Category: fun
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On Language by Stephen Fry (video)
Are you a winging pedant? You might feel like one after watching this.
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Bellingham nurse practitioner bicycles! (bellinghamherald.com)
Jody Hoppis is a great example of why Bellingham is 10th in the nation for bicycle commuting. She should be a great inspiration to other mothers in Bellingham to at least bicycle their kids to the grocery store more often. I got around all winter last year on my mountain bike. Getting around this winter might…
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Game Play and War
This NPR episode delves into discussion on the difference between play fighting and actual fighting. Apparently this difference is wired into people and dogs and presumably many other animals. So when you see your kids play fighting, think about when dogs play fight. Surprise–this same instinct is engaged during video game play. The non-gamer video-game…
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Talk like a Pirate, Code like a Scurvey Dog! (Escape Pod)
This is a remarkably fun pirate hacker story that borders on magical reality. It really captures the pre-bubble esprit-de-haxor of the 90’s. http://escapepod.org/2009/11/26/ep226-pirate-solutions/
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Crouching Tiger … what’s the genre? #kungfu
The sub-genre of martial-arts warriors fueled with magical turbo-charged chi…what’s the name for this genre? It’s not just kung-fu or action, the mystical powers makes it distinct, right? What’s that called?
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