Ants are cool. I think we can all agree on that. And that’s what AntWeb.org is all about. Every ant tells a story. AntWeb provides tools for exploring the diversity and identification of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). These tools have been developed to encourage the study of ants, to facilitate the use of ants in inventory [...]
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Monthly Archives: January 2006
Jan 26
Spelling Unimportant for Comprehension
Via my buddy Steve Kangas, I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the fri st and lsat ltteer [...]
Jan 23
Microsoft Shunning Internet Explorer for Mac
I was browsing around in a simple java web browser today and tried MSN’s website. This browser doesn’t understand styles, so it’s not surprising that @import lines showed up at the top of the page. Just below that is the following text: Why does MSN look like this? Your browser cannot find our style and [...]
Jan 18
Racisim?
CAUTION: This post may make you feel uncomfortable, it is not politically correct, it brings up race issues, and (hopefully) makes you think. If any of these things make you upset or uncomfortable, please do not read this post. If you flame me because of my opinions (in addition to not supporting The Bill of [...]
Jan 17
Rock Climbing
You’ve seen people rock climb before, haven’t you? They start out slow and methodical, inching their way up the seemingly flat surface of some insanely tall rock face. Finally, after hours of slow progress, careful planning for secure placement of hand- and foot-holds, they breach the summit. What if, instead of slow and steady, you [...]
