Bora has tagged me, and nagged me in comments for this “Happy Hallowmeme” thing where people post links to clips from their favorite scary movies. The problem with this is that I really don’t have that much interest in horror in general, or scary movies specifically. I do, however, retain some affection for 80’s cheese,… Continue reading Scary Movie “Meme”
Category: Blogs
We’re #1!
Dave at the World’s Fair has an idea for a “meme”: [Y]ou will attempt to find 5 statements, which if you were to type into google (preferably google.com, but we’ll take the other country specific ones if need be), you’ll find that you are returned with your blog as the number one hit. This was,… Continue reading We’re #1!
New “Meme”: Manly or Self-Sufficient?
As mentioned in the previous post, Cut to the Chase offers two lists of skills to look at: The Popular Mechanics list of “25 Skills Every Man Should Know” and a new list of “20 Practical Skills Every Self-Sufficient Adult Should Have.” This seems ripe for an Internet “meme” thing, so here’s a the proposed… Continue reading New “Meme”: Manly or Self-Sufficient?
N Skills Every Scientist Should Have
A little while back, Popular Mechanics published a list of 25 Skills Every Man Should Know. Seven of the 25 are car-related, another four have to do with construction, and an additional six are outdoorsy things. Of course, they also threw in “extend your wireless network,” for the nerds out there, but it does tend… Continue reading N Skills Every Scientist Should Have
Phyiscs Pictures Wanted
As noted a little while ago, ScienceBlogs has recently redesigned the channel pages on the front page, and they now include images supplied by the bloggers. For example, the doomsday weapon photo that currently graces the Physical Science page is a picture of my lab. Now, any idiot can take pictures of cute fuzzy animals,… Continue reading Phyiscs Pictures Wanted
Redecorating ScienceBlogs
ScienceBlogs has just redesigned the main site. Sort of. The change is subtle enough that you might not notice it– the only real difference on the front page is that the “channel” list has been reorganized– it’s now slightly shorter, and some old channels have been combined into new ones. There are two practical advantages… Continue reading Redecorating ScienceBlogs
New-ish Blog, Small World
I’m cleaning out some old saved items from my RSS feeds, to prepare for some changes at ScienceBlogs, and one of the items I had marked but never done anything with was an announcement of the launch of Correlations, a group blog from Wired Science and PBS. It suffers a bit from the Wired aesthetic… Continue reading New-ish Blog, Small World
Vote Batts!
Shelley Batts of Retrospectacle is a nominee for a $10,000 blogging scholarship (that is, a scholarship given to someone who blogs, not a scholarship for studying blogging). The winner will be determined by popular vote. Of course, the responsible thing to do here would be to go read the blogs of all the nominees, and… Continue reading Vote Batts!
Goldstein Collection: New Viral Marketing Game?
I got a rather odd email yesterday, with the Subject: header Help me identify a youtube video and solve my grandfather’s mysterious death. That’s eye-catching, to say the least, and the text of the message was also interesting: There’s a youtube video involved in my grandfather’s odd circumstances of death. Please take a look at… Continue reading Goldstein Collection: New Viral Marketing Game?
Social Networks: What Are They Good For?
So, in a fit of procrastinatory behavior, I’ve spent a bunch of time over the last few days playing with Facebook. I have to say, I can understand how this would get to be addictive– I’m inordinately amused by the fact that I can go to a web page and get a little message telling… Continue reading Social Networks: What Are They Good For?