Author Archives: Stan Flouride

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THIS BLOG IS ALWAYS AD-FREE I make stuff and do things.

The Feminist Stiletto? The History, and the Future, of the High-Heeled Shoe – The Atlantic

A comfortable high heel is not rocket science, it’s much more complicated. Dolly Singh of Thesis Couture and a former engineer from Elon Musk’s Space X Found the whole thing was much more complicated than she first anticipated. “I came from … Continue reading

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My Deposit in the Karma Credit Union

In the midst of a troublesome return from AT&T Park that involved the pedal crank breaking off my bicycle I came across this soccer ball in the Panhandle of GGPark. A Rec & Park person and an SFPD officer told … Continue reading

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Living Color IX (Beautiful Images from Earth)

Most of these are in my screensaver file, a nice reminder that this is a very lovely universe.

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A Sad Anniversary

May 9th is always a tough day for me. It’s the anniversary of the day my mother died on Mother’s Day. I was 25, she was 59. The header picture on my blog today might contain her too. Perhaps the … Continue reading

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Journey to the Center of Earth | Science | Smithsonian

Step aside Monsieur Verne, science is our guide in this very cool online journey to the center of the Earth. As you scroll through the layers, each offering articles about it, a counter in the upper right corner counts out your … Continue reading

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Psycho-Science News of the Week-7 May

I regularly collect and share with various friends and associates who work in the field articles about research developments in the neuropsychiatric science and have decided to post those articles here as well. This week’s: Study shows how memories can … Continue reading

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How 22 Companies Screw Their Customers (In Just 6 Words)|Cracked.com

Another excellent photoplasty collection by Cracked readers. They’re all good but here are a few of my favorites.            By Bonsai Elephant Good marketing can make any shitty business look good. How do we know? Because … Continue reading

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Free Online Virtual Library from the Getty Museum

Getty Publications has launched two new online catalogues highlighting antiquities in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, providing free access to these works online and in a variety of downloadable formats. Getty President and CEO James Cuno announced these … Continue reading

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6 Horrifying Acts Of Desperation & Fear Caused By Spiders | Cracked.com

For the archnophiles among us, this behavior is beyond amusing and just bizarre. They eat fucking mosquitos! They’re our friends! Most people jump when a spider gets too close, but not everyone. Some go so far beyond the natural “shriek … Continue reading

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Did Scientists Stumble upon a Battery that Lasts Forever? 

Since most household electronics have life spans limited by factors besides battery life, a battery that lasts for a decade or two could easily outlive the device it powers. “If you could get 100,000 cycles out of a lithium ion … Continue reading

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