stereomood - emotional internet radio - music for my mood and activities - StumbleUpon The 11 Geekiest Tattoos Ever Inked 1. Shoulder to Shoulder Math Equations Anyone who claims tattoos are for idiots should take up their issues with Joe, a molecular biophysicist/biochemist . 2. Yes, this particular blue screen text, from a Windows 98 OS, may already be outdated, but Paul, the tattooee, wanted to reflect how fleeting technology can be in our modern lives. 3. It’s not just that this tattoo incorporates Greek mythology or pathogens, it’s that it has managed to seamlessly blend the two in such an utterly perfect manner. 4. It’s one thing to get a tattoo of your favorite board game or even your favorite Lovecraftian monster, but when you combine the two into an utterly adorable mash up , that’s when you deserve a place on a geeky tattoos list. 5. There are plenty of Hitchhiker’s Guide tattoos, but I have yet to see one as perfectly humorous and complexly obscure to those who haven’t read the series. 6. 7. 8. 8" Ruler Not many tattoos are as functional as this 8” ruler on Flickr user Mikeysklar . 9. 10. 11.
Why Some Civil War Soldiers Glowed in the Dark By the spring of 1862, a year into the American Civil War, Major General Ulysses S. Grant had pushed deep into Confederate territory along the Tennessee River. In early April, he was camped at Pittsburg Landing, near Shiloh, Tennessee, waiting for Maj. Gen. On the morning of April 6, Confederate troops based out of nearby Corinth, Mississippi, launched a surprise offensive against Grant’s troops, hoping to defeat them before the second army arrived. The Union troops began forcing the Confederates back, and while a counterattack stopped their advance it did not break their line. All told, the fighting at the Battle of Shiloh left more than 16,000 soldiers wounded and more 3,000 dead, and neither federal or Confederate medics were prepared for the carnage. The bullet and bayonet wounds were bad enough on their own, but soldiers of the era were also prone to infections. A Bright Spot “So you know, he comes home and, 'Mom, you're working with a glowing bacteria. A Good Light
11 Weird and Wonderful Webcams In the go-go 90s, the Internet was new and we were all excited about the potential of "webcams," a new technology allowing tiny images, almost-live, to be viewed online. Nearly twenty years after the advent of the technology, the bloom is off the webcam rose, and today the webcam landscape is a bit barren. But fear not, dear reader: I've combed through the remaining sites and collected 11 fun webcams for your amusement (and/or bemusement). 1. One of the more technically impressive webcams is the Garden Bubble Cam . The technical explanation is impressive (the bubble sprayer holds seven gallons of bubble solution!) 2. This cam looks into a London flat through a keyhole. 3. As I pointed out recently , this is a spectacularly boring webcam: if we're lucky, a drop may fall within the next year. 4. Have you ever wanted to watch people waiting in a hallway... live? This is the current situation outside of the County Treasurer's Office (updated every five seconds). 5. 6. "Mr. 7. 8. 9. 10.
10 Shocking Secrets of Flight Attendants by Heather Poole Heather Poole has worked for a major carrier for more than 15 years and is the author of Cruising Attitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet. We begged Poole to reveal 10 workplace secrets. You know all that preflight time where we’re cramming bags into overhead bins? Airlines aren’t completely heartless, though. Competition is fierce: When Delta announced 1,000 openings in 2010, it received over 100,000 applications. All that competition means that most applicants who score interviews have college degrees—I know doctors and lawyers who’ve made the career switch. But you don’t need a law degree to get your foot in the jetway door. The 4 percent who do get a callback interview really need to weigh the pros and cons of the job. During Pan Am’s heyday in the 1960s, there were strict requirements for stewardesses: They had to be at least 5-foot-2, weigh no more than 130 pounds, and retire by age 32.
11 New Uses for Old Churches With so many churches around the world, it stands to reason that some will end up unused from time to time. But there's no reason to call in the demo crew. There are a lot of good ways to repurpose the House of God. 1. Restaurant & Brewery The Church Brew Works in Pittsburgh pays special homage to the former occupant of its location with a beer called Pious Monk. 2. Image credit: City-Data Kids were actually encouraged to run and scream in the church after the South Williamsport (PA) Methodist Church was converted into an indoor maze of playgrounds , slides, climbing walls and video games. 3. It takes a good deal of remodeling to turn God’s home into your own, but it can be done. 4. Image credit: Design Top News It’s probably a safe bet that you’ll be able to find at least a few copies of the Bible at the Bookstore Selexyz Dominicanen in the Netherlands. 5. Image credit: Rensselaer/Daria Robbins 6. Image credit: TEDx Vasastan 7. 8. Video | News | Weather | Sports Wed Dec 21 23:35:46 PST 2011 9.
Julie Spira: Cell Phone Etiquette -- How Bad Are Your Manners? We know that digital manners could probably use some improvement, as three out of four people think cell phone etiquette has gotten worse in the past two years. But did you know that 10 percent of singles under 25 text during sex and 15 percent of adults actually answer their mobile phone during sex? This latest infographic from OnlineCollege.org shows that 3.5 million text messages are sent per minute. It's no wonder that people everywhere are breaking the Rules of Netiquette without knowing there were even rules to begin with. As a netiquette expert, it doesn't surprise me that 90 percent of cell phone users think they have good mobile manners. Remember, your mobile phone isn't always an accessory and you shouldn't go into a panic attack if your battery dies. Julie Spira is a cyber-relations online dating and netiquette expert.
The Dirty Etymology of 9 Everyday Words Within our lexicon lives a library of forgotten stories, developed over centuries and tucked away in words. Thanks to the dirty impulses of our forefathers, quite a few of them also contain filthy chapters, making us the unwittingly foul-mouthed butt of their humor. Here are some of our language’s naughtier practical jokes. 1. Oops, you just said: Testicles Take a look at certain orchids’ roots, and you’ll probably notice that they look like testicles. 2. Oops, you just said: Pig’s vagina The word “porcelain” comes from the material’s Italian name, porcellana, which literally translates as a “cowrie shell” and refers to porcelain’s similarly smooth surface. 3. Oops, you just said: Vagina During Hernando Cortes’ conquest of the Aztec empire, his men discovered the vanilla plant and dubbed it vainilla, literally “little pod” or “little sheath,” from the Latin vagina, “sheath.” 4. Oops, you just said: Semen 5. Oops, you just said: Buttocks 6. Oops, you just said: Testicle 7. 8. 9.