Saturday, 16 January 2010
capricorn
random posts
Bibliomancy is divination from books, opening a book to a random page, like the Sibylline leaves but…
An engineering student in Delft has designed a prototype that puts unmanned aerial technology to beneficial…
Despite how well the ancient Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh establishes and wields all the classical…
After leaving the port of Dover, the harbour dominated by an impressive defensive castle constructed under…
Either out of boredom or malice, Trump again brings the world to the brink of disaster for no good reason,…
Despite denials of the allegations that wire-tapping in any form was directed at the lair and campaign…
Name derived from the Latin trivium—the intersection of three streets, Via De’Crocicchi, Via Poli and Via…
It was refreshing how in the Roman Empire dictators would prolong their term by declaring a holiday,…
Our gratitude to Boing Boing for bringing to our attention sad news of the passing of one of our favourite…
Again this year, we have not seen much of a summer over large swaths of Germany. I feel especially sorry for…
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