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 I often find myself asking"What's THAT?"  A Regular SRS Reader pointed out that this is the 3rd or 4th time we've had an SRS Challenge asking "What's that?"  It's a fair point--we do get these kinds of posts a lot, but mostly becau...

 I often find myself asking"What's THAT?"  Perhaps you do too.  Most of the time, a Google search tells us what the object of our interest is.  But sometimes it doesn't quite work the way you expect.  Here are three t...

 We had lots of comments this week... ... which made me happy.  Lots of people checked in to write something (including a few folks who haven't stopped by the blog in a while)!  As you remember, the Challenge was:   &...

 It's a complicated time...Looking out to sea.. and the next week or so will be especially complicated, so rather than have me post a Challenge, I'd like to hear from you, my Regular SRS Readers (R-SRS-Rs).  1.  What's YOUR SRS stor...

 Searching slowly isn't the norm... 1.5 million balloons over ClevelandIn fact, people search engine companies go to a lot of trouble to make sure that searches return results as quickly as possible.  We know (see this paper, for instanc...

 Suppose... 1.5 million balloons over Cleveland... that you want to write a book about something that you only partly understand but find fascinating.  Obviously, you want to spend some time coming up to speed, perhaps learning about the...

Know how some animals use tools? P/C Cyberminnie at FlickrIn our last episode we saw this pom pom crab as it carries a sea anemone in each of its claws, using them as a defensive tool in the crab-eat-crab world on the coral reef.  T...

 Know how some animals use tools? P/C Cyberminnie at FlickrThis pom pom crab carries a sea anemone in each of its claws, using them as a defensive tool in the crab-eat-crab world on the coral reef.  The anemone has a great relationship w...

 It's not every day you look for swordfights... And yet, that's what this week's Challenge is all about: What's the story with this image that I found in a well-known magazine? 1. What is this an image of?  (What's going on here?)&n...

 The other day... ...  I was reading a well-known magazine / newspaper when I saw this remarkably graphic image that ran as part of the story: I was struck by the image--What is going on here?--and by the lack of attribution.  ...

I often look at the world and wonder... Gratuitous curious internet cat image, although she's probablywondering why you haven't delivered her next meal yet...... what is that thing I'm looking at?  This happens to be a cat, but what abou...

 You might have heard me mention..... that the ability to search-your-tabs is a key productivity Chrome extension.  I've used a number of Chrome extensions over the years to get this capability.  But here's a Pro Tip for power Searc...

 Google Books... ... you might have used it to do research.  Even though it's a resource I use all the time, this week I learned a few tricks that completely change the way I use Google Books.  Here are the 4 key things that you nee...

 I constantly ask why, what, where, who, and how... Gratuitous curious internet cat image, although she's probably wondering why you haven't delivered her next meal yet...... yes, that means I'm as curious as a cat, but if you read this blog,...

 The past doesn't repeat itself,  ... but it sometimes rhymes.  (You could look up the attribution yourself, but no matter the answer, it's disputed.)  So let's revisit the Epidemic Rodeo and see what lessons we might take...