Shannon Jiménez

"There are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this week’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. But Moore’s Law and our ever-increasing quest for simpler, smaller, faster and better widgets and thingamabobs will always ensure that some of the technology we grew up with will not be passed down the line to the next generation of geeks" - Shannon Jiménez

This is a good book. I used it to help layout my garden. - Anika

YES. - Ha3rvey (on hiatus)

Anyone else tried it with lemon pepper? It was okay. Not sure I'll repeat, but not bad. - Ha3rvey (on hiatus)

Me too! It was definitely well done. - Ross Miller

going to see it with Dawn, Bill and Dina in Portland right now!!!!! - amelia arapoff

Ana has inspired me. I need to scan my old photos! - Shannon Jiménez

Me too, I've got boxes worth and the Brother All-In-One Printer / Fax / Scanner ain't cutting it. - Adrian

"Although cursing is notoriously decried in the public debate, researchers are now beginning to question the idea that the phenomenon is all bad. "Swearing is such a common response to pain that there has to be an underlying reason why we do it," says psychologist Richard Stephens of Keele University in England, who led the study. And indeed, the findings point to one possible benefit: "I would advise people, if they hurt themselves, to swear," he adds." - Shannon Jiménez

I swear because it's cool like smoking - Outsanity

Geez, Ross, a like but no suggestions? - Shannon Jiménez

Grandpa's lemon bars, they are easy, and fabulous, and your kitchen will smell like sugar and lemons.... - amelia arapoff

"Paid just 85-cents-per-hour, inmates at a Seattle-area prison provide a relatively inexpensive source of scientific labor. But who knew they could also grow frogs better than some traditional research facilities? The Seattle Times reports today about the stunning success a pair of inmates have had raising endangered Oregon spotted frogs at the Ceder Creek Corrections Center. Only eight frogs have died out of the 80 eggs the two men started with in early April—a loss rate well below that of two zoos and a wildlife park that are also involved in the research project." - Shannon Jiménez

"Babies do have color preferences, and these preferences seem to be mostly determined by hue. Blues and purples are babies' favorites, while greens, yellows, and reds are liked less." - Shannon Jiménez

"Usarufa is a language of Papua New Guinea with just 1200 speakers (ISO-639 code "usa"). There's no fluent speakers under the age of 25, so the language must be considered moribund....I played them a recording of the "last words" of the Jiwarli language of Western Australia. After some questioning looks I explained that this language is now dead, and we were listening to its last speaker before he died. As one they all looked down, shaking their heads in disbelief and saying sorry, sorry, sorry…. It was as if I told them a mutual friend had died. They urged me to put that recording on a cassette tape so they could take it back to their village. That way, everyone would surely understand what will happen to the Usarufa language unless there are serious attempts to revitalize it." - Shannon Jiménez

"Carved flutes dating back some 35,000 years were discovered during a dig last summer at an upper Paleolithic site in southwestern Germany, making them among—if not the—oldest documented musical instruments, reports a study published today in Nature." - Shannon Jiménez

"For a long time, the idea that language might shape thought was considered at best untestable and more often simply wrong. Research in my labs at Stanford University and at MIT has helped reopen this question. We have collected data around the world: from China, Greece, Chile, Indonesia, Russia, and Aboriginal Australia. What we have learned is that people who speak different languages do indeed think differently and that even flukes of grammar can profoundly affect how we see the world." - Shannon Jiménez

Shared for Dad and Bret :) - Shannon Jiménez

Good analysis of LinkedIn's idiotic move yesterday. - Shannon Jiménez

And thank god for warranties! - Shannon Jiménez

Wow, You already had one new computer, considering all the changes. - Dallas Cao

Grandpa Earl would have been ashamed of the size bowl I had to toss the salad in tonight. - Shannon Jiménez

Looks great! - Bret Taylor

Sounds good theoretically, but I'm not sure I would sign on as part of the test group. - Anne Bouey

PBS has put all of its old Julia Child videos online! - Shannon Jiménez