should I learn spreadbetting? # Defo! Ah amandita was going to introduce me to Alex for something or other, too.. possibly just that we’re both in Verbier! Fun times! # /me must learn how to direct msg #
It’s tough to know how to react to the two headlines which appeared adjacent on the BBC News website today. Downs’ Syndrome screening seems to be a technology which has backfired. The well meaning people who developed it thought that people would see the quality of life experienced by those with Downs’ Syndrome vs those [...]
“We looked at 8 to 10 activities that happy people engage in, and for each one, the people who did the activities more — visiting others, going to church, all those things — were more happy,” Dr. Robinson said. “TV was the one activity that showed a negative relationship. Unhappy people did it more, and [...]
7 social processes that great the slippery slope of evil: 1. Mindlessly taking the first small step. 2. Dehumanisation of others. 3. De-individualisation of self (anonymity / being part of a crowd). 4. Diffusion of personal responsibility. 5. Blind obedience to authority. 6. Uncritical conformity to group norms. 7. Passive tolerance of evil through inaction, [...]
We have two hemispheres to our brain, and they seem to be quite independent people. Your right brain is a parallel processing device which deals in imagery, the here and now, and the connectedness with all things. The left hemisphere is serial and concerned with the creation of and preservation of identity, placing us within [...]
Via MoreInspiration comes this rather brilliant shelving system: The shelving system is ideal for awkward sized spaces where you want to add shelves without doing custom work. The Make/Shift Shelving system is made of a flexible foam-like material, that you wedge together and squeeze into place. Nice.
Hmmm maybe we should go claim one? http://weburbanist.com/2008/10/19/ghost-town-abandoned-city-examples-images/
going to be waving at http://tinyurl.com/6olwow in about 40 minutes #
A small victory for audiobooks and podcasts, and against free papers: http://www.pledgebank.com/no2freepapers
Christ! someone just blew up something BIG. All the windows shook and that’s a hell of an echo. (PS Dont worry, I’m in the Alps, not London) #
