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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:35:31 +0100

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Soldiers like kids in Halloween costumes

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:44:21 +0100

Soldiers like kids in Halloween costumes

Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition...

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:01:01 +0200

Small Wonders: Finalists From the Nikon Small World Competition | PDN Photo of the Day

Girl in folklore at Windsor Castle. Made this one myself.

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:03:55 +0200

Girl in folklore at Windsor Castle. Made this one myself.

What a well-placed $20 gets you

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:53:11 +0200

What a well-placed $20 gets you

Dust storm in Australia

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:38:34 +0200

Dust storm in Australia

"History is indeed little more than the register of crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind."

Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:44:57 +0200

“History is indeed little more than the register of crimes, follies, and misfortunes of mankind.”

- Edward Gibbon - Wikiquote

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things | University of Toronto Magazine

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 21:54:46 +0200

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things | University of Toronto Magazine:

Too lazy to really think things through seems to be the answer.

One pig, 185 different products

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:14:29 +0200

One pig, 185 different products

Mr Gorbachev, keep this wall up!

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:58:01 +0200

Mr Gorbachev, keep this wall up!

Early color photography

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 21:41:00 +0200

Early color photography

What does "being an adult" mean?

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 02:44:33 +0200

What does "being an adult" mean?

Crazy Girl vs. Uncommunicative Boy

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:26:43 +0200

Crazy Girl vs. Uncommunicative Boy

Sentences to ponder

Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:58:56 +0200

Sentences to ponder

"because it is Berlusconi it just made the two leaders smile"

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:02:10 +0200

“because it is Berlusconi it just made the two leaders smile”

- Turks deride Berlusconi’s “gas diplomacy” | FP Passport

"Myspace basically became the Detroit of the internet."

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:56:56 +0200

“Myspace basically became the Detroit of the internet.”

- BONER PARTY!!!

American excess: A Wall Street trader tells all - Americas, World - The Independent

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:08:01 +0200

American excess: A Wall Street trader tells all - Americas, World - The Independent

When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom - Chronicle.com

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:53:50 +0200

When Computers Leave Classrooms, So Does Boredom - Chronicle.com:

“Students in the survey gave low marks not just to PowerPoint, but also to all kinds of computer-assisted classroom activities, even interactive exercises in computer labs.”

Could not agree more. The best professor I ever had just talked, no notes, no sheets, no nothing, just talked about his subject with passion.

"In our experiments, when students repeatedly read something, it falsely inflates their sense of..."

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:56:25 +0200

“In our experiments, when students repeatedly read something, it falsely inflates their sense of their own learning.”

- Close the Book. Recall. Write It Down. - Chronicle.com

Instead, they argue, you should “Put the book aside and hide your notes. Then recall everything you can. Write it down, or, if you’re uninhibited, say it out loud.”

I’ve tried both methods over the years and I’m inclined to agree.

“The street pattern [of Manhattan] is based on the (in...

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 01:24:00 +0200

“The street pattern [of Manhattan] is based on the (in those days) revolutionairy parcel pattern of the Dutch municipality Beemster polder.”