December 2011
9 posts
Pneumatise Your Brain →
While this (“Pneumatic Blogging”) is my main blog (which posts directly from my “Pneumatised!” blog), “Pneumatise Your Brain” is a “collection of interesting articles and items I’ve read on the ‘net via RSS and/or Atom feeds.” Enjoy!
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Bahrain must release activist dragged away from... →
The Bahrain authorities must release a prominent activist dragged away along the ground in handcuffs from a peaceful protest, Amnesty International said today. Blogger and activist Zainab al-Khawaja, whose father and husband are both in prison in the aftermath of popular protests this year, has been charged with taking part in an illegal public gathering, showing contempt of the regime and...
Auto-playing music on Tumblr blogs
To random Tumblr users:
I may like some random post on your Tumblr blog at some point, but if I go to your main page and you’ve put some song on auto-play, it kills how much I may like your post. Auto-play was annoying on MySpace and it’s still annoying. Make a video if you want to put something to music. Don’t put your whole blog to music. I’d like to choose my music, as...
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Sleep Bot (Android App) - A Short Review
Review of Sleep Bot Tracker Log (also see Sleep Bot app on Android Market):
I’ve been using this app for the past few days. I like that it lets me know how much sleep I’m missing (“sleep debt”) because then I’ll try to catch up (I guess it’s almost a game to try to get rid of your sleep debt). It also charts and graphs your sleep data to help you understand...
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Canadian and American Humour: A Comparison
Canadian
Great White North: Beer Nog (featuring “Bob and Doug McKenzie” as seen on SCTV)
“You hoser! Take off to the Great White North, eh? Get some smokes and beer while you’re there, eh?”
American
America Fuck Yeah! (a fan-made video featuring theme song and clips from the movie, Team America: World Police)
“Team America, fuck yeah! Coming again to...
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Allergies and Running in the Winter
Anyone else have allergies and also do running in the winter?
I’ve noticed for a while now that when I haven’t been running regularly, then start up in the cold months, my allergies just kick my ass for running. It’s not that I’m tired or my cardio is bad (I have allergies year round, but in the late spring and summer, running is easier even if I haven’t been running...
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When It's Time to Take a Stand...
Remember this?
(From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_Man)
Recently, in Bahrain…
Read more:
An Activist Stands Her Ground in Bahrain
In a video interview, the activist, Zainab Alkhawaja, says:
“My husband has told me that because of my activism as well, he has been tortured. Basically, they kept telling him ‘Someday we’re gonna get our hands on your wife and...