News Briefs 11-03-2010
Posted by red pill junkie at 06:16, 11 Mar 2010May your skies be full of vibrant iridescent clouds...
- Knowing the mind of God: Seven theories of everything —and 42 is a multiple of 7!
- 'Tis the question that has puzzled man since time immemorial: does Bigfoot have a bone in its penis? —and why am I suddenly humming 70's blaxploitation movie soundtracks??
- [Video] UFOs over lake
EerieErie? - Quick: under the desk! Regan Lee studies reports of strange beams of white light.
- Big Think video interview with the Big Kahuna of commercial space travel: Burt Rutan.
- Moa eggshells yield ancient DNA —Hmmm... Moa huevos rancheros *salivating*
- Chinese archeologists discover a new 137-km stretch of the Great Wall.
- The search for Zheng, ancient China's greatest mariner.
- An unearthed tomb on Crete reveals a dynasty of priestesses reigned on the isle during the "Dark Ages" of ancient Greece —proving also that Greek archeology is not very P.C.
- Archeologists find conduit designed to deliver pressurized water to the Mayan city of Palenque... or human blood —Bwahahahaaaa!
- World's southernmost site of early human life uncovered in Australia.
- Why the demise of civilization may be inevitable —may? you mean I spent my entire savings building an 2012-proof shelter for nothing?!
- Black tears from the sky: Japan confirms the exisence of a secret Nuclear pact with the US.
- Listen up laddies: "Non-scientific study" (their words!) says Scottish have red hair to endure bad weather —Melbourne weather might explain Rick's ginger beard... and his Scroogish temper :-P
- Richelle Hawks on the liminality of color, and why Red is the awesomest hue of them all ;)
- "My, what beautiful 64-bit RGB eyes you have": computer vision & how robots are taught to perceive images.
- Pentagon looks to breed
immoralimmortal ‘synthetic organisms’. In the words of the immortal quantum-leaping Dr. Sam Beckett: "Oh Boy!" - Conspiracy Smorgasbord @ Zorgy-awarded BOA, with Kenn Thomas. Listen to the podcast and join the list of citizens surveilled by the NSA —just kidding! or am I?
- American lawmakers are considering a national biometric ID card to counter the hiring of illegal immigrants. Might be cheaper to just tattoo a codebar in every American's right cheek...
- Lula da Silva, Latin America's defacto majority leader, seeks peace in the Middle East, while failing to criticize the totalitarian regime in Cuba. Meanwhile, political dissident Guillermo Fariñas is on the brink of death.
Thanks to Rick, Kat, Greg & Moezilla. And also thanks to Corey, for teaching me how to recognize a master vampire —Very handy info y'all.
Quote of the Day:
"What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal"
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22 November 2004
1 week 5 days
The demise of civilization is upon us already. Links to New Scientist typically result in
You have now viewed your 6 free articles.
And then to promise relief for those who don't read more than the first line
Registration is easy and grants you access to up to 15 articles per month.*
Up to 15 is usually a guarantee of one thing - it won't be 16.
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12 April 2007
5 hours 35 min
NS new policies are a pain in the ass; but a few weeks ago I had no choice but to acquiesce. It's a very good source of info.
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me...
It's all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!
Red Pill Junkie
1 May 2004
12 hours 30 min
That has to be a classic discussion. Maybe the reason Sasquatch is hiding is because he thinks we're pervs!
12 April 2007
5 hours 35 min
It's the porn version of St Thomas skepticism ;)
If you read the comments on that article, you can see that pretty much everybody is in agreement that getting into such discussions is pretty much pointless at this point, given that the existence of Bigfoot has not been confirmed yet. To me it might be a reflection on how some researchers in that field as desperate to gain a level of respectability —and it turns into exactly the opposite.
Having said that, I've always been a fan of speculation; it's great fun, provided you are aware it's nothing more than that.
It's not the depth of the rabbit hole that bugs me...
It's all the rabbit SH*T you stumble over on your way down!!!
Red Pill Junkie
23 October 2009
16 weeks 3 days
No mention of Gavin Menzies (author of 1421 & 1434) in the article "The Search of Zheng".
E.P., you wouldn't have an opinion about Menzies would you?
23 October 2006
7 weeks 3 days
Thanks for asking, Charles
I enjoyed his book "1421". When I read it I was wondering if the destruction of the capitol city had been by comet fragment impact, rather than by lightening in a windstorm.
It seems likely to me that Zheng explored the Pacific and Africa, probably to Timbuktu and the West African coast. Whether he made it across the Atlantic is open, but right now my inclination would be no.
Some of the archaeological materials he cited held up, some no. It hurts to be on the cutting edge, and you bleed.
Menzies is very conversant with the Chinese materials, and he may end up being the first to provide Chines documents concerning the Great Wall of Water impact mega-tsunami. Right now the dates are coming in around 1443, but the Inka goes out to take a look in 1465.
E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas