Monthly Archives: July 2008

Hookworm Jones: A Hero for Scientists

Posted on July 30, 2008 by gomijin

Indiana Jones took an otherwise boring, stodgy field and through the magic of exaggeration, hyperbole, and outright lies made it look exciting. Science may have a lot of fictional badasses, but none as believable and down-to-earth as Jones. The reason … Continue reading →

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Cyborg Flasher Shoots Penis at General Public

Posted on July 25, 2008 by gomijin

In another beautiful example of technology being wrongly (oh, so wrongly) applied, a Spanish performance artist has found a way to literally molest scientific progress. There’s no fancy way to put this, so let’s just go: He’s jury rigged a … Continue reading →

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Science at the Improv

Posted on July 11, 2008 by gomijin

Here are several things that I thought were pretty interesting, but not really “paragraph” interesting. As such, I have adopted a Night at the Improv Zinger approach. I would say I hope you enjoy it, but honestly, I kind of … Continue reading →

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Sweetass Jumps in a Lunar Rover

Posted on July 8, 2008 by gomijin

NASA is designing a new lunar rover, and this time they’re through fucking around. The NASA Chariot is just one potential design for a new lunar rover in the works, intended to serve as the workhorse for a permanent lunar … Continue reading →

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The Fallacy of “meh” Comments.

Posted on July 3, 2008 by gomijin

I’m not one for censorship, and so I typically don’t delete even the most insulting comments that show up here. However, there are some I universally dispose of, and I thought this latest exchange might serve to illustrate exactly why … Continue reading →

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