Monthly Archives: April 2009

Wrath of Con

Posted on April 22,2009 by Toren

Second Level Wizards Update! SUMMARY: 1. May 16 Khan-Con Star Trek Convention showing Wrath of Khan + New Trek Film + more 2. May 2 Cartoon Party Episode IV 3. Get involved, Second Level Wizards need help! 4. Merch   1. KHAN-CON IS COMING … Continue reading →

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Joke

Posted on April 22,2009 by Toren

If you went to the Mentos factory (the freshmaker), would you be able to visit the gift shop and take home some Mentos mementos?

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Moon

Posted on April 22,2009 by Toren

I’m really excited about this – my second favourite actor in a movie that looks part Silent Running, part 2001, part Dark Star, part Spaceship Zero. Who doesn’t know about Dark Star? I love it!!!

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“Journalists have a 1950s B-movie view of science”

Posted on April 21,2009 by Toren

Here’s an answer, courtesy Dr Ben Goldacre of badscience.net, to my quiz from yesterday: Egged on by a rather fanciful press release from the University media office, and a quote from a sociologist, the [news story which appeared in The … Continue reading →

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Science As You Are Told

Posted on April 20,2009 by Toren

Here’s a critical thinking test: Read this article on how using Facebook and Twitter make you a bad person. Don’t have time? Okay, I’ll give you the gist in small, edited quotes: Using Twitter and Facebook could harm moral values, … Continue reading →

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OPT – Optimum Population Trust

Posted on April 20,2009 by Toren

While reading an article on David Attenborough I learned about the Optimum Population Trust, a “leading think tank in the UK concerned with the impact of population growth on the environment.” The population clock on the website is kind of … Continue reading →

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Nerdy

Posted on April 19,2009 by Toren
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New Handwriting System to be Adopted by World

Posted on April 18,2009 by Toren

In an effort to take notes quicker and generally be more efficient, I propose the following changes to the alphabet: Simple, elegant, and nothing too drastic. Upper and Lower case distinctions? Gone. Let the graphic designers keep them for as … Continue reading →

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Khan-Con

Posted on April 17,2009 by Toren

Click image to make big. Check it out! Star Trek Animated Series + Trekkies + “Space Seed” Classic Trek Episode + Star Trek Wrath of Khan All on the big screen, with a costume contest, prizes and maybe even a … Continue reading →

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Through A Glass Darkly

Posted on April 17,2009 by Toren

I can’t speak for my workmates (I can, but I better not) but for me one of the great pastimes at work is watching women go by as I sit in front of our computers behind the great big windows. … Continue reading →

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