Jayarava - Bricolage

I'm calling my Project/Object "bricolage" these days - working with whatever happens to be at hand. Still working on my conceptual continuity...

 

Friday, October 31, 2003

SevenWorlds.net

Neil Finn bootleg...praise the lord! SevenWorlds.net

Thursday, October 30, 2003

$87,000,000,000.00

A little exercise in visualisation...imagine what $87,000,000,000.00 (the amount George plans to spend in Iraq)... cruchweb

TIME Magazine: The Science of Meditation

The Science of Meditation. TIME Magazine series of articles on meditation with comments from Vajrasara of the FWBO.

Wednesday, October 29, 2003

New Scientist

Biggest map of Universe clinches dark energy. New Scientist
ie most of the universe (75%) is made of of some mysterious "dark energy" (along with 25% dark matter, and 5% ordinary matter). But what does it matter?

eBay item 3146042998 (Ends Sep-22-03 08:37:31 PDT) - Collection of 26 Beanie Babies from Ex-Wife

This one is great - it just gets better as you read on. You have to feel sorry for the guy really. eBay

Funny Forwards, Saddam Jokes, Blonde Jokes, Lawyer Jokes, Joke Lists, Funny, Little Johnny Jokes, and much more!

20 ways to confuse Trick-or-Treaters. leftwingwacko

Battleground God

Test the consistency of your beliefs! Battleground God

Tuesday, October 28, 2003

harmonic

The Harmonic Concordance... (Ann, you've been blogged!) Ann Palomo

Friday, October 24, 2003

Wired News: The Great Library of Amazonia

The Great Library of Amazonia - amazon.com becomes an electronic library. Wired

Wednesday, October 22, 2003

Mozart's Musikalisches Würfelspiel

A Musical Dice Game for Composing a Minuet - by Mozart.

Tuesday, October 21, 2003

Evolution of Latin Characters

Evolution of Latin Characters - Flash animation. Uni of Maryland

Dare proved almost fatal - National - smh.com.au

A Sydney student who ate slugs from a suburban backyard for a $20 dare got more than he bargained for when he contracted a potentially deadly form of meningitis. smh

Daily Times - Site Edition

No health benefit from prayer. Daily Times
Apparently it's because the researchers set out to test God and that automatically means the experiments won't work...or something.

Mommie Dearest - The pope beatifies Mother Teresa, a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud. By Christopher Hitchens

Mommie Dearest - The pope beatifies Mother Teresa, a fanatic, a fundamentalist, and a fraud. By Christopher Hitchens. Slate

Wired 11.11: Matrix Revelations

Matrix Revelations : wired writer on the Wachowski brothers. Good read. Wired

BBC Radio 4 - A Man as Strong as a Crocodile

A Man as Strong as a Crocodile - British man undergoes initiation in New Guinea. Bizarre. BBC

Friday, October 17, 2003

ON THIS DAY | 17 | 1956 Queen switches on nuclear power

This day in 1956 - QE2 opens the world's first nuclear power station. BBC

New Zealand News - Technology - MP Tanzcos almost a geek

NZ's dreadlocked Rastafarian Green MP a computer geek...almost. NZ Herald

Thursday, October 16, 2003

New Zealand News - World - China's first manned space flight ends in success

China's first manned space flight ends in success. NZ Herald

Storm King Art Center

Storm King Art Center - home of Andy Goldsworthy's Wall The Went For a Walk. (Thanks Ann). stormking

Tuesday, October 14, 2003

New Scientist

Martial arts robots hit Asian tech fair - cool! New Scientist

New Zealand Herald - Latest News

German police nab vicious crom by getting it drunk. NZ Herald

Monday, October 13, 2003

New Zealand News - World - 'Monkey think, monkey do' study may help paralysed people

Monkey think, monkey do' study may help paralysed people. NZ Herald

Friday, October 10, 2003

Yahoo! Photos - Thumbnails View

Photos of the stupa where I work - just completed. Rod

ScienceDaily News Release: Stages Of Memory Described In New Study

Stages Of Memory Described In New Study. (ties in with what Joe Griffin says about sleep and dreams btw. ScienceDaily

New Scientist

Rejection really hurts finds brain study. New Scientist

Thursday, October 09, 2003

Neuroscience Art Gallery: Art by Psychotics. Louis Wain

Cats Painted in the Progression of Psychosis of a Schizophrenic Artist
Neuroscience Art Gallery

WhatSea level rise

What Europe might look like if sea levels rise... Sea level rise

World Beard and Moustache Championships Carson City 2003

World Beard and Moustache Championships Carson City 2003. (oh yeah!). beards

Wednesday, October 08, 2003

The Onion | General Motors Introduces New Instant-Win Airbags

General Motors Introduces New Instant-Win Airbags. The Onion (Nov 1996)

New Scientist

Laptops get airbags...reminds me of an old Onion story...I'll see if I can track it down. New Scientist

New Zealand News - NZ - New Zealand among least corrupt nations

New Zealand among least corrupt nations. Is anyone surprised? nzherald

Tuesday, October 07, 2003

Winners of the Ig® Nobel Prize

2003 Ignobles announced. A good crop this year. Ignoble

Monday, October 06, 2003

The Influence of Phonesthesia on the English Language

Another sound symbolism page - and a good one! Phonesthesia

BBC NEWS | Magazine | A unique picture of the world, in 16,146 frames

A unique picture of the world, in 16,146 frames. BBC

BBC NEWS | Health | Male contraceptive '100% effective'

Male contraceptive '100% effective' (I'd take it!) BBC

Friday, October 03, 2003

Cyber Semiotic Institute

Awesome semiotics resources! Cyber Semiotic Institute

New Zealand News - NZ - Janet Frame misses out again as Nobel Prize goes to South African

We was robbed! Janet Frame misses out again as Nobel Prize goes to South African. NZ Herald

Wednesday, October 01, 2003

ScienceDaily News Release: Stanford Research Builds Link Between Sleep, Cancer Progression

Stanford Research Builds Link Between Sleep, Cancer Progression. ScienceDaily

ScienceDaily News Release: Biological Basis For Creativity Linked To Mental Illness

Biological Basis For Creativity Linked To Mental Illness. ScienceDaily

Galerie J. Kugel

Armillary spheres. Reminiscent of Pythagoras and the Music of the Spheres. Galerie J. Kugel