Digital Cellulose Pulp Trail

Apr 05

In a state of outrageous marijuana-induced clarity, I looked into my closet, scanned over my clothes and thought: These are all the lies I’m telling. 

Feb 27

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Feb 14

fuckyeahneuroscience: (submitted by deriso, thanks!)

fuckyeahneuroscience:

(submitted by deriso, thanks!)

Jan 15

“No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.” — Carl Jung

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Jan 09

“Religions are often the state-protected nurseries of pseudoscience.” — Carl Sagan 

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Dec 28

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Robert Reich: My Political Prediction for 2012: It's Obama-Clinton -

robertreich:

My political prediction for 2012 (based on absolutely no inside information): Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden swap places. Biden becomes Secretary of State — a position he’s apparently coveted for years. And Hillary Clinton, Vice President.

So the Democratic ticket for 2012 is Obama-Clinton.

Why…

Dec 23

this movie is my romantic comedy guilty pleasure 

this movie is my romantic comedy guilty pleasure 

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Dec 18

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Dec 03

that word is schadenfreude

that word is schadenfreude

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geneticist: Household dust magnified 22 million times contains animal fur, insect scale, insect parts, fibers, and hair (via)

geneticist:

Household dust magnified 22 million times contains animal fur, insect scale, insect parts, fibers, and hair (via)

Dec 01

fakecriterions: Fake Criterions “Year One” entry. Robocop 2 [1990], by Chris McDonald.

fakecriterions:

Fake Criterions “Year One” entry.

Robocop 2 [1990], by Chris McDonald.

Nov 23

Nov 20

scinerds: ‘Scientists at Chalmers have succeeded in creating light from vacuum - observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago. In an innovative experiment, the scientists have managed to capture some of the photons that are constantly appearing and disappearing in the vacuum.’ Our concept of a vacuum is something that has no matter which, in most cases, is a good enough definition. However, modern physics states that this vacuum is filled with virtual particles which come in and out of existence for such short periods of time that they cannot be detected (and if they are detected, they are no longer virtual particles). Most of the time, virtual particles are produced in pairs with a virtual antiparticle so that they annihilate each other fairly quickly. The dynamic Casimir effect (not the static one which has been investigated in more depth) occurs when a mirror is brought to speeds near that of light. If a virtual photon collides with this fast-moving mirror, it can often be separated from its virtual antiparticle. This leaves us with light!  Rather than having a mirror travelling at speeds near that of light (which is impossible for our current standards) the scientists used a rapidly changing magnetic field to cause a superconductor to vibrate at a fourth of the speed of light which works to the same effect.

scinerds:

‘Scientists at Chalmers have succeeded in creating light from vacuum - observing an effect first predicted over 40 years ago. In an innovative experiment, the scientists have managed to capture some of the photons that are constantly appearing and disappearing in the vacuum.’

Our concept of a vacuum is something that has no matter which, in most cases, is a good enough definition. However, modern physics states that this vacuum is filled with virtual particles which come in and out of existence for such short periods of time that they cannot be detected (and if they are detected, they are no longer virtual particles). Most of the time, virtual particles are produced in pairs with a virtual antiparticle so that they annihilate each other fairly quickly.

The dynamic Casimir effect (not the static one which has been investigated in more depth) occurs when a mirror is brought to speeds near that of light. If a virtual photon collides with this fast-moving mirror, it can often be separated from its virtual antiparticle. This leaves us with light! 

Rather than having a mirror travelling at speeds near that of light (which is impossible for our current standards) the scientists used a rapidly changing magnetic field to cause a superconductor to vibrate at a fourth of the speed of light which works to the same effect.

(via ikenbot)