Thu Tu’s Blog

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/US/child_porn_bust_040326-1.html
This child pornography crackdown caught lots of people who worked with children… even a pediatrician!
Since I studied the biological basis of behavior, I understand a lot about why people do the things they do, even wretched things like adultery or murder. But I cannot understand pedophilia. Or, maybe I just don’t to [...]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/03/26/red.iceberg.ap/index.html
This man who calls himself an artist painted an iceberg red. He claimed that that will be his iceberg. The nerve! He seems like the kind of person who would pee to mark his territory.
I realize an iceberg is just a block of frozen water, but it’s also the mentality behind it. What if someone [...]

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/2020/US/myths_040322-1.html
This is very interesting… 10 myths and the truth about them.
MYTH #10 — A Full Moon Causes Strange Things to Happen
MYTH # 9 — You Don’t Gain Weight on Low-Carb Foods?
MYTH #8 — Do Girls Feel More Pressure to Have Sex Than Boys?
MYTH #7 — Do Psychics Have Psychic Powers That Solve Crimes?
MYTH #6 — [...]

http://www.wired.com/news/avantgo/story/0,2278,62702-,00.html
This is interesting: blogging with a camera phone. It would reduce how much I have to type. As it is now, I can only send pics to other Sprint Vision phones or any email address. I guess I could send the pics to myself and post the image link… (wheels turning). The image quality sucks [...]

On Sunday, I decided to take the plunge–literally–since diving isn’t allowed in the gym pool. It took me a while to get started. I had to buy even more accessories: the goggles and a swim cap. Then I had to shake out the sand from my slippers, which was textured, so it took a while [...]

http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/03/21/delta2.launch.reut/index.html
Wow, I didn’t realize there were so many GPS satellites. They just launched the 50th satellite. Woohoo! As a GPS user, I definitely appreciate having as many satellites in the sky as possible, because it increases the chances that my receiver will find enough satellites more quickly. :thumbsup:

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Yet another reason to forward chain letters. This one professor forwarded an inflammatory email… and his signature was eventually appended to future copies, so that people thought the message originated from him. He’s been flooded with email ever since.