The Tetris effect is the ability of any activity to which people devote sufficient time and attention to begin to dominate their thoughts, mental images, and dreams. It is named after the video game Tetris. (From Tetris effect - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Going to a school that is dominated by technology, it is [...]
At first glance, Bluefields in Nicaragua looks like any other rum-soaked, Rastafarian-packed, hammock-infested Caribbean paradise. But Bluefields has a secret. People here don’t have to work. Every week, sometimes every day, 35kg sacks of cocaine drift in from the sea. [From Catch of the day: Cocaine - 09 Feb 2008 - Oceans news [...]
Tomorrow is not a test. The emergency broadcast system works fine. Everything up until now has been preparation. All those times that I chose Abraham Lincoln over Thomas Jefferson, the hot dog over the hamburger were practice. This is the real deal. The first official step into my civic duties. I can’t wait. I’ve been [...]