Archive for April, 2010
February Migraine Data
I think that changes in barometric pressure influence my migraines, so I’ve been keeping track of daily pressure and how I feel (almost) every day. Understanding how exactly my migraines are related to pressure changes is important for me – if I know the types of pressure changes that make me sick, I can choose […]
The God of the Fundamentalists
From Karen Armstrong’s A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Once the Bible begins to be interpreted literally instead of symbolically, the idea of its God becomes impossible. To imagine a deity who is literally responsible for everything that happens on earth involves impossible contradictions. The “God” of the Bible ceases […]
Housekeeping
There’s a lot of stuff over in my sidebar, and I’m wondering if it needs to be there. Help me out and answer my questions in the comments (feel free to answer anonymously). How often do you use anything in the sidebar? If the sidebar disappeared, what would you miss? If the sidebar disappeared, what […]
I’m in love
How did I not hear about the Three-Toed Sloth until today?
What I’ve Noticed
The rapists who don’t get caught are smart, misogynist predators, not confused young men. (via Michael Alan Miller) Teaching teenagers about healthy relationships reduces teen pregnancy. (via OPT) Unfortunately, about the only people who get a decent sex education in the US grow up on a farm. Obama gives the go-ahead for offshore drilling, reneging on […]
Pretty things
Mitchell at (the teeming void) created this remarkable data visualization bracelet. It combines a few things I love: data, climate, and lovely accessories. The outside edge represents a year of daily maximum and minimum temperatures and the “holes” represent the amount of rainfall every few weeks. Unfortunately, Mitchell hasn’t set up a shop on Etsy […]
Still drinking bottled water?
Drinking bottled water is not a good thing to do. It’s expensive and bad for the environment and people (especially the poor). Here’s a list from the NRDC’s Switchboard blogger Michelle Mehta of just a few bottled water statistics to convince you: It takes 3 liters of water to produce 1 liter of bottled water. […]