Monthly Archives: December 2008

Final grades for Fall semester

Not bad for a final Fall semester.

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Close-up of a cow at 300 frames per second

This is quite possibly the most awesome slow-motion video of any animal I’ve seen on YouTube yet. I really want a camcorder that can record at super high frame rates. If I had one, I’d record every part of my … Continue reading

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LaGuardia High School to cancel annual Fall musical

Photo from wallyg on Flickr Gothamist pointed to a very sad story from The New York Times about how LaGuardia High School might need to cancel their Fall musical because of budget cuts. What I didn’t know was that the … Continue reading

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Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne

I guess it really pays to keep an Amazon.com wishlist (and also a website) because this Christmas I’ve been getting lots of wonderful books as gifts! The Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne book above comes courtesy of Florence who realized that … Continue reading

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The Cavanagh's and the communion wafer

Man, talk about a monopoly! The Cavanagh’s are responsible for supplying about 80% of the communion wafers that churches use in the United States (and very similar market shares in Australia, Canada, and Britain, too!). The New York Times profiled … Continue reading

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