Yet more keen links one might want to share - Page 208

DanaC · 05-08-2016, 06:35 AM

Wow - that was way more interesting than I thought it would be

Gravdigr · 05-08-2016, 03:01 PM

Absolutely, positively, everything you ever wanted to know and more, about flags of the world, by Sheldon Cooper.

glatt · 05-09-2016, 10:10 AM

Phone game app:

Sea Hero Quest

That's the website linked above, but you just go to your app store and search for Sea Hero Quest and it will pop up. I read about it in yesterday's paper. Dementia researchers work in conjunction with a game developer to make a game that reports your performance back to the scientists and allows them to get baseline information about dementia that would have taken multiple decades to gather using traditional scientific methods.

The idea is that one of the first thing to go in people who suffer from any dementia is spacial awareness. They get lost in their own neighborhoods. Scientists want to understand this better, and one of the things they need is an understanding of what normal looks like, so they can find anything out of normal. The game asks a few questions about your age and gender, and then you go on a quest in the game by trying to find goals after looking at a map. It's actually kind of fun, and gets harder and harder, so it's basically impossible to keep a perfect score. The scientists study how long it takes different people of different ages to start making the mistakes. With a sufficiently large sample, they can gain a tremendous insight into the progression of dementia.

The game tells you that you are helping research, and after you play it for a couple minutes, it tells you the equivalent amount of research it has provided. I've played for about 10 minutes and that's the equivalent of 2 days of dementia research.

I did play it while buzzed last night, and in hindsight, I think they should have a button you can click to let them know if you have been drinking.

It's actually kind of fun, so it's not just do goody stuff.

Clodfobble · 05-09-2016, 01:11 PM

You're right, it's well-designed from a game perspective, which is unusual for researchy-based things. Neat find!

fargon · 05-10-2016, 10:21 AM

Sound don't work.

Gravdigr · 05-10-2016, 04:30 PM

Newsweek did a short, interesting interview with Gene Simmons.

Good, short read.

Gravdigr · 05-15-2016, 05:08 PM

Decent little write-up on Eric Clapton (who has a new album, 'I Still Do', out May 20) from USA Today.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-15-2016, 11:40 PM

Why do old statues have small penises? Some have big ones, but they all represented evil, or buffoons.

Gravdigr · 05-16-2016, 09:18 AM

Wait, I thought that ~~we wer~~ those were average size?

Actually, I always thought "Well who wants to get caught carving a giant cock?". Out of rock hard marble, no less...

BigV · 05-16-2016, 07:16 PM

My *phone* is so old that it isn't compatible with sea hero quest. My poor little old phone, demented.

Gravdigr · 05-20-2016, 04:59 PM

When and what we ate, from 1970 - 2013, an interactive chart

xoxoxoBruce · 05-20-2016, 08:26 PM

That's cool, fun watching the watermelon vs grape race.

Gravdigr · 05-24-2016, 03:38 PM

Spell It Out: 16 Abbreviated Company Names Explained

Gravdigr · 05-24-2016, 04:39 PM

The tallest place on Earth is nowhere near Mt. Everest.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-24-2016, 10:56 PM

The Battle of Bermuda Bridge
Funny story about 400,00 US troops doing war games in Louisiana, when three boys ages 9 to 14, brought Patton's 500 car convoy to a halt with a Big-Bang carbide cannon until referees got there and stopped the battle.

I was surprised, on that day Patton was a Major General, and Ike was a Colonel.

05-08-2016, 03:01 PM	#2
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05-09-2016, 01:11 PM	#4
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05-10-2016, 04:30 PM	#6
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Newsweek did a short, interesting interview with Gene Simmons. Good, short read. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-15-2016, 05:08 PM	#7
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Decent little write-up on Eric Clapton (who has a new album, 'I Still Do', out May 20) from USA Today. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-09-2016, 10:10 AM	#3
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Phone game app: Sea Hero Quest That's the website linked above, but you just go to your app store and search for Sea Hero Quest and it will pop up. I read about it in yesterday's paper. Dementia researchers work in conjunction with a game developer to make a game that reports your performance back to the scientists and allows them to get baseline information about dementia that would have taken multiple decades to gather using traditional scientific methods. The idea is that one of the first thing to go in people who suffer from any dementia is spacial awareness. They get lost in their own neighborhoods. Scientists want to understand this better, and one of the things they need is an understanding of what normal looks like, so they can find anything out of normal. The game asks a few questions about your age and gender, and then you go on a quest in the game by trying to find goals after looking at a map. It's actually kind of fun, and gets harder and harder, so it's basically impossible to keep a perfect score. The scientists study how long it takes different people of different ages to start making the mistakes. With a sufficiently large sample, they can gain a tremendous insight into the progression of dementia. The game tells you that you are helping research, and after you play it for a couple minutes, it tells you the equivalent amount of research it has provided. I've played for about 10 minutes and that's the equivalent of 2 days of dementia research. I did play it while buzzed last night, and in hindsight, I think they should have a button you can click to let them know if you have been drinking. It's actually kind of fun, so it's not just do goody stuff.

05-15-2016, 11:40 PM	#8
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Why do old statues have small penises? Some have big ones, but they all represented evil, or buffoons. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-16-2016, 09:18 AM	#9
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Wait, I thought that ~~we wer~~ those were average size? Actually, I always thought "Well who wants to get caught carving a giant cock?". Out of rock hard marble, no less... __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-16-2016, 07:16 PM	#10
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	My phone is so old that it isn't compatible with sea hero quest. My poor little old phone, demented. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-20-2016, 04:59 PM	#11
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	When and what we ate, from 1970 - 2013, an interactive chart __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-20-2016, 08:26 PM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	That's cool, fun watching the watermelon vs grape race. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

05-24-2016, 03:38 PM	#13
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Spell It Out: 16 Abbreviated Company Names Explained __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-24-2016, 04:39 PM	#14
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	The tallest place on Earth is nowhere near Mt. Everest. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

05-24-2016, 10:56 PM	#15
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Battle of Bermuda Bridge Funny story about 400,00 US troops doing war games in Louisiana, when three boys ages 9 to 14, brought Patton's 500 car convoy to a halt with a Big-Bang carbide cannon until referees got there and stopped the battle. I was surprised, on that day Patton was a Major General, and Ike was a Colonel. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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