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Who has killed more, God or Satan?
Click here if you want to know the whole deal. Blessed be.
Science vs. Religion.
Guestblogging.
On this weblog by Amy Tupper is a guest post by me. It is Writers And Their Chosen Settings.
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A world without oil
Research Suggests E-Readers Are “Too Easy” To Read
Here on slashdot you can read:
New research suggests that the clear screens and easily read fonts of e-readers makes your brain “lazy.” According to Neuroscience blogger Jonah Lehrer, using electronic books like the Kindle and Sony Reader makes you less likely to remember what you have read because the devices are so easy on the eyes. From the article: “Rather than making things clearer, e-readers and computers prevent us from absorbing information because their crisp screens and fonts tell our subconscious that the words they convey are not important, it is claimed. In contrast, handwriting and fonts that are more challenging to read signal to the brain that the content of the message is important and worth remembering, experts say.”
Personally I think this is nonsense. The people commenting on this article (hit the link for those) agree.
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Chrome
I have mostly abandoned Firefox and switched to Google Chrome.
Firefox became more and more bloaty and heavy (I admit that adding plugins and such must have helped). But the kicker for me was yesterday evening when I tried to get to a page on Yahoo for a mailing list that I co-manage. After accepting that I might see material only suited for 18+ (I am, really), I saw a glimpse of the list page and then I had to confirm again that I am 18+. And again, and again and… so forth.
In Seamonkey there was no problem, nor in Chrome.
Fuel
Just read this in an engadget article:
“Oh, sure — gas is bound to hit $4 a gallon before 2020”
This made me laugh. Loud.
In the Netherlands today, fuel price for regular unleaded is €1.54 per litre. That is €5.96 per gallon. According to an online exchange site, that is $7.28. Per gallon. It’s not 2020 yet. Welcome to the real world.
LOL!