Good ole Rudy Giuliani is up to no good. His recent television spot is nothing short of evil. I’m sorry, but when you blatantly use FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) for political gain, you might as well announce your intention to become a tyrant. He’s apparently using the political playbook of Goebbels. By simultaneously portraying [...]
Archive for 2 January 2008
Brother Rudy
Posted: 2 January 2008 in UncategorizedTags: advertising, FUD, giuliani, goebbels, nazis, presidential election, propaganda
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A Song of Ice and Fire Update
Posted: 2 January 2008 in UncategorizedTags: fantasy, george r r martin, high fantasy, song of ice and fire
George R. R. Martin is my favorite author and writes what I consider to be the best fantasy series of all time: A Song of Ice and Fire. Yes, better than J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Whether you agree with that or not, if you like high fantasy, you will probably like Martin. The 5th [...]
No more sleep
Posted: 2 January 2008 in UncategorizedTags: monkeys, neuroscience, orexin, sleep, sleep deprivation, stimulants
Scientists have used a nasal spray containing the brain hormone orexin A to wake up sleepy monkeys. Three groups of monkeys were given a cognitive test: alert monkeys, sleep-deprived monkeys given orexin A, and sleep deprived monkeys given a saline solution placebo. The sleep-deprived monkeys given orexin A performed as well as the alert monkeys, [...]
Reverse Gesundheit!
Posted: 2 January 2008 in UncategorizedTags: allergies, beagles, coughing, dog health, dogs, reverse sneezing, sneezing, veterinary medicine
Daedalus (my lemon beagle) does this thing where he will extend his neck and begin doing some sort of weird coughing, where it sounds like he is either choking or trying to hack up mucus. Usually the episode ends with him opening his mouth wide while not breathing and then producing a loud hack or [...]
