Zeitgeist

Hello.

Not at WorkWork today, so feeling much better, thanks for asking.

I think I've had too much coffee.

I was wondering the other day, while re-reading "Gun, Germs and Steel" for the millionth time, what would have happened if the giant marsupials had not become extinct when humans settled Australia.

What would happen if the Aboriginal people could have fought the English on Giant Armoured Wombats?

Yep, definitely had too much coffee.

“Jamie Langridge, the 2007 Bud Light USARPS champion, made use of several well-known strategies during his Final Sixteen run, but combined and utilized them in a manner uniquely his own. His style of play can best be described as "complex adaptive," as he switched effortlessly between runs of alternating and repeated throws.” - USA Rock Paper Scissors League > Article

How to beat anyone at Rock Paper Scissors

“ITS ROCK-HARD surface can take a full- on assault from a baseball bat, yet remains flexible enough to allow you to kick, leap and roll with perfect ease. Crafted from cutting-edge science, its unique molecular structure means that while providing armoured protection against crude concrete and even barbed wire, it remains light enough to allow you to run at high speed.” - Holy Batcapes The Age Of The Superhero Suit Is Upon Us

See what I did there with the segue?

“A Millwall or Chelsea brick is an improvised weapon made of a manipulated newspaper.” - Millwall brick - Wikipedia

Oh, a rock made of paper you say?
Did you like what I did there too?

In my mind I increasingly sound like Stewie from the family guy.





Psychology Today: Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature. Not sure about some of them.

Crazy Icelandic people drive up a hill for fun:


USS Hunchback - Wikipedia. Best name for a ship ever.

“The investigators at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s Cost Analysis Improvement Group say its more like $203 billion to $234 billion in inflated dollars. likely to grow, And remember, that's just for a third of the Army. So the final cost could be closer to three-quarters of a trillion dollars.” - Danger Room - Wired Blogs

“Extra-terrestrial life may well be so weird we would not immediately recognise it, space experts said yesterday.” - Aliens exist, not as we know it


This stunning false-color view of Saturn's moon Hyperion reveals crisp details across the strange, tumbling moon's surface. Differences in color could represent differences in the composition of surface materials. The view was obtained during Cassini's close flyby on Sept. 26, 2005. (via Catalog Page for PIA07740)

Aw, cute:


Stacy, Attack of the School-Girl Zombies. OMG:


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