Notes
Short posts, quick brain dumps, interesting bits and bobs that don’t warrant a longer post.
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FascinatingI heard about this during a discussion at lunch today (it was an aside during a discussion about criminals) and went searching for more information. The Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment is truly fascinating. Take a group of men, split them and make half guards, half prisoners then observe…
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It’s all her faultA couple of weeks ago I heard about a new game. An online world type thing, and I thought I’d find out some more. Then, as usual, I forgot about it until Caterina posted this. So I applied to be an alpha tester, and I have to say that I’m not happy.…
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H O L L Y W O O D
What Hollywood star stands 50 feet tall, stretches 450 feet across, weighs 450,000 pounds, and boasts a celebrated career still going strong after 79 years? One of those little things popped into my head today: Why is the ‘Hollywood Sign’ there? I hit Google and instantly came up with the sign’s very own site (fiendishly…
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The truth behind the movies
The hero dives through a window, lands neatly before filling the bad guys car with lead for a couple of minutes, sparks flying as the bullets contact metal, before watching it plummit over the edge of the cliff, bursting into flames as it smashes into the ground. Or not, as in reality, the hero is…
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Calling all cyclists
If you live/work in Glasgow and use the cycle route by the river (the bit where it passes the Waverley). PLEASE FIT A BELL ONTO YOUR BIKE! This will allow you to signal your approach. Note: Pedestrians are NOT psychic, nor possess the hearing of Superman. For the record, to the cyclist who – after…
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Monday Mission 2.33
Haven’t done this for an age… 1. Many children have blankets, or a favorite nubby stuffed animal that they like to keep near them for security. Do you recall what you had for your “security blanket” as a child? When did you finally give it up? What brought that about? Ehhh it was a security…