About one percent of the worlds population meets the clinical definition of psychopath. Now, more ways of parsing that one percent from the ninety nine percent have been developed based on the way they speak. (#OccupyInstitutions ?) Apple sues and loses to a tablet competitor in Spain. One of the most famous crops in America […]
Posts Tagged ‘links’
Brain Fodder: Stressed out Cotton, Talking Psychopaths and Saber tooth Squirrels
Posted: 3rd November 2011 by onyxhawke in Brain FodderTags: brain fodder, fun, human behavior, links
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Pre-primer primer & housekeeping post
Posted: 3rd September 2011 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: advice, links, questions asked, reader likes
So, among the half hundred reasons for leaving Livejournal was that I wanted to put together a list of posts for new readers to start with. They can be things on the business. Posts about editing and critiquing are certainly on the menu. Pretty much anything current readers have found enjoyable, useful, enlightening or whatever. […]
Brain Fodder: Hugo Chavez, Earthquakes, Dragons, Boats
Posted: 25th August 2011 by onyxhawke in Brain Fodder, UncategorizedTags: evil agentry, food, friends and fiends, links, politicians, water craft, will to be stupid
Some people argue against the evolution of fire breathing dragons based on silly things like never having met one or even the issues that could be involved in the creation of fire. Well, we know the second one isn’t as much of an issue as some people would have you believe based on the bombardier […]
For the math geeks and curious writers.
Posted: 15th February 2009 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: links, science
Enjoy, or have your eyes cross…
It always pays to study your history, I’ve been heard to mutter that those who don’t learn their history are doomed to keep stepping in it. There are less charitable and polite versions, but the point stand. It is sometimes easier to project the future based on past events. A conversation with several friends about […]
I don’t normally do politics. And it’s been an interesting year to abstain from such, but this is entirely to funny not to share. Besides, I can justify it to myself by saying it’s good brain fodder for the urban fantasy and mil sf writers. Really, its a public service. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/aug/21/uselections2008.barackobama
because I must share the love
Posted: 23rd August 2008 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: links, the art and science of writing, vodka
http://community.livejournal.com/lkh_lashouts/408775.html?thread=14581703#t14581703 I honestly have no clue as to what the community is, but this comment is funny.
For those of us using a cranky desktop, I found a neat little tool on Download.com that can help prevent those nasty crashes. It’s called FreeRam XP Pro (it works for several versions of Windows) and it’s free.
Seven deadly words…
Posted: 18th June 2008 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: links, slush, submissions, writing
I found this over on Tribe.net and can’t believe I didn’t see it on my flist. It should be noted that a great many of the words and phrases mentioned in the article, and the comments are frequently seen in query, synopsis, or cover letter.
There is so much bad information out there about the publishing industry, and writing, and how to find an agent that i was wondering what posts people had seen that had good advice. Got a link or two to share, post them in comments. Here’s a few i found interesting.http://jaylake.livejournal.com/1172394.html http://jpsorrow.livejournal.com/103489.html http://sarahahoyt.livejournal.com/18020.html http://arcaedia.livejournal.com/154648.html http://onyxhawke.livejournal.com/18477.html * […]
Because I’m too tired for anything substantive
Posted: 5th June 2008 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: brain fodder, links, off topic
I’ve decided to go for something hilarious instead. http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=257985
More Brain Fodder!
Posted: 2nd May 2008 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: brain fodder, links, news, non fiction, psychology, research, science
Love how strange: Mating Intelligence: http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/index.php?term=20061221-000001&page=6 Marriage != higher happiness: http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20030318-000002.html Celebrated failure…. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7380365.stm Interspecies sex (Seen before the 300 links in my flist) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7379554.stm The Virgin Jawsy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6681793.stm Silk, light, and sex… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7378196.stm
Life (or at least time and energy) saver!
Posted: 28th April 2008 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: links, off topic
The nice folks at Makeuseofit.com had a post with several applications, one of them was an application that will help restore corrupted word files. http://www.repairmyword.com/ Cheers,
Brain Fodder!!
Posted: 13th February 2008 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: brain fodder, fun, links, off topic, research, science
Today we feed the brain. Tough Clothes http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7038686.stm Power Suits http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7241040.stm Hot air car? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7241909.stm Interstellar hotspot http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080103.wsaturn0103/BNStory/Science/home Whole lotta sweat http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080205.wsptgator4ptr/BNStory/Science/home That’s just batty http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7243502.stm Don’t be stupid http://madmikein08.com/stupid.html
The Brain! The Brain!
Posted: 1st December 2007 by onyxhawke in UncategorizedTags: brain fodder, fun, human behavior, links, off topic, people are strange, psychology, things to bribe me with
Interesting article on the brain, autism, and Asperger’s. How the grey and white wrinkly lump works. Trippy brains. What do you mean brain dead? Brain repair! Male brain, female brain, your brain my brain, wow brain (pdf), defending the brain, no brain.