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Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Fri Jul 30, 2010

Robyn — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:01:26 +0000

Study: Frequent password changes are useless – Yahoo! News

Sniff-detector allows paralysed people to write messages, surf the net and drive a wheelchair

Bellyflop shows how frogs evolved

Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Fri Jul 23, 2010

Robyn — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:52:55 +0000

H1N1 shot averted 1M Ontario cases: study

Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Tue Jul 13, 2010

Robyn — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 14:20:14 +0000

Penguin males with steady pitch make better parents

It’s like real-life Happy Feet!

Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Tue Jun 29, 2010

Robyn — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:12:48 +0000

Yeah, You’ve Got Problems. So Solve Them.

The best use for an airhorn

Robyn — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:03:29 +0000

Airhorns were used for emergency signalling at the camp I went to as a child and then later worked at, so not only do they startle me in the usual way they activate my fight-or-flight response.

As a counsellor, three blasts on an airhorn meant we needed to do a water search. This meant running down to the lake while shedding clothes, ready to dive in immediately. If you want to see me rip my shirt off at high speed and go for a swim in my scanties, all you need to do is set off an airhorn near a body of water.

Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Jun 09, 2010

Robyn — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:03:23 +0000

Crocodiles ride ocean currents for ocean travel

Mammoth-Belch Deficit Caused Prehistoric Cooling?

A sense of humor helps keep you healthy until retirement age

Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed Jun 02, 2010

Robyn — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 13:01:16 +0000

Researcher studies ‘earworms’ for insight into OCD

Random neat stuff from RSS feeds – Wed May 26, 2010

Robyn — Wed, 26 May 2010 13:03:14 +0000

Gesture-based computing on the cheap: Multicolored gloves making Minority Report-style interfaces more accessible