December 13, 2003 Archive

Culture

• Man learns to smile again after 20 years of not smiling

  Fred smiled today. For 20 years, the nerve endings and muscles in his face refused to communicate with the emotion-electro signals from his brain.

  in Culture — by Crushkill — on Dec 13, 2003

• The Margarita: A Critical Evaluation

  in Culture — by David Mazzotta — on Dec 13, 2003

• Snip and Trip

  in Culture — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 13, 2003

• "In the beginner's mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert's, there are only a few."

  in Culture — by bookofjoe — on Dec 13, 2003

• Fannie Mae Forecasts Strong 2004 Home Sales

  Fannie Mae's chief economist says a growing economy will help drive strong home sales throughout 2004.

  in Culture — by Mr. Real Estate — on Dec 13, 2003

Sci/Tech

• POPFile Update in OS X

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Dec 13, 2003

• Nano by any memes necessary

  Completely under the radar of the government, the nanobusiness community and, yes, most of the media that cover nanotechnology, there is an independent nanotech movement.

  in Sci/Tech — by Howard Lovy — on Dec 13, 2003

• Consumer Electronic Waste Overrunning India

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 13, 2003

• Iran Claims to Block Only "Pornographic and Immoral" Sites

  in Sci/Tech — by Eric Olsen — on Dec 13, 2003

• Badmovies.org

  A website with clips from many B-movies.

  in Sci/Tech — by Dirtgrain — on Dec 13, 2003

• Safari Wish List 12/13/03

  in Sci/Tech — by Ken Edwards — on Dec 13, 2003

Books

• Russian poet hiding in Oklahoma

  Yevgeny Yevtushenko, one of Russia's most popular 20th century poets, has been hiding in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the last decade.

  in Books — by Todd A. Price — on Dec 13, 2003

• Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris

  A reader response to Sedaris's chapter about the terd that would not go away.

  in Books — by Dirtgrain — on Dec 13, 2003

• Altered Carbon probes what it means to be human

  An idea rooted in Catholicism - that real death must occur in one's real body - is about to be ruled on by the international tribunal that decides major matters of public policy.

  in Books — by Mac Diva — on Dec 13, 2003

Politics

• Body Politic Susceptible to Fear

  The president's chief nano agent likes to "reverse the polarity" on the issue when he talks about calls from some environmental groups to halt nanotech development.

  News in Politics — by Howard Lovy — on Dec 13, 2003