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In Time for New Year's: The Possibility of Drinking Without Hangover

2007-12-27T17:08:22Z

Here's a guy who says he figured out how to transfer the intoxicating effects of alcohol into water without all of those debilitating side effects using a spin field generator: http://www.rialian.com/rnboyd/spinfield-effects.htm Here's how to bu...

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Mustard Plants & You: Your Environment's Impact on Growth

2007-12-08T02:24:08Z

It's much more complex than you ever imagined. A recent study by Richard Lankau of the Illinois Natural History Survey in Champaign and Sharon Strauss at the University of California demonstrates that a mustard plant's environment has a dramatic ...

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Designer Philippe Starck's Formula for Creativity

2007-11-21T18:30:53Z

Read this in October's Fast Company, loved it: "Every morning, take royal jelly and omega-3 oil, eat oysters, and have a good sexual life. Don't care about anything, and never listen to anybody. Be free."

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10 Things I Love About The Future

2007-11-16T15:50:14Z

10. There's so much of it. Or at least, I think there is. Like most humans, I consider myself relatively immortal. The older I get, the more I become familiar with my own creaking life cycle, but I still can't see the end on the horizon... 9....

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The Gutter Man

2007-10-30T18:05:26Z

A gutter installer named Rick came by my house to give me an estimate at 7:30 this morning. He was a pleasant man, and his business was just a few blocks from my house. The first thing he asked me was, "How did you hear about us?" (If I could ...

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QotD: Happy Voxiversary!

2007-10-25T23:21:29Z

Today is Vox's first anniversary since the official launch. What's the best experience you've had on Vox in the past year? Getting comments that I've helped someone, or had a positive impact on someone's frame of mind on a particular day. That...

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Quote of the Day

2007-10-16T18:23:36Z

"Those who possess great skill are uniquely aware not only of what they do know but also of what they do not yet know. This awareness can lead to underconfidence." Joyce Ehrlinger Department of Psychology Florida State University I love this quo...

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How Are You Measuring Yourself?

2007-10-16T00:12:48Z

Okay, so today my mom called me again to ask about what to bring to dinner at our friend Candace's house. (Candace sprained her ankle.) Yesterday, she reported that Candace had told her on Sunday that she was making spaghetti and meatballs for din...

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The SkyJump Video

2007-09-30T05:28:06Z

Okay, guys, here it is: the live video of jumping off the tallest building in New Zealand. The ride down is at about 85 mph. BIG fun. :) This jump was a risk that I opted to take, and that my boyfriend Michael opted out of. Most everyone e...

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630 Feet Above New Zealand, and 300 Feet Below

2007-09-29T00:52:25Z

Our last adventure in New Zealand was spelunking! Which is caving. We abseiled (rappelled) 300 feet down into the Lost World caves of Waitomo. Here we are at the top of the abseil: That's my fabulous boyfriend Michael on the right. As you c...

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