Read an interesting take on a possible mechanism for how low-intensity microwave radiation (e.g. cell phones) could lead to DNA damage. The /. discussion is here. Basic summary:
absorbing microwaves could make a large organic molecule change to a different spatial structure or stereoisomer;
absorbing microwaves affects rates of reactions catalyzed by enzymes and metal atoms, […]
Undoubtedly due to the ever-increasing fraction of otaku and other japanophiles in the general US population, in popular culture katanas have now acquired the status of the ultimate cold-steel weapon. (See Kill Bill for concrete examples.) Claims of the katana’s superiority naturally draw the righteous anger of fans of other swords. For example, consider this […]
‘Schwartzian Transform’ — for efficiently and functionally sorting lists in Perl.
Linode — uses UML to offer cheap shared Linux hosting with root access. If I had $20 extra per month, I would take it.
GPL — the general porn license?
Interesting explanation for why a hobbit archer would make an excellent hunter but lousy soldier (aka why […]
Suppose you need a credit card to purchase services from a sketchy company in a sketchy country; you are afraid that the charges will exceed the stated rates by a couple orders of magnitude. Some banks allow you to create “virtual credit cards” with a hard credit ceiling. Mine doesn’t. Solution? Use something like XROST […]
Peter Seibel has written a book called Practical Common Lisp, which is available in dead-tree form for money or online for free. From what I have seen, the book is excellent, to put in mildly. It shows how to get the most out of Lisp’s functional nature, and how to harness that power for everyday […]