Glass Wings Blog: December 2003
Did the Romans play Dungeons and Dragons?
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:46:18 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Crackpot Index
Tue, 2 Dec 2003 13:49:42 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A simple method for rating potentially revolutionary contributions to physics:
http://www.math.ucr.edu/home/baez/crackpot.html
More fun stuff from the same author:
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Humanity will survive information deluge
Sun, 7 Dec 2003 23:26:16 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
Humanity will survive information deluge - Sir Arthur C Clarke
Nalaka Gunawardene
OneWorld South Asia
05 December 2003
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We are all nerds now
Sat, 13 Dec 2003 15:52:06 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
We are all nerds now
When the final part of The Lord of the Rings trilogy opens next week, it
will ratchet the franchise's box-office receipts up to several billion
dollars - and mark the final triumph of all things geeky over what we
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19th Annual "Xmas Price Index"
Wed, 17 Dec 2003 17:31:48 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 8, 2003 - While stiff import competition is driving
deeper discounts on merchandise sold in the United States, skilled labor
cost is on the rise, resulting in a 16 percent increase in this year's
PNC Advisors Christmas Price Index - the biggest jump the Index has seen
in its 19-year history.
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Illustrated Japanese traditional Folk Tales (with translations)
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 04:34:08 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
This charming website contains traditional Japanese oral folk tales with
illustrations and English translations:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/hanaitirin/bookshelf-a.htm
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What A Crappy Present
Sat, 20 Dec 2003 15:24:52 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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Fictional Victorian-era Robots
Tue, 23 Dec 2003 15:48:58 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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The Wilhelm Scream
Wed, 24 Dec 2003 23:38:40 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
A Hollywood in-joke perpetrated by sound editors for over 50 years:
http://www.hollywoodlostandfound.net/wilhelm.html
How many times have you heard the Wilhelm?
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Christmas 2003
Thu, 25 Dec 2003 17:21:47 +1100
Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>
Christmas 2003
Dr. Katherine Phelps
Copyright 2003 December 25
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