Eclectic Perambulations in the Noosphere
Zoisite, Diopside, Calcite
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Locality: Merelani Hills (Mererani), Lelatema Mts, Arusha Region, Tanzania
A gemmy tanzanite crystal in matrix with diopside. Specimen size 3.1 x 4.2 cm.
This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 16th Nov 2011
"In the year 2005, helicopters will yank trees out of the ground like so many daisies. The pilots try not to think about slamming back into the ground when a particularly tough pine refuses to give way. How does he know which one's to yank? Because the advance team has pumped them so full of radioactive isotopes that they set off a Geiger counter five hundred feet in the air.
Try not to think about it."
Psychopathy : a lack of interest in, or care for, the sanctity of human life.
Sociopathy : a lack of interest in, or care for, the rules of a society.
Malignant narcissism : pathological grandiosity, lacking in conscience and behavioral regulation, characterized by joyful cruelty and sadism.
PROTECT IP Act Breaks The Internet from Fight for the Future on Vimeo.
All About SOPA, the Bill That Wants to Cripple Your Internet
SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, is another one of those bills that sounds like it's going to do something mildly positive but, in reality, has serious potential to negatively change the internet as we know it. It puts power in the hands of the entertainment industry to censor sites that allegedly "engage in, enable or facilitate" copyright infringement. This language vague enough to encompass sites you use every day, like Twitter and Facebook, making SOPA a serious problem. Here's how it works and what you can do about it.
Call your congressperson
Visit the American Censorship Day web site
Get to know the bill
via lifehacker.com
The planet Uranus with a few of its moons.
Credit: NASA/ESA and H. B. Hammel
"Uranus recently erupted with a new bright region in its lower latitudes. Could electrical effects be responsible ?"
