Another Great Amherst Mind Lost: David Foster Wallace on “Water”

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DFW gives an amazing graduation speech at Kenyon College shortly before taking his own life.

“Cancer, like life, is a game of inches.”

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This is a comment by Joe on the post “Eating Sushi at Stoplights”.

Science: Making Salt Water Fresh With One Tiny Battery

New scientific developments could mean the difference between poverty and prosperity for some developing countries.

News: In Case You Missed It (from the October 10th @itskomplicated Webcast)

A summary of news items from our webcast It’s Komplicated on the Geekweek Network.

Technology: Raincoat That Purifies Rain For Drinking

Introducing a raincoat that catches and purifies water for you to drink

News: Word on the Tweets from July 3, 2011

When It’s Komplicated’s producer, Hannibal Tabu, contacted the actor on Twitter, he had this to say, “There’s a lot to look forward to. GL2 & JL, no need to dwell on that.” The actor has confirmed that he is signed for a Justice League movie, also. That’s the business!

Science: Why Exactly Do Fingers Get Wrinkly After Too Long In The Water?

One scientist has a hypothesis on why your fingers look like prunes if you stay in the water too long.

Ten things I've learned from taking showers

I used to hate showering when I was young. I think it’s because my parents used to run the shower at a really high temperature when I was sick, and force me to sit in the bathroom and breathe in the steam. Showering with another person is like being in a clown car. Somehow it [...]

Beer and Water for 40 Days

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Easter Sunday meant J. Wilson was finally allowed to ingest something other than beer and water. Cheers?

How to Survive Being Trapped in a Canyon

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Follow these steps to avoid becoming the next weather-related death statistic.

Guestpost #42: Chris Besler – Ten things I’ve learned from being a lifeguard (at a lower-income apartment complex)

Bio: Chris has utterly wasted a decade making people feel merriment through his improv, and doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon. Talk to him about movies or nerd culture, and he will not shut the hell up. He performs weekly for the Impatient Theatre Company and he swears he’s going to start writing that damned [...]