Tag Archives: Links

BBC NEWS | Technology | Blog aims to record everyday life Thousands of people across Britain are expected to contribute to a project aiming to create an online archive of a day in the life of the country. (tags: blogging … Continue reading →

Imagine Earth without people – New Scientist “The humbling – and perversely comforting – reality is that the Earth will forget us remarkably quickly.” Really interesting article. (tags: science environment earth nature humanity ecology)

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Woman gives birth to grandchild Erm… that’s just… odd. (tags: odd news) BBC NEWS – Thousands re-enacting 1066 battle Wow. I’d love to be able to attend. Maybe someday… (tags: history england 1066)

Brutality of Nazi Health Policies on Display “Nazis murdered more than 200,000 physically and mentally disabled people starting in 1933. An exhibit at the German Hygiene Museum traces the history of the Nazi regime’s sinister health policies.” (tags: nazi ww2 … Continue reading →

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Planet enters ‘ecological debt’ Rising consumption of natural resources means that humans began “eating the planet” on 9 October. The date symbolised the day of the year when people’s demands exceeded the Earth’s ability to … Continue reading →

Vikingatida herreman (Viking man and his clothes) A decent overview of a man’s Viking costume, reconstructed mostly from finds at the Birka site. Not definitive by any stretch, but a good starting place to see what their clothes were like. … Continue reading →

Funny dog picture From the SkeeterBag folks. (tags: dogs humor funny) Finding fresh inspiration – Signal vs. Noise (by 37signals) A cool post about finding fresh inspiriation instead of doing the same things over and over and over. (tags: inspiration … Continue reading →

Last words – Wikiquote A pretty huge list of famous last quotes. (tags: history quotes)

A brain cell is the same as the universe Questionable as to the truth behind it, due to how the snapshot of the universe was created, but still interesting. (tags: science physics nature Biology astronomy space)

Strange Horizons Articles: Secondary in Character, but First in Our Hearts, by Adrian Simmons An interesting article about secondary characters in books and movies. Sam Gamgee, Porkins, Wedge, Boromir – they’re all here. (tags: scifi fantasy books movies)