it presents is one that is…
Nine Ways to Spice Up Any Blog Post—Fast →
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Great tips!
This guest post is by Ali Luke of Aliventures. Did your latest post get all the readers, comments and tweets …
RELEVANT Magazine - What's the Point of Marriage? →
Shared by Sir Emeth Marriage was made to create a one-flesh fighting unit: a new person made of two for the work of the Lord.
Marriage might seem like it’s just you and one other person. But…
Brain doesn’t need vision to ‘read’ material →
The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn’t require vision at all, according to a new study by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and France.
Brain imaging…
A conversation I expect to occur sooner or later
Random Forum Person: Don't you just agree with everyone on here?
Me: That is quite a delicate and interesting question to pose me. For, because I have not hitherto disagreed (seriously at least) with anything on this forum, I could say either yes or no with impunity. If I say yes, then I would be creating the truth I avowed to believe. If I say no, I would be disagreeing with you, and thus changing the state of my disagreement-count, and thus making my statement true again. Therefore, I have the choice to make myself either agree with everything or disagree with something. I prefer agreeing, but then I consider that in the future I might need to disagree with something on this forum. And since I do not simply accept and agree with things willynilly, it would behoove me to disagree with you and say no.
“When you write copy, you own the right of copyright to the copy you write, if...”
– http://www.mikeysfunnies.com/
Hacker News | If it worked for Leonardo da Vinci,... →
Awesomeness! I want to do this…
Cadet For Christ ~ Running the Course: The... →
Why 3 Startups Are Betting That You'll Want to... →
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Okay… now this is a social network that I will have to actually think about joining… anyone want to try this out with me?
To share a piece of content on the social web, you…
* laughs out loud *
Mama: ... kill two birds with one stone ... (in the middle of a conversation)
Twin: So... we are all going to be killed?!
Mind vs. Machine - Magazine - The Atlantic →
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This is a long article. Just to warn you. But it is worth every sentence and minute. Not only is it educational, but thought provoking on many levels.
The Atlantic covers…
So... how much do you know about me? Hmmm? →
Take a few moments (oh how I hate that phrase!) and fill out ten questions (yeah yeah I know, generic) about me (very un-generic). I’ll bet you won’t get them all. ;)
I’m a Ghostwriter - Get Over It →
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* grins *
One of the biggest struggles I have in terms of my writing career is helping people to understand exactly what I do for a living. When I was a kid, I had…
Iowa's girl wrestlers: Some drama, some sport |... →
I applaud this man who held to his principles. And I applaud this man for having those principles. Bravo.
How to Create Subtle Grunge Textures - Lost and... →
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That is simply awesome. I never thought of that.
Lost and Taken focuses on giving away free high resolution textures to designers and photographers
Is There A Price For Self-Publishing? →
If you self-publish your work, do you risk anything? Will publishers consider you damaged goods?
Andrew posted this question on my “Ask A Question For My Blog” page:
Thank you for all the…
“It’s said that Abraham Lincoln once sized up the case of a prospective...”
– www.cybersalt.org
WatchAwesome, simply awesome.
15 Most Misspelled Words - Do You Agree? →
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Definitely. ;)
We all make mistakes in our writing. We’re human, after all. However, when your livelihood depends on the quality of what you write, the story takes a different…
“A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough...”
– http://www.facebook.com/mikeysfunnies
Why I am not a feminist →
* claps *
Chuck Norris - Google Search →
* dies laughing *
The Rabbit Room →
A powerful article for writers to read. Encouraging, challenging, yes, but also thought and worship provoking.
“A friend of mine took her five-year-old daughter shopping with her. The little...”
– http://www.cybersalt.org/clean-jokes/in-the-fitting-room
Ultimate Geek Living Room: 14 Must-See... →
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* drools *
» Ultimate Geek Living Room: 14 Must-See Entertainment & Lifestyle Technologies | Immerse Yourself in Technology
Preparing for Prince Charming: Part 2 →
To help introduce my topic, here’s a story: A Tale of two brothers. Once upon a time, in a land far away (from some of you) there were two brothers named Malachi and Jonah. They were…
Comic for February 9, 2011 →
Mountains illuminated with the sun →
The top ten e-paper devices coming in the next 20... →
Within ten to 20 years, we will see e-devices with magazine-quality color, viewable in bright sunlight but requiring low power (Noel Leon Gauthier, U. of Cincinnati)
The top ten…
A Small Lesson for Big Problems
Matthew 23:25-28 “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 26 Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which...
An Original Belle: The Voice of Your Apparel →
A clear perspective, well moderated (and well advised of course, hehe, since she linked to me, haha). :)
The Rising Importance of Flexible Web Layouts |... →
Just a few years ago, creating a fixed-width design and the coding to stick to that width was practical, as long as it could accommodate a wide range of users.
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X-Rite Color IQ Test – Learn How You Really See... →
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Cool!
Curious on how you see color? Test your color IQ with our custom X-Rite Color IQ Test!
“Sincerity is everything … if you can fake that, you’ve got it made.”
– George Burns
“Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every virtue at the...”
– C.S. Lewis
ezlomusic-deactivated20110524 asked: I thought I'd give you a break from the evil TumblrBot ;)
What is the most important lesson God taught you in 2010?
What is the most important lesson God taught you in 2010?
An old project of the 3Literati: an imaginative...
Split-Personalities Splitting words
Practical Jay: Why, again, are we signing up for yet another social network?
Outgoing Jay: So we can meet more people!
Business Jay: So we can advertise our web design and development business in more venues.
Techie Jay: Because I can't believe we haven't signed up for Tumblr yet! We should have done this years ago!
Practical Jay: We weren't even using the internet years ago.
Techie Jay: Precisely. At least not in the sense you mean, we really were, because no one can escape the influence of the internet, and so everyone is actually using it in some way, whether indirectly or directly.
Practical Jay: That is beside the point. Do we have time for another one of these things?
Outgoing Jay: Time? Time?! We always have time to meet more people!
Business Jay: He might be right, though, we need to spend more time working or we won't be able to meet our goals.
Practical Jay: Exactly!
Spiritual Jay: What are our goals?
Outgoing Jay: Meet more people!
Business Jay: Save money for a house.
Practical Jay: Stay sane and get stuff done.
Spiritual Jay: Why do we do those things?
Others: ... To glorify God of course! Right? * hopes they are right *
Spiritual Jay: To glorify God is our prime motive, but how does connecting to more people, reaching further into the web, and promoting our ministries and services more glorify God?
Outgoing Jay: To help people with what God has done for us! To comfort and exhort others in the same way, and with the same blessings that have comforted and exhorted us: with the wisdom of God.
Business Jay: In the short term, to make an impact in the market, demonstrating how Christians should interact with the world in a Christ-like manner. In the long term, providing our family with stability, security, and the blessings that God wants to give them.
Practical Jay: But does talking more help us do more?
Spiritual Jay: Good question. It depends on what we talk about, doesn't it? If we talk about things in a way that drives us and others to do more, then it would help us all quite a bit, wouldn't it?
Practical Jay: That sounds right, but is it right?
Outgoing Jay: Of course it is!
Business Jay: As long as we do it in moderation.
Techie Jay: And Tumblr integrates really easily in with everything else, making it more efficient to use, so it doesn't add that much time.
Practical Jay: You say that every time.
Techie Jay: And I am right every time.
Outgoing Jay: See? We're right!
Spiritual Jay: I think it is a good idea. What do you all think?
Outgoing Jay: Of course! * bounces up and down *
Business Jay: Sounds like a plan to me. And we might be able to make our own theme, right, Techie?
Techie Jay: Yep! Great for our portfolio. * nudges * I was in this from the beginning.
Practical Jay: * sighs * Yah alright. I'm in. Let's make a blog and change the world.
Me: That is generally how it goes almost every time, fyi. :)
A glimpse into the very real and near future of... →
A glimpse into the very real and near future of technology. One of the most exciting feeds I have in my reservoirs of information intake. (Please note much of his worldview and historical science is evolutionary, but his observational science is solid.)
“Of such mighty importance every man is to himself, and ready to think he is so...”
– Jonathan Swift - Hints Towards an Essay on Conversation 