(Bi)Weekly Science Roundup
Posted by in Science on February 25, 2013
Well, I slipped a little with this one, as work has gotten a little crazy and my free time has been sorely impacted. However, here’s some of the science news that I was able to read this past week:Carbon Nanotubes used to create real bionic muscle tissue that may be able to replace damaged cardiac […]
Cisco Permit ACL to Deny Access to Private Address Blocks
Posted by in Computing on February 22, 2013
It’s pretty common these days to want to block private IP ranges on your firewall or router in order to protect from DDoS attacks. However, when setting one of these up at work recently, I found out that almost all of the existing posts on doing this with Cisco ACLs involve deny or mixed ACLs. […]
Weekly Science Roundup
Posted by in Science on February 9, 2013
This week’s roundup is pretty full, lots of interesting developments: Nanoparticles that look like cells help Nano machines evade the immune system Transparent transistors, printed on paper; May allow for future electronics that are effectively invisible and biodegradable 3D printing of embryonic stem cells; first step to 3D printing tissues Bionic eye passes testing, will […]
Addressing the Elephant in the Room – Pt. 1: The Elephant Itself
Posted by in Exercise on February 6, 2013
In a number of places, I’ve seen people who are dismissive of someone’s progress (including my own) or minimize it with statements like ‘Dat dere CellTech’, which is really just a euphemism for ‘He’s on steroids’. While this has bugged me, I’ve never posted on it mainly because I don’t feel like there’s any point. […]
The Power of Negative Thinking
Posted by in Science on February 5, 2013
This is a very strong confirmation of the last few paragraphs of my article on Willpower, and an excellent article discussing the science behind daydreaming about the ‘negative’ aspects of goal setting (i.e. the work necessary to achieving the goal). Very highly recommended for anyone looking for practical, science-backed advice on achieving your goals. The […]
Weekly Roundup of Scientific Progress
Posted by in Science on February 2, 2013
This week begins what will hopefully be a weekly roundup of links to articles and studies showing off some of the amazing discoveries that pop up. I find it disturbing that while most of the mainstream media is busy fear mongering, scientists are making breakthroughs at an exponential pace. Nearly every week I see multiple […]
There’s No Such Thing as Everlasting Love (According to Science)
Posted by in Science on February 1, 2013
This is a great article that I think a lot of folk should read, and one of the reasons I have stated many times that romance novels and movies paint an unrealistic and ultimately unattainable view of love that misleads people. There’s No Such Thing as Everlasting Love (According to Science) – Emily Esfahani Smith […]
More Data is Always Positive
Something that I’ve seen over and over throughout the last few years in the realm of weight loss is the advice to only weigh yourself at long intervals, typically once a week, so I wanted to take the time to refute this stance a little. The idea around weighing yourself at extended intervals is to […]
“Happy Holidays, now buy my fitness/nutrition book”
If you follow any fitness or nutrition blogs, you’ve probably seen this kind of message posted. You may have even been unlucky enough to get an email or twelve from some fitness person hawking whatever their latest fitness or nutrition book is. If this sounds familiar, let me clear the air on what these are […]
PLoS ONE: Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity
This is a pretty good study that should put the nail in the coffin for the theory that paleo man burned more calories purely due to cultural necessity. PLoS ONE: Hunter-Gatherer Energetics and Human Obesity
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