Some folks claim to have found a Bosnian stairs-like pyramid, about 12,000 years old. Photos of the research here. Scientific sleuth cracks code to $54,000 treasure Ants in the Amazon rain forest labor to keep their territory free by using formic acid as a herbicide. The remains of a massive Gold Rush-era sailing ship dating …
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The Long Now’s Orrery
I’ve been meaning to post about this for a while, but finally got around to it after reading at Boing Boing that the Long Now project unveiled their prototype, the Orrery clock. Jacob Appelbaum has some great photos of the event. What is all this fuss over a clock? Discover has a lot of good …
NK
The quality at BBC dropped a notch on this story of an American tourist in North Korea: “To be honest, I was surprised with how friendly and warm-hearted they [North Korea assigned tour guides] were… They had their photos taken with us, told stories about their lives, answered our questions – some to more of …
Urban Exploration
I learned here that Ninjalicious, the guy behind infiltration.org, has released a book: Access All Areas – A User’s Guide to the Art of Urban Exploration. However, I also learned this bit of sad news: Access All Areas is a fitting — and final — testament to his passion. Having been diagnosed with cancer last …
Baja and San Diego blurbs
The grand North Park Theatre has been restored, and is opening as the Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre. It is now the home of Lyric Opera San Diego. – There are only two public restrooms in downtown San Diego. This is a problem. I found it interesting that a self cleaning restroom can …