Dr. Albert Hofman inadvertently trips

Not sure how to tie your shoes? Check out Ian’s Shoelace Site “Fun, fashion & science in this quirky site about shoelaces. Whether you want to learn to lace shoes, tie shoelaces, stop shoelaces from coming undone, calculate shoelace lengths or even repair aglets, Ian’s Shoelace Site has the answer!”

An ancient theatre filters out low-frequency background noise. The ancient Greek theatre of the Asklepieion of Epidaurus, built mostly during the 4th century B.C. and now a World Heritage Site, is renowned for its extraordinary acoustics. Researchers have figured out that the arrangement of the stepped rows of seats are perfectly shaped to act as an acoustic filter, suppressing low-frequency background noise while passing on the high frequencies of performers’ voices.

“This is a story of how the impossible became possible. How, for centuries, scientists were absolutely sure that solids (as well as decorative patterns like tiling and quilts) could only have certain symmetries – such as square, hexagonal and triangular – and that most symmetries, including five-fold symmetry in the plane and icosahedral symmetry in three dimensions (the symmetry of a soccer ball), were strictly forbidden. Then, about twenty years ago, a new kind of pattern, known as a “quasicrystal,” was envisaged that shatters the symmetry restrictions and allows for an infinite number of new patterns and structures that had never been seen before, suggesting a whole new class of materials….”

Now only if I can get a pair of headphones with good base!

Like the Vatican in Rome, Disney World (aka the official name, Reedy Creek Improvement District), is basically a sovereign state. The 300 acres of land Walt purchased is detached from the rest of Florida. Disney World is exempt from State inspections and Democratic process, power remains in the hands of the board, and Disney allies.

Whether you are painting a wall, train, truck, or home furnishing the quality of the paint flow from a can of spray paint is very important. Stock caps

10 years ago today.
Christopher Wallace 5/21/72 – 3/9/97

New York Times has a pretty bland follow-up to the whole splasher epidemic. here.

I have to admit that the composition of it all looks great, whomever it is is really getting comfortable with the splash and experimenting with different flows

Just remember…..Snitches and Shit Talkers, Get Stitches and Need Walkers.

If you are single, go out. If you are in a relationship, enjoy. If you are married, may your wedding have been as beautiful as this one.

The Artist’s Survival Kit was created by Keri Smith and is “For the really bad days, for the days when you want to quit, when you feel like everything you do is shit, when you feel your self-esteem plummet, when you decide that you would rather wait tables for a living, when you start to think you will never make a living making art, when you are working on something and feel like you hate it more than you’ve ever hated anything in your life, when someone makes an offhand remark about your work and afterwards you feel dejected, when you wish you had gone to school for accounting, when you start to believe that maybe your family was right, when you want to lie in bed for a month and eat chips.” She got it so right. Go over and download it for yourself and maybe it’ll help you keep your sanity for a little while longer

Ordained by Saint Felician of Foligno. Consecrated bishop of Terni by Pope Victor I c.197. Noted evangelist, miracle worker and healer, he was much loved by his flock. Imprisoned, tortured, and beheaded by order of the prefect Placid Furius during the persecution of Aurelius. He was murdered in secret and at night to avoid riots and revenge by the people of Terni. Let me introduce you to Saint Valentine. Lets see if we can find the perfect card.

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So you think your special, unique, one of a kind, maybe…. Check out the The World Census population clocks and watch how we eat up more space on this planet. You can even get a rss feed.

In New York, some jealous cat has been going around splashing bucket paint over every piece of street art he/she/it can find. In some cases they wheatpaste a lame manifesto. This action is slightly reminiscent of “Cap”, who wrote over everybody possible on the subways in 1980′s. Jealousy equals one man’s envy. Read more here, here, and here

Coming to work pissed off is a good idea, – because grumpy workers are the most creative and productive, says a new study.
“Bad moods and negative attitudes have gotten a bad rap at work,” said Jing Zhou, a management professor at Rice University in Houston. “As it turns out, those perennially happy, smiling employees may not be the most creative or productive at the office.”
According to the study….
The negative moods can help spark important change if management provides a supportive environment. A bad mood can alert workers that a problem exists and can motivate them to address it, she says. Workers in bad moods can spot problems that workers in positive moods may miss.

“With the right support, a bad mood alerts us to shortfalls and motivates us to work really hard to identify and correct problems,” says Zhou. “A sense of dissatisfaction with the status quo, with the way things are right now, can push people to develop ideas and find creative solutions. That happens in the workplace if the environment allows it.” click here to learn more

“you never need to turn around because there will always be another one coming.”