Archive for January, 2009
Evolution: The next 200 years
Richard Dawkins Which facts about evolution had to be true, and which just happen to be true? Did the genetic code have to be digital in order for natural selection to work? Could any other class of molecules have substituted for proteins? How inevitable was the evolution of sex? Eyes? Intelligence? Language? Consciousness? Was the origin of life [...]
Grandma Just Added You! Boomers Begin Social Media Invasion
If you’re a geek and you’re reading this, to you social media is old news — which is why it’s now mainstream (and about to get worse). But first a history lesson: The real story behind the sucess of MySpace and Facebook is that they were sites NOT aimed at geeks — unlike so many Web 1.0 hubs the real appeal of this first generation of [...]
American Tradition On A Dollar
Presidents on dollar bills: below is a breakdown of some presidents on united states money currency. Which president is on the one dollar bill? Of course, it's George Washington. On the one dollar bill, the first U.S. President George Washington was painted by Gilbert Stuart. It's interesting to know that generally the life of a $1 bill is 22 [...]
Paris Hilton Has No Friends
Apparently things must not be working out with Paris and her TV BFF Britney Flickinger, because a casting call for a new season of "My New BFF" has just begun. On the casting website for Paris Hilton's search for a BFF, possible contestants are asked deep and profound questions -- about their height, weight and dress size. The only [...]
7 Most Disturbing Rituals of the World
(warning some images maybe disturbing, view on your own risk) Even in today’s modern world where science and technology has made such great advancements, there are places and people who still practice the ancient practices and rituals of their ancestors. These seven rituals are still being practiced in the world. Although if one is unaware of [...]
RIAA Fears ‘Manipulation’ of Courtroom Web Broadcast
The Recording Industry Association of America is objecting to the webcasting of pretrial arguments in an upcoming file-sharing trial. The RIAA claims that the re-runs "will be readily subject to editing and manipulation by any reasonably tech-savvy individual." That is among the arguments the RIAA is making in urging a federal appeals court [...]
The 11 Most Depressing Moments Of The 2009 Detroit Auto Show
Just because we had fun at the Detroit Auto Show doesn't mean there weren't somber moments. In fact, most moments were. Here are the 11 most depressing moments from the 2009 Detroit Auto Show. 11.) Reporters Asking Us For Jobs While working at Jalopnik may seem like a dream job, we're sometimes treated as a curiosity by print journalists who [...]
Did dark energy give us our cosmos?
OUR universe may have arisen from seeds preserved in a universe that existed before the big bang - all thanks to dark energy. One of the models put forward to explain how the universe began proposes that it is just the latest phase in a never-ending cycle. Proposed in 2002 by Paul Steinhardt of Princeton University and Neil Turok from the [...]
Defending Hitler
I never thought I would be arguing for the rights of Adolph Hitler. A three year old boy named Adolph Hitler Campbell by his parents as well as his two sisters who were also given “Nazified” names were removed from the custody of their parents by New Jersey Youth And Family Services. The “unique” names of the children were first [...]
