"It would be depressing enough if the madness stopped here, but it doesn't"

[larryhammer]

First, an apology: I thought I had linked to this report on the potential for giant jellyfish attacking Japan, but apparently I did not. I discovered this because, in a follow-up, CNN reports that it's happening. Mea culpa.* In the future I will endevor to bring you all the high-quality linkage you deserve.

Such as these:

• In breaking news, "people who inveigh against a vice in others are often themselves fixated on it." With the psychological research to back that up. The bits later on about moral credentialing are particularly interesting. (via)
  
  
• Incandescent bulbs may not be dead: "There have been more incandescent innovations in the last three years than in the last two decades." At least, here in the States. To borrow from Brad DeLong, why oh why can we not have a less parochial press corps? (via)
  
  
• Nifty infographics are always fun. Like this depiction of the American flag over time. (via)
  
  
• A fascinating look inside that part of A.I.G. that made credit default swaps. (via)
  
  
• What happens when Nirvana meets Rick Astley? "Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up" BRILL. (via email)
  
  
• Japanese weather satelite Himawari-7 captured this timelapse movie of the moon's shadow crossing the earth. Also: eclipse footage from Japan's southern islands, including solar prominences in the corona. (via)

* For the non-link, not the jellyfish.

---L.

Comments

[marith.livejournal.com]

That is really quite an impressive jellyfish in that picture.

[larryhammer]

"Impressive" is one word for it. Another is "see icon".

---L.

[maryosmanski.livejournal.com]

The moon's shadow crossing the earth was extremely cool.

[larryhammer]

Innit though?

---L.

[sfmarty.livejournal.com]

You read about the giant squids who are attacking San Diego, right? They come up and look over the people swimming, then either attack or go away... for a while.

[larryhammer]

D'oh! I should have linked to something about that, too.

---L.

[jennifer-j-s.livejournal.com]

I found that Boston Globe article fascinating--that sometimes those who set the highest standards for themselves are likely to become fixated on behavior antithetical to their so-called beliefs.

I am going to try and not be self-satisfied about anything today.

[larryhammer]

Yup, yup. Compare frequency illusion. But my question is, does the fixation come from setting that standard or the other way around?

---L.