http://www.metafilter.com/activity/24046/posts/mefi/ MetaFilter posts by XMLicious en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 120 http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/69471 <a href="http://www.quartierephemere.org/download/papa.jpg">Papa Palm&#0233;rino Sorgente, the Pope of Montr&#0233;al</a> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69471 Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:05:27 -0800 PopeOfMontréal celebrity celebrities art artwork artist artists folk folkart outsiderart exhibits Montréal canada canadiana kosovo kosovar religion jesus faith pope spirituality belief crucifix crucifixion crafts 3D obsession bizarre SorgentePalmérino XMLicious http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/69368 <a href="http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/quant-ph/pdf/0609/0609163v2.pdf"><em>Quantum Mechanics: Myths and Facts</em></a> <small>(pdf)</small>, a recently-updated paper on the Cornell <a href="http://arxiv.org/">arXiv</a> peer-review site. By Hrvoje Nikolić of the Rudjer Bošković Institute in Croatia. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69368 Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:21:29 -0800 HrvojeNikolic arxiv quantum physics quantumphysics quantummechanics statisticalmechanics myth myths science SCIENCE! theory particle particles particlephysics wave waves duality waveparticleduality particlewaveduality uncertainty heisenberg bohm bohmian random randomness hiddenvariable hiddenvariables locality nonlocality relativity quantumfieldtheory qft virtualparticle virtualparticles blackhole blackholes entropy determinism determinsm XMLicious http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/68760 The <a href="http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/01/10/tata-motors-update-markets-equity-cx_rd_0110markets13.html">Tata Nano</a> <small><small>(<a href="http://www.tata.com/images/flash/nano_pic_gallery08.swf">pic</a>)</small></small> is a car that costs less new than the amount I've spent on gas during single car trips, recently announced to the auto market in India. The <a href="http://image.baidu.com/i?tn=baiduimage&ct=201326592&lm=-1&cl=2&word=%C6%E6%C8%F0QQ#">Chery QQ</a> <small><small><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chery_QQ">^</a></small></small>, <a href="http://www.gasgoo.com/auto-news/3692/Chery-s-QQ-tops-subcompact-market-in-13-provinces.html">successful</a> , <a href="http://www.qq-club.ru/">wide</a><a href="http://industriautomotrizdevenezuela.wordpress.com/2006/07/08/chery-qq-crash-test/">ly</a> <a href="http://english.sina.com/business/1/2006/1011/91517.html">ex</a><a href="http://www.pakwheels.com/forumreply_az_TopicID!11312~ForumID!11~page!19~pw.html">por</a><a href="http://www.motortrader.com.my/asp/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=13134">ted</a>, and recognized as the <a href="http://www.chinacartimes.com/2007/07/26/chery-qq-the-hostage-takers-choice-of-vehicle/">Hostage Taker's Vehicle of Choice</a> by China Car Times, is the runner-up for the world's cheapest car but is still approximately twice as expensive. Yes indeed, the price of gas is <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/30/news/international/mini_cars_gas/index.htm"><em>not</em></a> going to come back down. So much for my coast-to-coast road trips. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68760 Sun, 03 Feb 2008 05:16:25 -0800 Tata TataMotors TataNano Nano Chery CheryQQ QQ automobile car cars auto autos automotive automobiles transportation transit cheap inexpensive India Indian China Chinese globalization industry gas petrol gasoline oil prices bhopal corporatecrime microcar microcars vehicle vehicles minis micros gasprices XMLicious http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/68364 Continuing the recent theme of <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/67462/How-To-Be-A-Good-Host">horrifying</a> <a href="http://www.metafilter.com/67741/Brainwashed-by-a-parasite">parasites</a>, here's an <a href="http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080116142805.htm">infectious little nematode</a> that makes its host swell up into a plump, juicy, red berry so that birds will mistakenly eat its bloated ichorous abdomen and spread the eggs. <small><small><a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/01/21/parasite-turns-ants.html">(via)</a></small></small> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.68364 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:41:11 -0800 ant ants parasite parasites parasitic nematode nematodes ichor ichorous icky squicky ick squick XMLicious http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/57888 Sony says no to porn on Blu-ray Disc tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.57888 Fri, 19 Jan 2007 11:07:40 -0800 sony porn blu-ray hd-dvd XMLicious http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/55985 Can the Marketing Universe be saved from the <a href="http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?1004217">expanding event horizon</a> of the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/16/technology/16ecom.html?ex=1295067600&en=362ce1aae484c0b1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss">ravenous</a> <a href="http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116226545600208598-WE_QdGhGQYX5DOme6_nNxqFiCzY_20071030.html?mod=rss_free">black</a> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=409544&in_page_id=1770">hole</a> that is <a href="http://www.cmswire.com/cms/tips-tricks/the-inside-story-googles-goals-000835.php">Google</a>? tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.55985 Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:30:49 -0800 google advertising XMLicious