A couple of bits of trivia that I came across this week: According to this website cocoa beans are from the tree Theobroma cacao. Theobroma is Greek for ‘food of the gods’. The ancient Aztecs honoured the cacao tree and used its beans as a form of currency. The tree was a source of strength […]
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Thursday Thirteen #48
Since I haven’t posted much recently: Thirteen things I’ve been doing. 1. I’ve been playing with 3D modeling programs, Blender and Cinema 4D, and I’m going to install k-3D to see what that’s like. I’ve uploaded some of my creations on Deviant Art. 2. Karate has been going well. I now have my blue belt, […]
It’s a little bit funny… not this feeling inside, but these emails I keep getting. A couple of weeks ago my cousin must have joined Facebook and invited me as a “friend”. I’m not sure exactly because I haven’t let it into my email, but I think it scans your address book and invites people […]
WebCT + Proteins = crap
My university uses a system called WebCT for online learning, distribution of notes, assignments and information, as well as providing a place for discussion. They do provide all these things in paper form when you turn up to lectures and labs as well (not everyone prints out lecture notes for you, some do). We had […]
Flash
Oh my goodness! My morning was eaten up by capitalism, laziness and a really bad idea. I will explain in the reverse order… Bad idea Flash animation! Damn that Macromedia! They come out and dominate the internet with their cute animations and everyone thinks it’s great. They go around and send their e-cards and make […]