Raptor Rainbow This photograph by Bernardo Malfitano illustrates the fact that a jet can pull so many G's and go so fast that it can form water vapor behind it and that, during rare times, that water vapor forms extremely brief rainbows. Source: SCHOPENHAUERS 38 STRATAGEMS, OR 38 WAYS TO WIN AN ARGUMENT Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), was a brilliant German philosopher. These 38 Stratagems are excerpts from "The Art of Controversy", first translated into English and published in 1896. Carry your opponent's proposition beyond its natural limits; exaggerate it. The more general your opponent's statement becomes, the more objections you can find against it. The more restricted and narrow his or her propositions remain, the easier they are to defend by him or her. Use different meanings of your opponent's words to refute his or her argument. (abstracted from the book:Numerical Lists You Never Knew or Once Knew and Probably Forget, by: John Boswell and Dan Starer)
7 Alternatives to Pandora and Last.FM | Mystery Tricycle Whether you are annoyed by the ads on Pandora, the limited number of skips, or the abyss of cruel 30-second song teasers from Last.FM, many online listeners are growing weary of mainstream methods of hearing new music. While the Pandora algorithm is strong, and the Last.FM related artists tool is pretty useful, don’t fool yourself in to thinking that there aren’t other great ways to expose yourself to new music in the depths of cyberspace. Here are 7 alternatives to Pandora and Last.FM that will infuse your day with an uninterrupted stream of music that large record companies haven’t managed to squash under their thumbs yet. StumbleAudio StumbleAudio has a killer recommendation engine that works better for me than Pandora’s. Songza Songza uses a recommendation engine that runs for each ‘channel’, but unlike Pandora, channels are not tied to specific listeners and rather are community property. Musicovery Stereomood Ah, the power of the ‘tag cloud’. 8tracks Grooveshark The Hype Machine
Jenny vs. Spencer JENNY vs. SPENCER: SPENCER RESPONDS! I'm sure that everyone has seen Jenny quitting via dry-erase board, but now Jenny's mysterious boss has responded the same way. The 7 Habits of Highly Incompetent People By Michael Lee Number 1 - They Think, Say, & Do Negative Things. Yup. They complain that the sun is too hot. They think that everyone is against them. Every little bit of difficulty is exaggerated to the point of tragedy. They never seem to move forward because they're always afraid to come out of their comfort zones. Number 2 - They Act Before They Think. They move based on instinct or impulse. Then they see something better. Then they spend & spend again until nothing's left. They don't think about the consequences. Number 3 - They Talk Much More Than They Listen They want to be the star of the show. Oftentimes they are not aware that what they're saying is not sensible anymore. When other people advise them, they close their ears because they're too proud to admit their mistakes. In their mind they're always correct. Number 4 - They Give Up Easily Successful people treat failures as stepping stones to success. Incompetent ones call it quits upon recognizing the first signs of failure.
San Fransisco Toothpick Sculpture Rolling Through the Bay is an abstract toothpick sculpture of San Francisco built by artist Scott Weaver out of about 100,000 toothpicks. Several happy-face ping-pong balls roll through the sculpture which took him about 34 years to complete. Excuse me, i was looking at the water Pineberries: Fruit looks like white strawberry but tastes like pineapple | Daily Contributor Home » Odd + Weird 31 March 201011 Comments Posted by Sherwin A new kind of fruit that looks like a white strawberry but tastes like a pineapple is going on sale in the UK. Called pineberry, the strange-looking-variety of the popular summer fruit originated in South America where it grew wild. It had been near to extinction until seven years ago when the Dutch began growing it commercially. Pineberries will be on sale for five weeks at selected Waitrose branches. Nicki Baggott, Waitrose fruit buyer, said: ”Pineberries offer our customers the chance to add a new fruit into their diet and the berry’s bright appearance can add an unusual decoration to sweet dishes.” Pineberries are slightly smaller than the common strawberries.
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