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- Gravitational wave detectors: the universe riples, they listen 9/8/2010Gravitational wave detectors: the universe riples, they listen. These detectors (LIGO, GE600, TAMA300, AIGO) are listening for the gravitation waves: black holes spinning and colliding, or neutron stars inspiralling to their final fates in a black hole. Listen to the sounds that LIGO should hear when detecting neutron stars (hint: listen for the sound at t […]
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- Hard to believe how far we've come 9/8/2010iFixit is well known for posting teardowns and repair guides for modern hardware (like the new iPod Shuffle.) To celebrate the addition of game console guides to their site, they did teardowns of five classic and not-so-classic game consoles: Magnavox Odyssey 100, RCA Studio II, Atari 2600, Nintendo Famicom, Nintendo Virtual Boy. Marvel at the 1.78 MHz pro […]
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CAT | Memes
On CNN today there was an article about a girl named Olivia, a girl who managed to inspire an I hate Olivia MySpace group. Also see the Bullyblog on this particular bullying story. Although a particular search on google for myspace pages only yielded 36 results, so it remains to be seen if this is really a new meme. She had a siezure in front of her class, and the class made fun of her. I can’t imagine where the teacher was. Kids are really cruel sometimes
She will be in the good company of others with hate pages like Zachary Allan Starkey.
Nothing shows up with a Google trends search or on memepool.
The Latin word for tattoo is “stigma,†the definitions of which include “a mark made with a sharp instrument,†“a mark of recognition made in the skin of a slave or criminal†and “a mark of guilt.â€
I was intrigued by a letter to the Rev… so I did a little reading. Here are a few interesting links and articles on tattoos, particularly prison tat’s and thier various meanings.
Gang Tattoos: Signs of Belonging and the Transience of Signs
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Texas Prison Tattoos By Andrew Lichtenstein.
Tattoo History – Prison Tattoos
bmezine on star tattoo meanings
And Finally a pbase article about prison/gang symbols and tattoos.
