Comments for The Januarist http://www.thejanuarist.com PAST vs PRESENT Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Why Are Post-it Notes Yellow? by Steve http://www.thejanuarist.com/why-are-post-it-notes-yellow/#comment-480 Steve Tue, 02 Mar 2010 21:33:32 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=735#comment-480 Hi Hugh I used to know this but have forgotten - but if I rememebr anything the colour yellow was linked to the ''legal profession'' in some way - I think they associate yellow with legal document corrections or something?????/ Or perhaps I'm way off the mark Hi Hugh
I used to know this but have forgotten – but if I rememebr anything the colour yellow was linked to the ”legal profession” in some way – I think they associate yellow with legal document corrections or something?????/

Or perhaps I’m way off the mark

]]> Comment on Good Wine – A Matter of Taste or Perception? by Amy Thibodeau http://www.thejanuarist.com/good-wine-a-matter-of-taste-or-perception/#comment-476 Amy Thibodeau Sun, 28 Feb 2010 00:23:17 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=723#comment-476 Thanks for the comments Minxy and Jan. I agree - I know what I like, but what I like seems to change. I wonder if what I'm eating actually influences how much I like a particular wine. I have a rubbish pallet!! Thanks for the comments Minxy and Jan. I agree – I know what I like, but what I like seems to change. I wonder if what I’m eating actually influences how much I like a particular wine.

I have a rubbish pallet!!

]]> Comment on Good Wine – A Matter of Taste or Perception? by Jan B http://www.thejanuarist.com/good-wine-a-matter-of-taste-or-perception/#comment-471 Jan B Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:44:10 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=723#comment-471 Can't tell you how many times I've thought "Cor, thats a nice wine", looked at the label, made a mental note, bought the self-same wine and disliked it next time I drank it. Case in point - retsina. Love it in Greece, tastes like antifreeze when you get it home. Nature v nurture, do you think? Totally agree with Minxy too. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve thought “Cor, thats a nice wine”, looked at the label, made a mental note, bought the self-same wine and disliked it next time I drank it. Case in point – retsina. Love it in Greece, tastes like antifreeze when you get it home. Nature v nurture, do you think? Totally agree with Minxy too.

]]> Comment on Good Wine – A Matter of Taste or Perception? by Minxy http://www.thejanuarist.com/good-wine-a-matter-of-taste-or-perception/#comment-404 Minxy Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:37:12 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=723#comment-404 I *think* I like red wine better than white but I can't really tell the difference between any of the mid-price range wines. Actually, I can't really tell the good ones either. I only know if something is really, really bad. I *think* I like red wine better than white but I can’t really tell the difference between any of the mid-price range wines. Actually, I can’t really tell the good ones either. I only know if something is really, really bad.

]]> Comment on Unorthodox Ships of War by Deron http://www.thejanuarist.com/unorthodox-ships-of-war/#comment-399 Deron Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:30:27 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=709#comment-399 But didn't mention the episode of Mythbusters where they built a Pykrete boat! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_%282009_season%29#Pykrete_Peril But didn’t mention the episode of Mythbusters where they built a Pykrete boat! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MythBusters_%282009_season%29#Pykrete_Peril

]]> Comment on Passion for the Pong by John B http://www.thejanuarist.com/passion-for-the-pong/#comment-382 John B Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:59:27 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=679#comment-382 Is there room for one Birkball game table among all those ping pong tables. It might give ping pong players a break from picking up balls and still have a lot of fun and a challenge. Is there room for one Birkball game table among all those ping pong tables.
It might give ping pong players a break from picking up balls and still have a lot of fun and a challenge.

]]> Comment on Wisconsin Death Trip: Just In Time For Christmas? by Lisa Marine http://www.thejanuarist.com/wisconsin-death-trip-just-in-time-for-christmas/#comment-375 Lisa Marine Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:56:25 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=587#comment-375 Hi, This is a really nice, interesting post about these Death Trip images. Will you please also link back to www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi? Thanks! Hi,

This is a really nice, interesting post about these Death Trip images. Will you please also link back to http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi?

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Humphrey Jennings by Sarah May-Hill http://www.thejanuarist.com/humphrey-jennings/#comment-371 Sarah May-Hill Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:03:10 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=648#comment-371 Humphrey Jennings shows us the power of cinema and the impact it can have on us all. It is hard to appreciate the radical nature of its impact in these documentary saddled days, and even harder to comprehend what he might have achieved given another 20 years of life. Who says that film makers cannot be heroes? He is one of mine. Excellent article Sian. Humphrey Jennings shows us the power of cinema and the impact it can have on us all. It is hard to appreciate the radical nature of its impact in these documentary saddled days, and even harder to comprehend what he might have achieved given another 20 years of life. Who says that film makers cannot be heroes? He is one of mine. Excellent article Sian.

]]> Comment on Murder Inc. – The Psychology of the Battlefield by Amy Thibodeau http://www.thejanuarist.com/murder-inc-the-psychology-of-the-battlefield/#comment-370 Amy Thibodeau Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:59:56 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=654#comment-370 The Vanity Fair article also goes into the programming the army did with soldiers after Marshall's report - things like getting them to shoot at targets with pictures of women and children on them. I think you're right PC and there is also something about it being easier to kill something that seems different and 'other'. We hear it all the time in news coverage - especially from the likes of channels like Fox - the one sided speak about the 'enemy' as though it were just one giant force as opposed to a group of individual people with families and lives not unlike our own. Depressing indeed. Thanks for the comment. The Vanity Fair article also goes into the programming the army did with soldiers after Marshall’s report – things like getting them to shoot at targets with pictures of women and children on them. I think you’re right PC and there is also something about it being easier to kill something that seems different and ‘other’. We hear it all the time in news coverage – especially from the likes of channels like Fox – the one sided speak about the ‘enemy’ as though it were just one giant force as opposed to a group of individual people with families and lives not unlike our own.

Depressing indeed.

Thanks for the comment.

]]> Comment on Murder Inc. – The Psychology of the Battlefield by pc http://www.thejanuarist.com/murder-inc-the-psychology-of-the-battlefield/#comment-369 pc Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:09:33 +0000 http://www.thejanuarist.com/?p=654#comment-369 It's interesting that numbers went up during the Korean and Viet Nam wars. Dehumanizing the enemy is always part of war. I imagine it becomes that much easier when the "enemy" doesn't look like you and your trenchmates. During WWII, Life Magazine had no problem showing graphic pictures of dead Japanese soldiers, but refrained largely from showing dead Germans in similar images. It's all very depressing, isn't it? It’s interesting that numbers went up during the Korean and Viet Nam wars. Dehumanizing the enemy is always part of war. I imagine it becomes that much easier when the “enemy” doesn’t look like you and your trenchmates. During WWII, Life Magazine had no problem showing graphic pictures of dead Japanese soldiers, but refrained largely from showing dead Germans in similar images.

It’s all very depressing, isn’t it?

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