tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25493231453809310032024-03-13T20:56:35.695-04:00Wild World Blog<p align="left"><i><b>News articles, literature, poetry, art<br> and multimedia from the streets of Brooklyn, NY, to the<br> far reaches of the known multiverse.... ;-)</b></i></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-35116575815215037862016-06-17T16:04:00.001-04:002016-06-17T16:19:16.503-04:00Snow Does Blow<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Yo, ho, snow does flow....<br />A rising puff of Santa.<br />Winds of methane blow.<br />Typical Jovian banter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">A rising puff of Santa.<br />Trading frozen diamond rain.<br />Typical Jovian banter.<br />Saturn rings but does not feign.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Trading frozen diamond rain.<br />Gaseous blowhards tilt and sway.<br />Saturn rings but does not feign.<br />Mars turns red; Earth blues play.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Gaseous blowhards tilt and sway,<br />Catching killer planetoids.<br />Mars turns red; Earth blues play.<br />What luck to be not void.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Catching killer planetoids.<br />Venus chokes; Mercury burns.<br />What luck to be not void.<br />On Martian dust our future turns.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">Copyright (c) 2016 Tom Arnone</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-49658860040365057872013-06-22T07:54:00.001-04:002013-06-22T07:54:33.796-04:00Two Men Arrested For Trying To Build An X-Ray Gun | Popular Science<p><font size="3" face="Gill Sans">We never cease the pursuit of discovering more extravagant and efficient methods of destroying one another….</font></p> <p><a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-06/man-attempts-build-x-ray-gun-use-it-evil">Two Men Arrested For Trying To Build An X-Ray Gun | Popular Science</a></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-66351316052919113942013-01-05T16:38:00.001-05:002013-01-05T16:38:12.148-05:00Zooey Deschanel declares her feminism<a href="http://www.salon.com/2013/01/04/zooey_deschanel_declares_her_feminism/">Zooey Deschanel declares her feminism</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-9635746666546340832012-08-05T13:41:00.001-04:002012-08-05T14:42:01.401-04:00Mirror Mirror - I Believe (In Love) - Lily Collins<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/E8-bMgDANEk" width="560"></iframe><br />
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<a href="http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57478331-93/marissa-mayer-enters-the-yahoo-pressure-cooker/" target="_blank">Click here to read article on CNET</a>....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-49372018742741616672012-07-24T13:40:00.000-04:002012-07-24T14:04:15.628-04:00Seen for the First Time: Starless Galaxies<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Now that we've, apparently, discovered <em>dark galaxies</em>, does this upend the theory of (invisible) dark matter? (Probably not -- but, one can hope!) </span><br />
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POPULAR SCIENCE - NEW TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE NEWS, THE FUTURE NOW | JULY 12, 2012<br />
<a href="http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-07/telescope-spots-once-invisible-starless-galaxies-early-universe" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">Read Article Here</span></a>....</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-43719489683524558612012-07-02T11:40:00.001-04:002012-07-02T11:46:32.724-04:00B612 Sentinel: The First Privately-Funded Deep Space Mission<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The privately funded B612 Foundation may not be engaged in asteroid </span><br />
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<a href="http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/first-privately-funded-deep-space-mission-will-chart-all-asteroids-inner-solar-system" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-06/first-privately-funded-deep-space-mission-will-chart-all-asteroids-inner-solar-system</span></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-4702612462761292292012-07-01T21:48:00.003-04:002012-07-03T11:50:42.105-04:00How to Make Anything Disappear<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Invisibility cloaks and devices are only a <em>time slip</em> away with advances in the proper bending of light so that the physical appearance of matter may elude our eyes and senses....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">TECHCRUNCH | JUNE 20, 2012</span><br />
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<br /><a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19845_8-prehistoric-creatures-ripped-directly-from-your-nightmares.html" target="_blank">8 Prehistoric Creatures Ripped Directly from Your Nightmares | Cracked.com</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-46038465225599630882012-05-30T22:13:00.001-04:002012-07-02T00:02:24.145-04:00Coding Horror: So You Want to be a ProgrammerBack in the day, I tried to learn assembly language on my <strong>Atari</strong>. It was difficult and I was exposed to countless distractions. I didn’t stick with it. I did, however, learn <strong>Atari Basic</strong>. It was fun typing programs from the back of computer magazines like <strong><em>Compute!</em></strong> (and getting them to work). <strong><em>Fun</em></strong>, I believe, is the key word. Stress and frustration pail in comparison to the joy of discovering and/or learning a new passion.<br />
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By Jack O'Brien,Elford Alley Published: May 15th, 2012 When it comes to the
birth of America, most of us are working from a stew of elementary scho... <a href="http://www.cracked.com/article_19864_6-ridiculous-lies-you-believe-about-founding-america.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">read more</span></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-55933003033884507502012-05-20T11:50:00.000-04:002012-07-02T00:07:43.074-04:00Smart People Don't Think Others Are Stupid<span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Think before you speak. Don't jump to conclusions (at least, not until you have all the facts)....</span><br />
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<br /><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The woman seemed to be making some pretty good points, until she stopped
with, “Ugh! Those (people she disagrees with) are just so stupid!!” She could
have said Southerners,… </span><a href="http://sivers.org/ss" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">read more</span></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-71161546260185886352012-05-19T00:24:00.001-04:002012-07-01T23:30:09.138-04:00What Cool Things Can I Do with All This Free Cloud Storage Space?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><span style="font-family: Lucida Console; font-size: small;">An over abundance of clouds may lead to confusion – and rain…. ;-(</span><br />
<a href="http://lifehacker.com/5911022/what-cool-things-can-i-do-with-all-this-free-cloud-storage-space?tag=ask-lifehacker" target="_blank">Ask Lifehacker News, Videos, Reviews and Gossip - Lifehacker</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-34071931124636725552012-05-10T22:38:00.001-04:002012-07-01T23:31:42.115-04:00Science Fiction and Fantasy Books You Can't Afford to Miss in May<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a data-mce-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1781080011/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wildrhymetree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1781080011" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1781080011/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wildrhymetree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1781080011" target="_blank"><strong><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">Harmomy</span></strong></a><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;"> (by Keith Brooke) and <strong><a data-mce-href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765333600/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wildrhymetree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0765333600" href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765333600/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wildrhymetree-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0765333600" target="_blank">The Weird</a></strong> (edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer) look like good bets (for my taste, at least)....</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.salon.com/2012/05/04/the_real_job_creators/singleton/">The real job creators</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-65169683227066478502012-04-30T13:06:00.001-04:002012-07-01T23:34:44.735-04:00James Cameron Mining Asteroids: Is It Possible? - TIME<a href="http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2112996,00.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">James Cameron Mining Asteroids: Is It Possible? - TIME</a><br />
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<br />Note: Too bad we can’t mine asteroids for oil — only planetary bodies that support (or once supported) life can bless us with fossil fuels. Of course, there is the abiogenic hypothesis of petroleum origin to consider….</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-66475155930911044782012-04-11T11:38:00.001-04:002012-07-01T23:36:05.229-04:00Jack Tramiel Remembered: The Legacy of the Commodore Founder and PC Pioneer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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That and a lack of character chemistry aside -- especially between Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) -- the survival and action scenes were extremely satisfying. I would rate this movie no higher than three stars. It was good. Perhaps, if I had read the books, I would be more of a believer....Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-18818265978551021722012-01-13T16:26:00.001-05:002012-07-01T23:42:08.665-04:00Mobile voicemail: Why ‘saved’ isn’t really saved, and your messages aren’t really yours - GeekWire<a href="http://www.geekwire.com/2011/mobile-voicemail-why-saved-isnt-saved-and-your-messages-arent-your-own" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mobile voicemail: Why ‘saved’ isn’t really saved, and your messages aren’t really yours - GeekWire</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-14035007621510715272011-12-22T10:43:00.000-05:002012-07-01T23:43:18.323-04:00HTML5 for mobiles: fact or fiction?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<a href="http://www.triballabs.net/2011/03/html5-on-mobile-browsers-what-can-you-do-today/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HTML5 for mobiles: fact or fiction?</a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10842337621053256630noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2549323145380931003.post-51859598012215228712011-12-20T22:45:00.000-05:002012-07-01T23:45:07.880-04:00My Valentine - Paul McCartney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Nice, Paul. Natural and meaningful tune. You're starting to sound like Sinatra ;-)<br />
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