Friday, March 25, 2011
Kickin' DIY ass
All the laboratories complaining that they don't have enough money for a scanning electron microscope should watch this.
I salute you, Mr Krasnow.
From here.
I salute you, Mr Krasnow.
From here.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Let's hear it for equal pay!
Once upon a time in Asia, girl children get only marginal education; priority was given to boys. Today, go to any university in Malaysia (and many parts of the world) and you can see how this is now laughable. More young women are qualified to enter universities than young men. This includes areas like engineering and mathematics, once upon a time the unencroachable domain of males.
Women are now breaching the glass ceiling; just look at personalities like the Governor of Malaysia's Central Bank, Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz. However, women still receive less pay than men worldwide; statistics in the USA show that women earn 77 cents to every dollar that a man earns.
If you want to show your support for equal pay for women, wear red on March 25th, will ya?
P/S Click on video at discretion (not entirely work safe). And you'll never look at your grandma quite the same way.
Women are now breaching the glass ceiling; just look at personalities like the Governor of Malaysia's Central Bank, Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz. However, women still receive less pay than men worldwide; statistics in the USA show that women earn 77 cents to every dollar that a man earns.
If you want to show your support for equal pay for women, wear red on March 25th, will ya?
P/S Click on video at discretion (not entirely work safe). And you'll never look at your grandma quite the same way.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
If you ever had a thing for the original Karate Kid ...
... don't watch this.
Love that he looked younger than he did in My Cousin Vinny (aka the last time Marisa Tomei looked like she is of a healthy weight).
*pats Ralph Macchio fondly*
Love that he looked younger than he did in My Cousin Vinny (aka the last time Marisa Tomei looked like she is of a healthy weight).
*pats Ralph Macchio fondly*
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Who is afraid of the Internet?
Beautiful, beautiful animated video that makes you smile, and then think. It may be a little long, but definitely worth clicking.
A lot of people are saying that the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt was largely successful because of the Internet. Connectivity helps to fan the fervour amongst those protesting and garner support to their cause. An Egyptian man even named his daughter Facebook as a tribute to the social networking site.
But are we naive in thinking that the Internet is so powerful?
The Internet is value neutral; but like a sword, the wielder can both cut and also BE cut. It can be used as a tool by the activists; but by the same coin, the authorities working to stamp out dissidence can also use it to track, identify and contravene the efforts of the activists.
But as Evgeny Morozov pointed out, when the Internet is primarily used to download bootleg entertainment material (all right, porn, dammit) and to tell/troll your friends of your "noteworthy" activities, the likelihood of the "democratic change" extolled by the cyber-utopians are about as real as the Farmville corn you harvest.
A lot of people are saying that the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt was largely successful because of the Internet. Connectivity helps to fan the fervour amongst those protesting and garner support to their cause. An Egyptian man even named his daughter Facebook as a tribute to the social networking site.
But are we naive in thinking that the Internet is so powerful?
The Internet is value neutral; but like a sword, the wielder can both cut and also BE cut. It can be used as a tool by the activists; but by the same coin, the authorities working to stamp out dissidence can also use it to track, identify and contravene the efforts of the activists.
But as Evgeny Morozov pointed out, when the Internet is primarily used to download bootleg entertainment material (all right, porn, dammit) and to tell/troll your friends of your "noteworthy" activities, the likelihood of the "democratic change" extolled by the cyber-utopians are about as real as the Farmville corn you harvest.
Euphemisms You Should Know
Euphemism: a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word.
This one is a winner: Got caught cheating by your wife = Crashing the Escalade.
That's what happens when you get caught with your pants down. Sometimes even literally.
'Senior citizen' is a euphemism for 'old person'.
The article made so much use of euphemism that often its meaning was unclear.
(Thank you Cambridge Dictionaries Online!)
This one is a winner: Got caught cheating by your wife = Crashing the Escalade.
That's what happens when you get caught with your pants down. Sometimes even literally.
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