22 Thursday Oct 2015
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animal, animals, author, Canadian Air Farce, cat, cats, comedy, entertainment, fun, humor, lol, pet, pets, Stephanie Beavers, writer
Who “owns” who?
This cat is certainly smarter than its owner:
And this guy loses the game show to a bunch of cats:
19 Monday Oct 2015
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author, cat, cats, entertainment, fantasy, fun, humor, Lackadaisy Cats, Stephanie Beavers, webcomic, writer
Seriously though, it’s amazing.
I love it. It’s relatable to anyone who has ever been a neophyte at anything. We create this thing that we think is amazing, take it to the seasoned veteran for appraisal, and…
Well, hopeful our first critiques weren’t that bad (although some are bound to be), but we’ll catch the gist (maybe), while not really understanding much, and if we’re blessed, we’ll take it constructively, laugh, and do better next time. And our mentors, while strict, will secretly smile at our successes and urge us to do better.
And while you’re at it, check out the rest of Lackadaisy Cats, ’cause it’s awesome.
15 Thursday Oct 2015
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author, hammer, Marvel comics, Mjolnir, mythology, Norse gods, Stephanie Beavers, superhero, superpowers, Thor, Thor's hammer, writer
Yep. Someone created a real life Mjölnir. I mean, in all fairness, it doesn’t have all the awesome super-power-y abilities, but it IS a hammer, it LOOKS like Mjölnir, and it can only be lifted by its creator. Check it out:
tl:dw? Metal surface + electromagnet + fingerprint scanner = only the creator can lift it.
Source: IFLS, as usual.
12 Monday Oct 2015
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author, cat, cats, gratitude, life, serenity, Stephanie Beavers, thankful, Thanksgiving, writer
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! (Especially my fellow Canadians, since it’s actually Thanksgiving for us, but the well-wish stands for everyone else too!)
I was lucky enough to spend last night with my family and an abundance of delicious food. I ate SO much turkey.
I regret nothing.
Thanksgiving is a time to remember all we’re thankful for. In reality, we should be remembering those things every day. I am healthy, I am loved, and I have enough of everything to live comfortably. I may stress about money or future plans, because I’m human and I forget that serenity is found in being thankful for what I have.
How about you, readers? Any thoughts? Of that feels too serious for you right now, we can always go down to a simpler question: turkey or ham? Pick a side! (Turkey for me.)
08 Thursday Oct 2015
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05 Monday Oct 2015
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author, epistemology, everything that has and will be said., library of babel, meaning, philosophy, Stephanie Beavers, thoughts, words, writer, writing
Have you ever heard of the Library of Babel? Check it out. It came to my attention through the VSauce video below (starting around 16:58, you can watch it or no, but it’s definitely interesting.)
The Library of Babel “currently authors everything that has been or could be written. Seriously.”
Don’t believe me? Go here. Type in any sentence that comes to mind, nonsensical or otherwise. Then hit search, and the library will show you where in its “pages” these words reside. I tried, “how do you spell that melon cantaloupe, cantalope kantaloop” and it found that no problem. I tried a line from my WIP novel: no problem. You’ll get the same result.
VSauce explains the logistics behind it (math), but it does raise some interesting questions. VSauce asks, “Did you really invent that thing if it already existed?” Does the fact that what you said came into existence when the library was created undermine your “invention,” or is it more important that it had meaning when you said it, rather than being a product of an algorithm?
VSauce frequently asks interesting questions, and I recommend checking out other videos of his too.
What do you think, readers? What sentence did you make up to test out the library?
02 Friday Oct 2015
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90 instruments, accordian, author, drums, guitar, horn, instruments, mim, music, musical instruments, Stephanie Beavers, trumpet, writer, xylophone
Guys.
Guys, I missed my blog yesterday.
Sorry.
Here’s a video of a crazy guy playing a song with 90 different instruments.
28 Monday Sep 2015
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animal, animals, author, bear, bear poop, bears, collect bear poop, hiking, lol, News, Norway, poop, Scandinavian, Science, Stephanie Beavers, wildlife, writer
No really. This blog is about bear poop.
Norwegian Hikers Encouraged To Collect Bear Poop
So scientists in Norway want to know more about their bears, so they’re encouraging hikers to pick up bear poop and send it to them for analysis.
Don’t believe me? Check out this pamphlet.
In my experience, people don’t know much about bears. So here are some tips.
Yes, they’re cute, but don’t hug them.
But I want a huuuuuuuug!
Don’t poke them with sticks, either.
But according to those crazy Norwegians, you should follow them around and collect their poop.
Seriously though, this information is important for conservation efforts, but if you happen to be roaming the Scandinavian countryside, pick up some poop and take it to the nearest poop-collection station.
24 Thursday Sep 2015
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after school, animal, animals, author, Bubba, cat, cats, class, cute, fun, high school, inspiration, life, lol, nature, pet, pets, Stephanie Beavers, student id, writer
Bubba the Cat Has Become a California High School’s Star Pupil
Bubba lives near Leland High School in San Jose, California and he loves going to school. Every day he’ll venture out, get treats from his favorite teachers and hang out with friends until the school day is over and everyone has gone home. He started by following his owner Matthew to the nearby Bret Harte Middle School and graduated to Leland High School with him. He has since dedicated himself to getting a good education.
21 Monday Sep 2015
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author, Einstein, fun, inspiration, Lewis Carroll, logic, Logical thinking, puzzle, puzzles, reason, reasoning, riddle, riddles, Stephanie Beavers, writer
Here’s a fun one for you guys, straight from IFLS. I love riddles (even if I’m not always good at them). I solved this one. Can you?
The following riddle is claimed to have been written by Einstein as a boy. It’s also sometimes attributed to Lewis Carrol, although there’s no evidence that either of them actually wrote it. Either way, it’s fiendishly clever and is popularly called “Einstein’s riddle”. It’s rumored that only 2% of the world can solve it.
There are five houses in five different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The five owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Other facts:
1. The Brit lives in the red house.
2. The Swede keeps dogs as pets.
3. The Dane drinks tea.
4. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house.
5. The green house’s owner drinks coffee.
6. The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds.
7. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill.
8. The owner living in the center house drinks milk.
9. The Norwegian lives in the first house.
10. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who keeps cats.
11. The owner who keeps the horse lives next to the one who smokes Dunhill.
12. The owner who smokes Bluemasters drinks beer.
13. The German smokes Prince.
14. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.
15. The owner who smokes Blends lives next to the one who drinks water.
The question is: who owns the fish?
If you can’t figure it out, here’s a video to help:
https://youtu.be/ELVWdaNESkk
Stephanie Beavers 