Posted in Science and Tech on Jun 27th, 2007
The article When Brain Damage Helps contains a logic problem that is much easier for somebody with a specific type of brain damage to solve.
I had no problem solving it, so I assume that means I have brain damage (actually, about 43% of the non-brain damaged people were able to solve it compared to 80% [...]
Posted in Photography (mine) on Jun 17th, 2007
I drove up to Santa Barbara and went out on a whale watching boat trip. It was a fun day. Some of the whales got almost within touching distance, and there were hundreds of dolphins swimming and jumping around. It turns out it’s not very easy to photograph whales. You basically just get a bit [...]
Posted in Photography (mine) on Jun 10th, 2007
Yesterday, I went for a hike in Malibu. The Solstice Canyon Loop is an interesting trail to hike. There’s this burnt out old building that you can explore, and plenty of streams and waterfalls. I would have liked to have seen the house before it was burned. It’s sort of tough getting an idea of [...]
Posted in Other Media on Jun 6th, 2007
I had no idea Roger Ebert was so powerful. Thank goodness there is The Thumbs of Fate comic strip to set me straight.