December 2009
226 posts
JibJab’s Year-in-Review
always a bit of a laugh.
Dr. Edwin Krebs dies at age 91 →
you know, the guy who discovered the Kreb Cycle.
Friends pack apartment with gifts in holiday prank... →
pics or it didn’t happen.
(via jesuismilena)
contact lenses for diabetics that change color... →
this is so cool. THE FUTURE IS NOW.
turns out monkeys use syntax: Noam, chomp your... →
“a recent BBC story which discusses a pair of new papers which has found powerful evidence that Campbell’s monkeys use syntax. Though their system is simple, they deliberately arrange sounds which modify the meaning of other vocalizations.”
Schoolhouse Rock really undersold the insanity in how a bill becomes a law.
– Ezra Klein (via cerpintaxt)
how to make stollen bread by L’Espalier’s Executive Pastry Chef
I am so making this over my holiday break.
Apple to Release $1000 Laptop; Aimed at Poor... →
tibbon:
December 22nd, 2009
CUPERTINO- Apple computer announced that it was attempting to make a new affordable laptop to help meet the needs of growing populations of hipsters in areas like Williamsburg, NY and San Francisco. The laptop is set to cost only $1,000USD- a price that many believe simply can’t happen.
“Apple cannot release a laptop for $1,000. This has been tried before. Either...
The inevitable question:
thekeri:
jesuismilena:
“so, milena, do you have a boyfriend?”
I hate meeting with friends of the family and having to explain why I’m single as if it were something wrong.
Hey, it could be worse. My sister asked me when Jesse and I were planning on having a kid, and then told me that I’d “better get on that before it’s too late!” with a giggle.
There are about fifteen things wrong with...