Archive for June 9th, 2008

A Crystal Skull Mystery

With the latest Indiana Jones film featuring crystal skulls as the artifact that Indy must risk life and limb to recover, there are plenty of articles showing up in The Smithsonian, Archeology, and other magazines on the history of the real crystal skulls. All go something like this — in the 19th century crystal skulls [...]

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The Anime Laws of Physics

Everything2.Com has a funny page on The Anime Laws of Physics with gems like,
#12 Law of Phlogistatic Emission - nearly all things emit light from fatal wounds
#20 - Law of Militaristic Unreliability Huge galaxy-wide armadas, entire armies, and large war machines full of cruel, heartless, bloodthirsty warriors can be stopped and defeated with a single [...]

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Ubuntu-Unleashed.Com

A couple months ago, I switched my main computer from Windows XP to Ubuntu. Ubuntu Unleashed has been a very helpful resource in making the transition.

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