August 23, 2016
From Fins Into Hands: Scientists Discover a Deep Evolutionary Link. Have to hand it to them, this is infinitely cool.
August 22, 2016
How Helen Maroulis Became the First American Woman Wrestler to Win Gold. Another great Olympic photo near the bottom of the story. Her face says a volume of books.
August 21, 2016
I deserve to be treated like a human, not just a woman, because that means something different these days. My dream job is beating harassers to a pulp. (Not white-knighting or expecting a reward from women like Erin. The beatdown is its own joyous reward.)
August 20, 2016
Arrival and linguistics. I am all over this movie.
How the NSA snooped on encrypted Internet traffic for a decade. For non-IT folk, PIXes were by far the most common firewalls out there for about 7 years.
The “Sharing” Economy is based on a Fissured Workplace. Share the poverty.
Worst of McMansions — McLean, Virginia. That house already looks terrible. In 20 years, it’ll just fall down.
The Concept of ‘Cat Face.’ Face it, that is categorically awesome.
August 19, 2016
Song of the Summer: “Bawitdaba,” by Kid Rock. I like the song; primal without being primitive.
August 18, 2016
August 17, 2016
NASA: Last Month Was Earth’s Hottest in Recorded History. Somehow that just keeps happening. Somehow.
The Most Intolerant Wins: The Dictatorship of the Small Minority. “The West is currently in the process of committing suicide.” Yes, especially Western Europe.
Senior citizens aren’t dumb for falling prey to cyberscams. Supports the “more trusting” hypothesis which I agree with now.
Error-filled state gang database lists 42 people less than 1 year old. Infants popping out waving an A-K.
Flesh reconstruction of Titanis walleri (with real feathers), a south american terror bird species. Pssst…it’s likely T. Rex looked much like this, too.
Why is the American women’s gymnastics team crushing the rest of the world? It comes down to muscles, and lingering notions of femininity. Or rather getting over those lingering notions. (That double layout of Raisman’s…damn.)
August 16, 2016
The vast majority of American drivers could switch to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) tomorrow and carry on with their lives unaffected, according to a new study in Nature Energy. Idiotic engineer “logic.” Great, except when you need to go somewhere more distant and spend huge $$ renting another car. Or forget to charge. Or when it’s cold.
60 Years Of Uneven Bars Routines Reveal Just How Advanced Gymnastics Has Become. The girls competing in recent times seem absolutely superhuman compared to those from the 1950s.
The Story Behind The Perfect Photo Of Olympic Pain. That is such a great photo.
August 15, 2016