Billytea - based on this excerpt, "Monkyluv" appears to be destined for your must-read list:
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In "Bugs in the Brain," he describes a parasite that infects the brains of rats without any effect on their behavior except that they lose their instinctual aversion to the smell of cats and, instead, are drawn to it. Needless to say, such absurdly obliging prey is quickly gobbled up: bad for the rat but great for the parasite, since it can only reproduce inside a cat host. The next generation hitches a ride out on the cat's feces, which are ingested by rats to start the cycle over again.
Via Ezra Klein,
t stuffs chocolate cake into internet
Oooooh, nummy crumbs are falling out on this end! THANKS Trudes!
Cake, even squashy, is not to be sneered at.
I have no cake. I have the makings of rice krispy treats because Nick can eat them. I should make some tomorrow.
Billytea - based on this excerpt, "Monkyluv" appears to be destined for your must-read list:
That's an excellent parasite. My favourite remains the ant-controlling parasite that conspires to get them eaten by sheep. I have put this book on my list. And look at that! I have a gift voucher for Borders! Gosh, how about that.
Too many things being poked into the Deena family. grrrrrrr
Seconded. No more unfun pokes for Deena and fam.
I'm DONE!!!!!!!
Yay, Suzi!!!!
::shoves more cake into internet followed by milk::
I finished my paper, too. Yay! Now, I have to read an article and 2 chapters. Bleargh. I think I will do that during lunch tomorrow. I am tired.
I have one of these now:
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Eee.
Are there any religions that believe that God created the universe but it got away from him and now he's just making the best of it the way we all are?
The gnostic heresy is that the world was created by the demiurge which
thinks
it is omnipotent, but in reality is just a very powerful creator, and who has badly fucked up creating the earth. This gnosis (knowledge) is the beginning of true enlightenment, etc.
