Global Warming is Reversing
Judging by the number of pirates, that is.
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Using 10% of Your Brain
The 10% statistic is bogus. You, in fact, use almost all of your brain, almost all of the time. Depending on what you’re doing, your brain might not be working very hard, but it will be working. If I perform an fMRI on you while you lie there and do nothing, your entire brain will still light up*. If I put you through a sensory deprivation protocol for long enough, you will actually start to hallucinate, because your brain craves input and activity.
Schmap Guides Short-List, Schmort-List
I got a message in my Flickr account from Schmap, saying that one of my photos had been “short-listed” for inclusion in their upcoming edition of their Hawaii travel guide. Sounds cool, right? Then there’s this:
While we offer no payment for publication, many photographers are pleased to submit their photos, as Schmap Guides give their work recognition and wide exposure, and are free of charge to readers. Photos are published at a maximum width of 150 pixels, are clearly attributed, and link to high-resolution originals at Flickr. [Emphasis mine.]
Uh, no. I hit the enclosed link to withdraw my photo from consideration so fast, it should have made their web site spin.
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