These are my undigested internests for January 4th through January 18th:
- Red Alert Update: Taliban Assault on Kabul | STRATFOR – A little after noon local time, militants began to lay siege on two major shopping centers, including a mall called the Grand Afghan Shopping Center near the Justice Ministry. Eyewitnesses reported militants carrying rocket-propelled grenades had entered the second and third floors of the mall. A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) reportedly detonated outside one of the shopping centers killing several security forces.
- The outfielder problem: The psychology behind catching fly balls : Cognitive Daily – "Baseball players, unlike most football players, must solve one of the most complicated perceptual puzzles in sports: how to predict the path of a moving target obeying the laws of physics, and move to intercept it."
- Vatican calls ‘Avatar’ bland – Telegraph – I don't care what the Vatican thinks about Avatar –haven't seen it — but I was surprised to learn that they're huge Simpsons fans.
- Why is ‘Neanderthal’ still a byword for dumb brute? – Short Sharp Science – New Scientist – Neanderthals wore makeup. Some still do.
- GREAT AMERICAN HOME IMPROVEMENT THE OLD SCHOOL BASEMENT BAR « The Selvedge Yard – Father had one of these when I was growing up. I remember it and the parties that took place there fondly.
