But it can carry you from point A to point B. The Tata Nano.
The much anticipated Nano (a name I don’t really care for much) was unveiled today amidst much fan-fare. Touted by Tata as ‘the people’s car’, it is the world’s cheapest automobile. Additionally, if you are so inclined to think such manners, [...]
……for failing to answer the following question at Trivia-nite last evening: What colossus was built in the Buckinghamshire Country in 1943 ?
Clue (which you hardly need): this book, which - having read recently and loved - makes it all the more painful.
Is there a formal term for memory-blanking during quizzes ?
Ruchira Paul has a post highlighting the Beloit College Mindset list for the Class of 2011. The list attempts a general characterization of the worldview of their incoming freshman class. e.g for this particular class,
Alvin Ailey, Andrei Sakharov, Huey Newton, Emperor Hirohito, Ted Bundy, Abbie Hoffman, and Don the Beachcomber have always been [...]
As Tyler Cowen might say, markets in everything - pet rental edition:
From the state that popularized purse puppies, drive-thru dog washes and gourmet dog food delivery comes the latest in canine convenience — a company that contracts out dogs by the day to urbanites without the time or space to care for a pet [...]
….and then aggrieved.
Last evening, a bunch of us were participating in the (now ritualistic) weekly Trivia-nite at a local bar (with additional inducements of $7 T-Bone steak and chips) - which is really just an excuse to drink beer, not that the trivia portion isn’t exciting or challenging as well, but I digress - [...]
Various examples from around the globe.
Item 1: Karl Rove refuses to be touched by Sheryl Crow
In his attempt to dismiss us, Mr. Rove turned to head toward his table, but as soon as he did so, Sheryl reached out to touch his arm. Karl swung around and spat, "Don’t touch me." How hardened and [...]
Well known ScienceBlog-er (and certainly one of the most prolific), Bora Zivkovic or Coturnix, did. He wrote a post expressing interest for the job of Online Community Manager at the PLoS ONE - and recived a comment from their Managing Editor ! Bora writes:
A few days ago, PLoS ONE posted a few job ads, [...]
………. according to this (slightly old) article, appears to be as ancient as the Egyptians:
(via)
Today, it sounds like a spring-break splurge on the order of "Girls Gone Wild": Drink huge quantities of beer, get wasted, indulge in gratuitous sex and pass out — then wake up the next morning with the music blaring and your [...]
So say British researchers:
That morning latte or espresso may not be the pick-me-up people think it is, a study has revealed. University of Bristol researchers say the caffeine eases withdrawal symptoms which build up overnight, but does not make people more alert than normal.
The work, presented to the British Nutrition Foundation conference, showed only [...]
My life, as the saying goes, is an open bookblog - albeit a rather mundane one. So when I was tagged by Patrix to reveal five secrets, I rued that I wasn’t moonlighting as a secret agent involved in exotic adventures or wasn’t even an heir to a large fortune living incognito as a post-doc. [...]
There have been discussions on various ways one can earn money through blogging. But now someone is providing scholarships of $5000 anually to students who blog. Do not know if that includes graduate students. Certainly post-docs would be excluded - as a breed, we are neither here nor there.
Other conditions are:
your blog must [...]
Stuff that caught my attention lately.
1. Its not just Indian cities, the Irish are at it too - changing names of cities and towns to ”preserve the local language‘.
Last year, a new law meant Dingle’s official name was changed to An Daingean (pronounced "on dang-un"). On maps, local authority road signs and legal documents, it’s [...]
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