2007 staat in het verschiet, nog minder dan acht uurtjes te gaan — in Australië is het overigens al zover. De laatste weken zie je overal lijstjes opduiken over vanalles wat het voorbije jaar gebeurde: meest fantastische dit, beste dat, you name it. Ok, er waren onwaarschijnlijke wetenschappelijke doorbraken, maar voor de rest was 2006 …
Jaarlijkse archieven: 2006
What tarot card are you?
You are The Lovers: Motive, power, and action, arising from Inspiration and Impulse. The Lovers represents intuition and inspiration. Very often a choice needs to be made. Originally, this card was called just LOVE. And that’s actually more apt than “Lovers.” Love follows in this sequence of growth and maturity. And, coming after the Emperor, …
links for 2006-12-29
Saddam to be hanged by Sunday Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday. Saddam will be hanged before the start of the Eid religious holiday, which begins at sundown Saturday. AP Poll: Bush #1 Villain of 2006 Just …
links for 2006-12-28
Everybody loves a math joke Judging by the facebook group “I Wish I Were Your Derivative So I Could Lie Tangent To Your Curves!” with 42,000 members, everybody loves a math joke. (tags: mathematics humor geek) 100 things we didn’t know last year Each week, the Magazine chronicles interesting and sometimes downright unexpected facts from …
How Belgium was made
An epic story of love, romance, and fries. (Ytmnd.)