Wired: Nuclear blasts show terrifying power

Photos of nuclear blasts and tests conducted by the U.S. in the 1940's.

New MacBook

My mom just got a new MacBook and I've been playing around with it.  It is awesome!  I am a new convert.

I took this photo using the built in camera and the photobooth program.  So much fun.

Ophthalmologist visit

I went to see the ophthalmologist yesterday.  What's with the device that you rest your head and chin on so the doctor can examine you?  Why do they have the tear away sheets for the chin rest but not the forehead rest?  I feel like foreheads are dirtier than chins.  I put my head into the machine and my forehead is always confronted with a greasy piece of plastic while the tear-away chin rest piece taunts me with its cleanliness.

Country, the City Version: Farms in the Sky Gain New Interest

New York Times:  Towers of Food

 

Dickson Despommier, a professor of public health at Columbia University, hopes to spread his vision for "vertical farms" -- 30-story towers that could feed thousands of people. He created the concept in 1999 with his graduate students, and it has since captured the imagination of architects and various city planners. The following images are artistic renderings of what some of these farms of the future might look like.

Insectivore Edible Bugs

 

Enjoy some insect delicacies thanks to the Insectivore collection of edible bugs. Choose from tasty treats like Thai Curry Crickets, Giant Toasted Leafcutter Ants, Mopani Worms, Toffee Scorpion Candy, and Giant Hornet's Honey. 

For those with a palette for carnivorous treats there is also Reindeer pate and Thai Green Crocodile Curry.

 

 

What a miserable disease this cancer is.  And just as miserable is the chemotherapy treatment that one must undergo to stop it's spread. 

Picture found here.