Plato predicted Hollywood

"Then shall we simply allow our children to listen to any story anyone happens to make up, and so receive into their minds ideas often the very opposite if those we shall think they ought to have when they are grown up?" - The Republic, 360 BC

Jamiroquai - Travelling Without Moving Live From Abbey Road

It's A Great Great World

Gravity- String Theory for Dummies by Andrew Zimmerman Jones

Is gravity a strong or weak force? We think it's strong, seeing it holds moons in orbit, but it's actually rather weak, as eraser-sized magnets can overcome the gravity of the entire Earth when it lifts a paper clip off the ground. Yet gravity is so prevalent because electromagnetic forces are self-neutralising; sometimes they attract, and sometimes they repel. Meanwhile, nuclear forces operate at atomic distances, whereas gravity interacts across the universe.

Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior by Amy Chua (WSJ)

Can a regimen of no playdates, no TV, no computer games and hours of music practice create happy kids? And what happens when they fight back?

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html

The Blackberry, The Apple & The Eggs-Box 360

TOP 100 SPORTS PICTURES OF 2010

http://totallycoolpix.com/2010/12/top-100-sports-pictures-of-2010/?sms_ss=facebook&at_xt=4d19a49a658ea931,1

Fable of the Porcupine

It was the coldest winter ever.  Many animals died because of the cold.  The porcupines, realizing the situation, decided to group together.  This way, they covered and protected themselves; but, the quills of each one wounded their closest companions even though they gave off heat to each other.

After awhile, they decided to distance themselves one from the other and they began to die, alone and frozen. So they had to make a choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.
 
Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. This way they learned to live with the little wounds that were caused by the close relationship with their companion, but the most important part of it, was the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.  
 
Therefore: The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but the best is when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire the other person's good qualities. 

Why spoil the view?

I still do not understand why people insist on taking photos of themselves beside/in front of/outside landmarks. Is it their way of proving they were there?

Get out of the scene and don't spoil the view!

A Digital Christmas

How do I get Blogger to post directly to Facebook?

Can anyone help me figure this out?

Also, what are the Mac solutions for WinRAR/WinZip, Sopcast/TVU and ESET Smart Security?

Psychatric Answering Machine Typography Animation

Who needs IMH?

North Point's iBand

Castrate rapists?

Castration reduces sex offenders' recidivism from 46% to 3%. Don't laugh; castration is merely the removal of the testes, thereby reducing the testosterone; the organ is largely intact. An alternative to caning and custodial sentences?

MediShield should cover pre-existing illnesses, especially hereditary ones

Otherwise, those born with diseases will never get the chance to have coverage!

Top Gear - The Best Combover in Botswana

Ian McKellen at Winchester College

Un-Profitable Plots

Profitable Plots is being investigated for non-payment of dividends. With a name like that, surely people would know better and not trust dodgy ex-footballers?
http://sg.yfittopostblog.com/2010/06/13/profitable-plots-investors-stage-protest/

Politeness leads Philippine expat to $17m lottery win

Politeness pays!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-11969987

Maria of Sesame Street is still around!

http://historycontroversy.blogspot.com/2008/06/maria-first-appeared-on-sesame-street.html