Wednesday, December 28, 2011

The Weekest Links 28 Dec 2011

So at least this time I have labeled the links.


In defense of shit talking
http://lifehacker.com/5816217/in-defense-of-shit-talking?tag=arguments

Sometimes wrong people win arguments
http://lifehacker.com/5811766/science-wrong-people-sometimes-win-arguments?tag=arguments

Debunking handbook
http://lifehacker.com/5863557/the-debunking-handbook-explains-the-art-of-shooting-down-misinformation?tag=arguments

Shroud of Turin
http://richarddawkins.net/articles/644304-turin-shroud-resurrected

Same as the sand bushman image
http://www.survivalinternational.org/galleries/we-were-made-the-same-as-the-sand

Punish Viral marketing
http://gigaom.com/2011/12/21/its-time-to-punish-terrible-viral-marketing/?awesm=awe.sm_5cBxW&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=awe.sm-twitter&utm_source=t.co&utm_content=twitterfeed

Dead Certain
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/analysis/7712933.stm

If you are a potential juror don't read this
http://reason.com/blog/2011/12/21/if-you-are-a-potential-juror-do-not-read

10 Apocalypses that never happened
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Ten-Notable-Apocalypses-That-Obviously-Didnt-Happen

Heads before tails in evolution of land animals
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/thoughtomics/2011/12/21/heads-before-tails-ancient-fish-evolved-head-first/

Wet Hot Chiles
http://io9.com/5869809/

Data visualization
http://flowingdata.com/2011/12/21/the-best-data-visualization-projects-of-2011/

Of Lice and Men
http://io9.com/5870192/


Nodding syndrome
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21316-mysterious-nodding-syndrome-spreading-through-uganda.html

6 Toed Elephants!
http://www.nature.com/news/how-the-elephant-got-its-sixth-toe-1.9712

Child Abuse by any other name
http://freethoughtblogs.com/almostdiamonds/2011/12/23/dear-deep-thinking-hebephile/

Fuck Anyone that supports SOPA
http://blog.jeffepstein.me/post/14629857835/a-step-by-step-guide-to-transfer-domains-out-of-godaddy

A quandry of ethics, Or how to deal with the progress made by bastards
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077392/London-museum-told-stop-displaying-skeleton-Charles-Byrne.html

Neil Recommends some books
http://www.openculture.com/2011/12/neil_degrasse_tyson_8_books_every_intelligent_person_should_read.html

Vertebrate devolopment
http://www.anoleannals.org/2011/12/22/anole_somitogenesis/

UV laser Scorpions (or something)
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/notrocketscience/2011/12/23/why-do-scorpions-glow-in-the-dark-and-could-their-whole-bodies-be-one-big-eye/

lolololololololololol batman! batman!
http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/12/22/who-knew-bane-had-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/

a fake* computer that works better than most real ones.
http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2011/12/nonexistent-supercomputer/
*virtual

WTF
http://factlets.info/Gift

Cast rather than carved?
http://io9.com/5869417/

More on SOPA
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/dec/23/sopa-stop-online-piracy-act

Magnetic Bacteria
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/lab-rat/2011/12/23/new-magnetic-bacteria/

Mind Effects Action
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=two-faces-of-death

Secret buildings!
http://bldgblog.blogspot.com/2011/12/brooklyn-vent.html

Sexy Science
http://www.iub.edu/~kinsey/ccies/

Explains this blog (I guess)
http://www.3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily/2011/12/we-like-lists-because-we-dont-want-to-die-an-interview-with-umberto-eco.html

Trolling in any age
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21228440.700-dotdashdiss-the-gentleman-hackers-1903-lulz.html

The Jefferson Bible
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/How-Thomas-Jefferson-Created-His-Own-Bible.html?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=20111227&utm_content=thomasjeffersonbible

"The looking at blobs blob" or patterns are stored where?
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2011/12/scanning-brain-while-looking-at-scans.html

Glug glug Boom
http://io9.com/5871143/

Kim Jung Mil-lipede
http://io9.com/5871448/two-millipede-species-have-set-up-a-150-mile-long-insect-demilitarized-zone

Small steps towards freedom
http://uncut.indexoncensorship.org/2011/12/protest-samira-ibrahim-virginity-tests-egypt/

You can't see around corners?
http://doublexscience.blogspot.com/2011/12/why-can-you-hear-around-corners-but-not.html?spref=tw

The future of (almost) 12 years ago
http://io9.com/5871053/robert-heinleins-predictions-for-the-year-2000-from-1952

Some people Quail at the thought of government spending that they don't understand 1
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/a-blog-around-the-clock/2011/12/28/the-wonderful-quail-and-what-sen-coburn-should-learn-about-it/

Some people Quail at the thought of government spending that they don't understand 2
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/scicurious-brain/2011/12/28/cocaine-and-the-sexual-habits-of-quail-or-why-does-nih-fund-what-it-does/

Tim Minchin Ladies and Gentlemen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQjqxayxwt4&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVsD-bHA7oA&feature=related

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