Marine Corps Marathon technology report
All the runners were tracked in real-time: Get split times and finish information instantly on a pager, text messaging number or e-mail. This free service is a great way for spectators to cheer for their runner (or runners) and be there to meet them for the celebration at the finish line. Live split locations will [...]
cross-species evidence on presence
Primate neural systems process gaze relatively well. Infant chimpanzees aged 10-32 weeks prefer photographs of human faces with eyes open compared to photographs with eyes shut, and with direct gaze compared to averted gaze. By four months of age, human infants can discriminate between faces with direct and averted gaze. In adult humans, direct gaze [...]
Tagged: evolution
web servers don't fill up
As a young child, I remember pondering with my brothers the idea of digging a hole to China. We considered this to be possible. After all, we understood that the earth was round like a ball. But we figured that digging a hole to China would be too much work. We settled on digging a [...]
YouTube's success
How has YouTube succeeded? YouTube makes uploading and sharing videos free and easy. It has hosted some popular high-quality clips and stimulated calls for a copyright-brawl-of-the-millennium. These are well-recognized aspects of YouTube. But consider the outpouring of sympathy for Martin. YouTube has also succeeded as an innovative communications service. Social networks and communications services are [...]
Tagged: YouTube
Taxman triumphs on stationary bike
Taxman left the field far behind to declare victory in the JDRF 2006 Spin to Win Thursday in the heart of Washington, DC. The Lanterne Rouge rider has been embroiled in controversy after finishing atop the General Category (GC) in the Tour de Frolorado. He entered the Spin to Win hoping to resolve any lingering [...]
alternate economic analysis of underwear folding
Excited by the potential profit from a male-oriented omnimedia homemaking enterprise, I emailed to one of my female cousins: To help [her husband] and other husbands keep house while their wives are on vacation, I’ve started a new “homemaking” series on my blog. Check out: http://purplemotes.net/categories/homemaking/ You might consider investing money in this enterprise. It’s [...]
temporary blogging slowdown
In the excellent Iron Cross cyclocross race, I fell down several times and injuried my wrist. I’m temporarily limited to typing with one hand. Thus short posts this week.
mirrors and making sense of another like oneself
The evocatively named “mirror neurons” have recently been attracting much discussion in the blogsphere. Mirror neurons seemed to be associated with hightened affective states and hyper-speculation in humans. But they are not the only neurons with these properties. As early as 1993, two scientists found that a particular neuron in a cat’s brain responded to [...]