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Re: 10 Signs of Intelligent Life at YouTube (Smart Video Collections)

Miss Cellania — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:49:56 -0000

Thanks for this! It's going to keep me (and the kids) busy for a while.

Re: They did it! YouTube bought by Google for $1.65B in less than two years

Miss Cellania — Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:16:21 -0000

I had wondered how YouTube was going to make money, and how they were going to pay for all that bandwidth. I guess they can pay their bills now! What a life.. a billion dollars AND you get to keep your job!

Re: Question of the Day

Miss Cellania — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:15:23 -0000

I am old enough to where I don't recall my FIRST experience with racism, because it was so prevalent when and where I lived. But I am now seeing it through my children's eyes, since they are minorities in an overwhelmingly white town. I illustrated a discussion we had about kids they encounter who act like they have never seen an Asian before. These are actual questions, although the answers are hypothetical ones we came up with. http://www.misscellania.com/miss-cellania/2008/...

Re: Many adults cannot name a scientist

Miss Cellania — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:58:25 -0000

First thought was my late father, but I can think of plenty I'm not related to. Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy Blog. Greg Laden. Carl Zimmer. Alex Santoso. I get all my science from blogs these days.

Re: OhGizmo! » Archive » Hyper-Intelligent Coconuts Demand Quiet

Miss Cellania — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 17:38:36 -0000

So, does the airport turn the volume on the planes down when they get complaints about noise?

Re: All-Time Oscars: Best Picture

Miss Cellania — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 07:37:44 -0000

I'll go with Matthew, since Casablanca rocks.

Re: Bypassing Thanksgiving

Miss Cellania — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 08:28:46 -0000

I don't mind Christmas starting so early anymore. The time flies by anyway, and life is too short to be upset about the little things.

Re: Stuff: How Much Do You Really Need?

Miss Cellania — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 01:46:13 -0000

My house burned down when I was 17, and I got a good lesson in how little stuff really matters. The only things I regretted losing then was the family photos. No baby pictures of me at all! Now my entire family stores prints, negatives, and digital copies in more than one place, so if one house burns, they can be copied from another.

After the kids get out in a fire, I would grab the cats and a file box of documents with my childrens' immigration and citizenship papers. Those are VERY hard to replace.

Re: The Ecology of Cities

Miss Cellania — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 13:44:29 -0000

Some of the very oldest cities, at least in the wealthier nations, are amazingly suited for modern times, i.e. New York and Tokyo. But cities that grew in the 20th century on the modern "urban sprawl" model are now unattractive because of their land use, social isolation, and traffic. The example that comes to mind is Atlanta, although I'm sure there are plenty of others.

Re: New Wind Turbine Harnesses Aerodynamics of Buildings

Miss Cellania — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:52:51 -0000

I didn't find a price on this, so can I assume its tres expensive? With all the wind power gadgets available, I wonder why they are not more widely used. Is it the expense? Or are potential clients waiting a year to see how they work long-term (which gives the company time to go out of business)?

Re: Todae. A New Eco Retail Store for Sydney

Miss Cellania — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 07:49:05 -0000

I think the key to encouraging eco-stores is keeping them in business long enough for prices to fall. Prices will be too high for the average consumer until startup costs are recouped and it becomes cost-effective to order and stock higher quantities (volume, volume, volume). In the meantime, those who care deeply about such issues will have to go out of our way to subsidize such businesses.

Re: Stuff: How Much Do You Really Need?

Miss Cellania — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 22:46:13 -0000

After the kids get out in a fire, I would grab the cats and a file box of documents with my childrens' immigration and citizenship papers. Those are VERY hard to replace.