Is it me or people are respecting each other less and less every day? You see it all the time: someone trying to get in line in front of you – at the supermarket, people yelling at their kids in the middle of the street (and the kids yelling back at their parents), you name [...]
A couple of years ago I sustained a knee injury while snowboarding and, although not very dramatic, it did leave kind of a light pain that comes out every now and then, especially when I put a lot of effort in my left leg. After not giving it much thought for some time I recently [...]
Trekking, what a great way to spend time with friends, enjoy the wilderness, and exercise, all at the same time. I just came back from the hardest one so far. It was 2 days of very real mountain climbing (we managed to move about 1.1km vertically, for a grand total of 30km on the entire [...]
Ever found yourself sitting in the toilet and, when it’s that time to do some pushing, instinctively getting on your toes to help the process? Well, it turns out that there is a reason for that: Humans have an easier time pooping in a crouching position. So when you get on your toes you are [...]
Remember Noah Kalina, the guy who took a picture of his face for 6 and a half years? Well, he still continues to do it. I’m guessing he wants to have a complete record of what he looked like through all his life. In his website you can see all the photos, by year. It’s [...]
Scientists have found a compound that creates new Mitochondria structures inside aging cells. This can lead to the reversal of cellular aging, the main reason why you die As we age, our tissues’ mitochondria start to get damaged (you can think of it as the tail of a long chord, that gets ripped progressively as [...]
There’s a lot of hype around the potentially upcoming Google Circles, the fancy new social networking website by the search giant. But – as it turns out – Lycos tried exactly the same back in 2004. Judging by the number of people who know this, they failed. From their press release at the time: “Lycos [...]
He seems to be a very respected scientist in his field, with a lot of publications and a job at a very prestigious university. Even Gunter Blobel, a biochemist and Nobel laureate seems to respect him quite a bit. Is it just a couple of years until we are able to remain young and healthy [...]
It’s funny how the greatest revelations come to us in thee strangest places. I’m having dinner in a shopping mall and all of a sudden, while thinking about why humans get bored, it strikes me that we are the ones who make everything boring. It’s our brains, all the time! Consider this: how many times [...]
For the past few years i’ve been playing around with the idea of going on a road trip but was never able to get anyone else on board. After people start working it becomes very hard to organize common vacations amongst friends, so it just never happened. Last month i decided that i *have* to [...]
I just realized i haven’t posted in a while. The reason for that is threefold: i have been working a lot, jumping a lot more than i used to, and searching for a new house. That’s right, i finally decided to actually buy a house, mainly because i’m tired of moving my stuff around all [...]
This is a post in honor of my dog ‘Mar’, who passed away this morning…
I think my mother is beginning to be convinced about the power of Linux. At least she hasn’t asked me to remove it and install windows yet Posted via email from nocivus’ ramblings