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Some scientists have been beating the anti-religion drum louder as of late, and this interesting article claims that modern science may itself be turning into a religion…with extremists and everything.  Talk about reinventing the wheel…

dailymeh:

The best and worst thing a blogger (and by extension, anyone) can do is take a break. It’s the best thing because one is almost certain to have more motivation and new ideas upon returning, but it’s the worst thing to do because it leaves readers with a dormant blog in the meantime. […]

This is a sentiment that only applies to those who don’t have a healthy rss-based reading list.  Vacation is necessary.  I could use a vacation…

patrickcassels:

Toward the end of the 2000 movie “High Fidelity,” John Cusack’s love-struck record store owner/narrator tells the audience, “The making of a good compilation tape is a very subtle art. Many Dos and Don’ts. First of all you’re using someone else’s poetry to express how you feel. This is a delicate thing.”

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While I enjoy the sentiment of the quoted post, it bothers me that the author gives John Cusack so much credit for things he probably had little to do with.  High Fidelity was originally a novel written by Nick Hornby…who also wrote some excellent music-related essays that were collected in Songbook. Also, Cameron Crowe wrote and directed the movie Say Anything…he also wrote and directed that little musical gem called Almost Famous, which happens to be semi-autobiogaphical.  These are the true sources of that musical passion that you see in those movies (not to knock Mr. Cusack, of course).  So…uh…check out my muxtape ;)

lfarm:

You know how no one really eats the crusts of a loaf of bread? I sure don’t. And just today, 3 days before my 26th birthday, I’ve realized that instead of lifting up the crust piece to get to proper slices everytime I go to eat bread, I could simply just throw away the crust when I open a new loaf. Never considered than an option before. Changes everything.

But…doesn’t the end piece (aka the heel, crust, etc) act as some kind of structural support?  It can’t possibly be so easy.  A change like this must be the cause to some kind of catastrophic long term effect.