Tag Archives: CyberMind
Walking on Knives
Skating, introduced to the Tibetans by the author, came to be known as “Walking on Knives” Scanned from the 1953 edition of Seven Years in Tibet, by Heinrich Harrer — speaking of whom… There were movies in the walls of … more…
Acoustic Survey Development
[picture adapted from here] okay. I have now heard the most awesome low frequency audio that I am currently willing to entertain – this Blue Whale (.WAV, 3.3MB, site advises, “very low frequency – requires bass”) will rock your world, … more…
If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay
WSJ.com – If TiVo Thinks You Are Gay, Here’s How to Set It Straight Call me naive, but somehow it never occurred to me that profiling in the software that lurks inside TiVO, Amazon and the like would make assumptions … more…
Gore Vidal claims ‘Bush junta’ complicit in 9/11
Gore Vidal claims ‘Bush junta’ complicit in 9/11 First in the Guardian, the Umberto Eco piece that didn’t make it online. The next day, the leading item from the Observer review section, in which Gore Vidal goes just that little … more…
Omniglot goes to Mongolia
I’m really not sure how I should best describe what I’ve noticed on the ether today – some kind of memetic knot, perhaps. It started with a portmanteau post on MeFi, collecting a bunch of links pertaining to Mongolia, which … more…
Rose Mulvale
Dance, anyone? Open their ears to the music of many tongues Draw the light of thought into their darkened eyes Offer Honey for sweetness Mustard for bite Truth for nourishment Falsehood for strength Teach them to map the movements of … more…
Les dormeurs
Les dormeurs – the sleepers A beautiful, sombre and moving shockwave piece “about” war – specifically the first world war. Makes a very little source material go a very long way. WARNING: nearly 1MB page load – and you’ll be … more…
Shuttle launch cam
The next space shuttle launch – scheduled for October 2nd – will have a webcam attached to the main fuel tank, upwards and to the right of the shuttle vehicle itself. There have been webcams on twenty previous missions, and … more…
Top Ten Anagrams For “Homeland Security”
The Top Ten Anagrams For “Homeland Security”: 10. Oh, my insulted race. 9. Loud, hysteric “Amen!” 8. Columned hysteria. 7. Nicely routed sham. 6. Do search minutely. 5. Hey, damn it, closure! 4. Oh, scared minutely. 3. Lynch me, o … more…
Mac users outsmart PC users
News: Report: Mac users outsmart PC users – now tell me if this isn’t an extremely peculiar story to find on MSN, of all places? (We Mac users are also better looking and have better taste in music, too. Probably.) … more…