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"This is a very simple, unobtrusive way to promote ethical behavior."

Posted 3 Weeks Ago at 03:16 AM by freeztar
Updated 3 Weeks Ago at 08:17 AM by Tormod

This refers to this news article:

Cleanliness IS next to godliness: new research shows clean smells unconsciously promote moral behavior

Quote:

People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a soon-to-be published study led by a Brigham Young University professor.

The research found a dramatic improvement in ethical behavior with just a few spritzes of citrus-scented Windex.

Really?...

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M.C. Grillmeister

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Disney and Math?

Posted 4 Weeks Ago at 03:35 PM by freeztar

This put a smile on my face, so I though I might share.

Quote:

Originally Posted by http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2009/10/raytheon_unveil_2.html

Raytheon Co., the Waltham defense contractor, said it is helping to unveil a ride at Epcot, part of Walt Disney World in Florida, that requires thrill seekers to make use of their mathematical skills.

Called the "Sum of all Thrills," the ride lets guests custom-design an experience by using math skills, a touch-screen table, and a robotic simulator, and the ride is part of a larger Raytheon effort

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M.C. Grillmeister

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I Dream of Genes

Posted 4 Weeks Ago at 03:26 AM by freeztar

Not really, though a heliacal rollercoaster of the mind doesn't sound too bad!

But I do dream...

I loathe it actually. It seems I'm always in some f'ed up plot that involves craziness and strife. What genes control this?!

Insomnia is bad enough, but bad dreams are somewhat worse. Note, I didn't say nightmare. I haven't had one of those since I was a toddler. But, some of my dreams seem so profound and "out there" that I would think that most...

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M.C. Grillmeister

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Where is the closest analog of Solar system?

Posted 4 Weeks Ago at 01:32 AM by Krupin

Trying to unravel the riddle of the origin of the solar system planetary scientists are looking for similar systems that are are being for thousands of light years away. Meanwhile, they ignore at least three analogues inside our own planetary system. This satellite systems of giant planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus. Which of these systems is the most similar to the total solar system and why?

At first glance, these systems do not have any special fundamental differences from one another....

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Thinking

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You Don't Know What You Got 'Till It's Gone

Posted 09-29-2009 at 12:14 PM by Pyrotex
Updated 09-29-2009 at 12:25 PM by Pyrotex

I have a five year-old HP computer. It runs XP and it runs very well, thank you.

Woops. I had a computer. Past tense.

Though it ran long and well, and only crapped out while playing Alpha Centauri, my favorite game, I felt that it had slowed down over the years. No telling what was in there, gumming up the works -- viruses, worms, clams, spyware, spudware, cookies, gummybears and other mean and nasty stuff.

A brand new Office Depot had just opened...