Nate sent me two links that you might be interested in. First comes Capsters, culturally sensitive sportswear for Muslim women:
Created by young Dutch designer Cindy van den Bremen, Capsters are sleek head coverings made from comfortable, stretchy fabrics… Covering a woman’s head and neck as stipulated by Islamic or cultural tradition, they make it possible [...]
Posted by Chris in Anthropology, Beauty and Fashion, Shopping, Sports on December 29th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
Getting a new passport in 2007? I will be, and the first thing I’ll do after getting it is “sit on it wrong”. With a hammer. Why? Because the old-fashioned printed-on-paper part of it is just as useful as a 2006 passport, which people will need to be able to deal with until 2016 at [...]
Posted by Chris in Government, Security Theater, Technology on December 29th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
I could have used this new form of homeschooling back when I was in high school. From the Chicago Sun-Times:
Five years ago, frustrated with the pace and depth of a Chicago Public School gifted program, Abby withdrew from eighth grade and entered uncharted territory — a branch of home schooling often called “unschooling.”
Under this ultimate [...]
Posted by Chris in Education on December 27th, 2006 | 5 Comments »
In the spirit of the solstice season, I bring you archaeoastronomy.com. It’s got articles on the topic, an animated “earth clock” and even podcasts. Enjoy!
Posted by Deb in Education, Fun, Holiday! Celebrate!, Religion, Science on December 25th, 2006 | No Comments »
From my brother John:
Solstice Trivia
The solstice (from old English meaning “sun-standing-still”) is the time of turning, when the days change from shortening to lengthening. It is often seen as a time when we can leave behind that which we don’t want to carry into the new cycle and begin anew with goals of intention.
Though often [...]
Posted by Chris in Holiday! Celebrate! on December 21st, 2006 | No Comments »
Apparently NASA and Google have solidified a year-old relationship that uses Google technology to index and deliver NASA content. From Ars Technica:
In the first of many tasks that will be worked on by the new alliance, Google will work with the ARC to make NASA’s information available on the Internet to anyone who wants to [...]
Posted by Chris in News, Space, Technology on December 19th, 2006 | No Comments »
From The Scotsman:
New research shows people can follow trails across countryside like dogs, using the sense of smell alone. The study, published in Nature magazine, suggests humans are just out of practice at smelling, after people who repeatedly tracked smells across fields became faster and more accurate.
(With one story I got to use a great [...]
Posted by Chris in Oddly Enough, Science on December 19th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Dear readers,
Once again I totally forgot about comments waiting for moderation. There were a dozen or more waiting in the queue when I finally got to it just now. If your comment was one of those, I apologize.
Sincerely,
Captain Oblivious
Posted by Chris in Blog, Uncategorized on December 15th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Ghent, Belgium, is apparently considering naming a street after one of the Filipino Igarot tribe members abandoned by my great-grandfather there, circa 1913. Here’s a recent news story from the Philippines about my mother’s father’s father, Richard Schneidewind, and Timicheg, one of the tribespeople he displayed. Oh, great-grandfather Richard. Sigh.
Posted by Deana in Academia, Anthropology, Business, Crime, Culture, History, Oddly Enough, You have got to be kidding on December 12th, 2006 | No Comments »
A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals
No, seriously. That’s the headline. I’m not making it up. It’s an article on soy from WorldNetDaily. Just had to share.
Posted by Chris in Food, Sexuality, You have got to be kidding on December 12th, 2006 | 4 Comments »
