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    January 10, 2009

    On the borrowability of words

    Language Log -- Borrowability

    Language Log, which I don't link to nearly enough, is like brain crack.

    The most loanword-friendly languages (in their set of 30) were Selice Romani (60%), Tarifiyt Berger (48%), Romanian (40%), English (39%), and Sramaccan (34%). The most loanword-resistant languages were Mandarin Chinese (1%), Ket (7%), Manage (7%), Seychelles Creole (8%), and Gurindji (9%).

    The most borrowable word meanings were kangaroo (100%), olive (100%), motor (96%), camel (95%), coffee (93%).

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by Mojo at 02:43 PM |

    January 09, 2009

    What you don't know about Gaza

    Op-Ed Contributor - What You Don’t Know About Gaza - NYTimes.com

    THE GAZANS Most of the people living in Gaza are not there by choice. The majority of the 1.5 million people crammed into the roughly 140 square miles of the Gaza Strip belong to families that came from towns and villages outside Gaza like Ashkelon and Beersheba. They were driven to Gaza by the Israeli Army in 1948.

    THE OCCUPATION The Gazans have lived under Israeli occupation since the Six-Day War in 1967. Israel is still widely considered to be an occupying power, even though it removed its troops and settlers from the strip in 2005. Israel still controls access to the area, imports and exports, and the movement of people in and out. Israel has control over Gaza’s air space and sea coast, and its forces enter the area at will. As the occupying power, Israel has the responsibility under the Fourth Geneva Convention to see to the welfare of the civilian population of the Gaza Strip. . . .

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by Mojo at 02:36 PM |

    January 08, 2009

    Add a Resolution to Power Nap

    Napping Boosts "Sophisticated" Memory [T]aking a nap may boost a...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 04:56 PM |

    December 18, 2008

    Q: "What Do Prostitutes and Rice Have in Common?"

    A: Both are composed primarily of carbon. That aside, not...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 02:14 PM |

    December 17, 2008

    "Someone get this fat fuck a carrot"

    This bastard tells it like it is, and I like...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 09:56 AM |

    December 16, 2008

    Major US Metropolitan Area with Population of 10 Million No Longer Has a Daily Newspaper

    *thanks for the tip, mojonaut milt!* Unless a lot has...

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    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 01:07 PM |

    December 11, 2008

    Established: Two-Thirds of the Time, Having a Pizza Delivered to a Pizza Place Will Get You Kicked Out

    . . . and it'll overload your robot servant's logic...

    Posted in Fa(k)t - The Poor Mojo Theater. Posted by dave-o at 03:37 PM |

    38 percent of adults use alternative medicine

    There's no downside to alternative medicine, properly used. Take that to mean as a first-line of defense and first-aid to promote general good health and prevent disease. Dietary supplements are concentrated food, really. And the scientific method is designed to tell us what we don't know, where experience and culture tells us what we do know about health methods that work. Provided one makes good use of modern medicine when appropriate, I see no problem. I take a ton of vitamins every day, but boy, was I glad penicillin had been invented when I had pneumonia. Full disclosure: My wife works for a supplement store. And her ministrations have made me a happier and healthier curmudgeon. WaPo | 38 percent of adults use alternative medicine | Study Prompts Critics to Warn of Therapies' Risks
    More than one-third of adults and nearly 12 percent of children in the United States use alternatives to traditional medicine, according to a large federal survey released today that documents how entrenched acupuncture, herbal remedies and other once-exotic therapies have become. The 2007 survey of more than 32,000 Americans, which for the first time included children, found that use of yoga, "probiotics," fish oil and other "complementary and alternative" therapies held steady among adults since the last national survey five years earlier, and that such treatments have become part of health care for many youngsters. ... Adults were most likely to use alternative therapies for pain, including in the back, neck or joints. Women were more likely to use them, as were those who are more educated and more affluent.

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by Alan at 12:48 PM |

    December 09, 2008

    Chinese Guy Totally Blows His Lady's Mind

    Well, her eardrum, at least, and that's nothing to scoff...

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    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 03:19 PM |

    December 05, 2008

    Another Blast from the Atomic Past

    (A little more mental detritus from the Chernobyl research.) The...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 09:12 PM |

    How to Choose a Geiger Counter

    Another nugget uncovered during my research for the Chernobyl textbook...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 04:22 PM |

    December 03, 2008

    Czech Navel Mystery EXPLAINED!

    Button-less midriff revealed, demystified (sorta). Recall: Was researching Chernobyl the...

    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 07:43 PM |

    November 20, 2008

    Newest Achewood Strip Ruthlessly Flays and Vivisects My Personality

    Oh Christ, I'm a Ray! Achewood -- November 20, 2008...

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    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 08:16 PM |

    Mysterious Navel Maneuver Stumps Brits

    Czech underwear model Karolina Kurkova, pictured above picking her...

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    Posted in Fa(k)t. Posted by dave-o at 03:27 PM |

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