Wednesday August 23, 2006
Emo follows the dodo
- Posted by Rob (#1) on August 23, 2006 12:46 CEST
I have finally accepted emo as a valid lifestyle (to mock) and those of you who witnessed my Super-Emo cape at Lowlands will know why. But alas, science decided to send emo the way of the dodo:
A new breed of permanently 'cheerful' mouse is providing hope of a new treatment for clinical depression. TREK-1 is a gene that can affect transmission of serotonin in the brain. Serotonin is known to play an important role in mood, sleep and sexuality. By breeding mice with an absence of TREK-1, researchers were able create a depression-resistant strain.
Hopefully these nerds will never find the gene for masochism. I'm cool with scientists who spend their Saturday nights alone in a laboratory. But I won't let them touch the mosh pit or neck biting. Oh no.
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Crippled tags
- Posted by Rob (#1) on August 23, 2006 14:23 CEST
If you're attempting to access tags such as "Panic! At The Disco".. tough luck. This is what you'll get:
Invalid character in /tags/panic!+at+the+disco.html
The URL can only contain alphanumerics plus the following characters: /.,=:_-
While I understand the safety concerns behind this setup, it is a major regression from Powweb to break RFC 1738/2396 so blatantly. I'm demanding a fix, or I'm taking my money elsewhere.
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Fiscal benefit
- Posted by Rob (#1) on August 23, 2006 23:53 CEST
More stupid people who annoy me: Arno managed to utter "I have two children so that gives me a fiscal benefit" on television. Isn't parental love magical?
Then again this entire annoyance is my own fault, for watching a news programme (RTL Nieuws) void of news yet carrying something I cannot describe as anything but an actual advert for nannies. Perhaps indeed people don't need to feel guilty about having a nanny raising the kids. But surely selling strongly opinionated editorials as news ranks high on the list of guilt.
That hilarious own goal by Vermaelen that kept Ajax out of the Champions League made the evening worth it, though.
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