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	Thursday, 17 June 2004

primogeniture [Dictionary.com Word of the Day] 11:53:40 PM

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I didn't even know there was a problem. Milky Way's "Satellite Problem" Solved [Scientific American] 11:31:12 PM

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Apple have always had great ads. 'Silhouette' gets Grand Prize Kelly Award [The Macintosh News Network] 11:14:59 PM

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Toxic alcohol kills 17 Iranians. The authorities blame alcohol laced with methanol for leaving victims dead, blinded, or in a coma. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] 10:28:23 PM

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Quote of the Day June 7 2004. Found some wise words that made me wonder how they relate to the success of self publishing and weblogs: Samuel Goldwyn: "Television has raised writing to a new low." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 10:19:28 PM

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So how do they describe themselves? Forty five degree handed, ninety degree handed? Octopodes have a preferred arm. Nature Science Update reports: "Most octopuses have a favourite arm, zoologists have discovered. This is the first time they have been found to show any bias when choosing which of their eight limbs is right for the job." [David Harris: Science news] 8:09:51 AM

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I've been very interested lately about the apparent intelligence gap in the story of humanity. Our species seems to have sat around for hundreds of thousands of years not inventing digital watches. Suddenly there was a burst of creativity which has had hiccoughs and interruptions, but on the whole has continued. Something about the human brain made it go from smart animal to thinking, creative, speculative animal. Colin Wilson thinks it may have been the discovery of alcohol, which allows for a relaxed contemplation and speculation. Maybe. I'm not sure what this has to do with this story about dogs, but I guess I think of early humans as like dogs - smart but not really with anything to think about. Fido Found to Be Wiz with Words [Scientific American] 12:11:29 AM

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