Month: September 2007
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Mercuryday Links: D.I.Y.
In honor of the new, radical to the max web-comic-blog howtoons, I thought I’d post resources to the other DIY (Do It Yourself) Movement resources. We live in a society where producers tell us what we want, and too many of us surrender our individuality and get drawn right into their bullying tactics. The D.I.Y.…
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Marsday Book Review: Sacred Geometry
The Negatives Sacred Geometry Deciphering the Code Pursuant to my interest in the beauty of mathematical ideas, I decided to pick up a copy of Stephen Skinner’s book, Sacred Geometry, which surveys the beauty and synchronicities of whole numbers and geometric concepts. This is a beautify, however somewhat flawed book, and I’ve decided to break…
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The Buckminster Fuller Challenge
“Does humanity have a chance to survive lastingly and successfully on planet Earth, and if so, how?” – Buckminster Fuller American Pavilion’s Geodesic Dome Image Courtesy of Library and Archives Canada The Buckminster Fuller Institute begins accepting submissions for its Buckminster Fuller Challenge today through October 30th, 2007. …seeks submissions of design science solutions within…
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Saturnday Consumer Awareness : Baby Einstein DVDs Turn Infant Brains into Mush
I remember a bit of conversation I had with a friend of mine who was a housewife, where I was complaining to her about my job stresses: Gina: I have a pretty stressful job too, you know. Jerkface Me: What job? Oh wait, lemme guess, you’re a mommy??? Ha! Ha! So what? I own two…
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Venusday Haiku: Dermatophagoides Pteronyssinus
Dust mites eat dead skin Drink the water we exhale We inhale their poop