The unsuccessful self-treatment of a case of “writer’s block” is a humorous academic article by psychologist Dennis Upper about writer’s block. It contains no content outside title and journal formatting elements, including a humorous footnote. Published in 1974 in a peer reviewed journal, Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, it is recognized as the shortest academic article ever and a classic example of humour in science. The article has led to at least three similarly humorous and peer-reviewed, published replication studies.
The tao of cloud people
Kingfisher rescue squad
Bean and a couple of boys from the building found a kingfisher with a broken wing. We bundled it up in a box and took it to the local bird rescue shelter. Hope it makes it. It has a beautiful plumage.
Managerial bookshelfÂ
What every psychopathic IT manager is reading nowadays:
Pink Floyd at the V&A
London’s Victoria and Albert Museum will house the special tribute to the iconic psychedelic band next spring and mark 50 years since the release of their 1967 debut single Arnold Layne.
The exhibition will feature a laser light show and previously unseen concert footage as well as more than 350 objects and artefacts including instruments, handwritten lyrics, posters, architectural drawings and psychedelic prints.
The V&A opened ticket sales and announced the exhibition by flying a giant inflatable pink pig near the museum’s entrance, a reference to the inflatable swine which once soared over Battersea power station and featured on the cover of Pink Floyd’s 1977 album Animals.
The band were founded in 1965 by students Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright and Mason. Barrett, who parted ways with Floyd in 1968, died in 2006 and Wright died in 2008. The remaining members are collaborating for the V&A show.
“I did think we’d be short of material. That’s turned out to be entirely incorrect. I can’t tell you how much stuff won’t fit in,” said Nick Mason.
The Pink Floyd Exhibition: Their Mortal Remains opens on 13 May 2017 and runs for 20 weeks.
Angry Furby is watching me sleepÂ
Katy’s too warm and hasn’t been sleeping well these past few days, so she’s sleeping in the guest bedroom tonight. She’s left me with Angry Furby so “that he can spend the night scowling at me in her place; it’ll be like having her in bed”.
I’m part happy she thought of me, partly freaked out at having that thing stare at me all the time.
Protect the drivers!
Source: XKCD
Starting with my new team!
Captain Vera T. Kirk
Commander Damian Spock
Lieutenant Commander Montgomery “Scotty” Ronga
Lieutenant Commander Leonard “Bones” McCote
Lieutenant Fabio Uhura
Lieutenant Roko Sulu
Ensign Ivan Chekov
Shaka, when the walls fell
It’s a beautiful thing
