Sep 9, 2009
50 Things Destroyed by the Internet
Thanks to the Telegraph UK for this list of 50 things that are being killed by the internet. Thanks also to them for posting this list on one page instead of as a slide show. I hate when people do that.
My favorites below, and also, #1 is a doozy.
Via Fimoculous.
My favorites below, and also, #1 is a doozy.
9) The myth of cat intelligence
The proudest household pets are now the illiterate butts of caption-based jokes. Icanhasreputashunback?
42) The nervous thrill of the reunion
You've spent the past five years tracking their weight-gain on Facebook, so meeting up with your first love doesn't pack the emotional punch it once did.
Via Fimoculous.
You might enjoy this piece of research carried out at my university (not by me I hasten to add)
http://www.canterbury.ac.uk/News/newsRelease.asp?newspk=1396
This line makes me laugh out loud every time:
“They performed even worse than dogs, which can at least solve the parallel string task.”