tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:29:53 +0000Viking metalFinntrollgeneticsAdSenseBen SteinCarl SaganDavid Lee RothDokkenDragonforceEvanescenceFairport ConventionIce AgeInsane Clown PosseJethro TullLynyrd SkynyrdMotörheadOl' Dirty BastardSt. PatrickStar TrekSvartsotTestamentThe BandThin LizzyTwisted SisterU2Yesbacteriacometevolutionglacierhumppamitochondriavaccineswordpress; bloggingyoikWritings about Science and Rock & Rollhttp://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)Blogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-2457477052305973453Sun, 03 Aug 2008 03:09:00 +00002008-08-02T23:11:35.510-04:00wordpress; bloggingI decided to move this blog over to Wordpress. Although it's necessary to pay Wordpress if you want to customize your page template, I generally prefer the features over there. Thanks for reading.http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/08/moved-to-wordpress.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-9123605131201929214Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:02:00 +00002008-06-07T00:41:47.233-04:00FinntrollhumppaViking metalYesyoikAs I wrote last week, I hear Viking metal as a collection of overlapping hybrid genres. The basic idea is that metal bands are adding some kind of “Viking” element to heavy metal music. Different artists have taken different approaches. Bands add one or more of the following elements: traditional melodies or rhythms, acoustic instruments (sometimes synthesized), and lyrics influenced by Norse http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/06/genetics-of-viking-metal-part-iv.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-5654405820638596477Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:01:00 +00002008-12-11T02:03:41.312-05:00AdSenseI've got to take a quick detour to show this off. Followers of my blog might have enjoyed watching Google AdSense try to figure out what "context relevant" ads to display. I just looked back at my last post to remember where I left off and got a big kick out of the ads on display. Check this out:It's really just what I wanted. They have ads for online metal radio and PCR arrays. You need them to http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/06/gotta-love-adsense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-2442649131831891201Fri, 30 May 2008 05:18:00 +00002008-06-01T00:31:37.438-04:00Fairport ConventionFinntrollJethro TullSvartsotThe BandViking metalIt's time to talk music. This is going to be a little messy. Hopefully not Courtney Love messy, but we will have to wait and see.I will skip the general rock &amp; roll overview. All we need to know is that rock's ancient roots are in Africa and Europe. In pop culture, things get old in just a few years, so a few hundred years ago is musical antiquity.Viking Metal is an odd beast. People describehttp://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/genetics-of-viking-metal-part-3-musical.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-3186996007369728507Mon, 19 May 2008 16:47:00 +00002008-05-22T21:44:03.823-04:00bacteriageneticsmitochondriaViking metalI know you are dying to find out what Viking metal could possibly be, but we have to cover something else first. I am not making this up.My previous post explained that DNA on the male-only Y chromosome is not as mixed around from generation to generation as DNA on the other chromosomes. I also told you that DNA gets all chopped up when chromosomes are formed for egg cells.Don't get concerned http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/genetics-of-viking-metal-part-2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-8115846618818096456Mon, 19 May 2008 02:25:00 +00002008-05-18T22:36:47.566-04:00FinntrollgeneticsViking metal…or Mommy, where did Finntroll come from?Everybody knows Vikings are cool—cooler than pirates, maybe—but I doubt that many people outside the underground metal scene know much about Viking metal. I’ll get into that soon, but first we need to talk about Vikings. We are going to use genetics to trace humankind’s prehistoric route from Africa to Scandinavia and beyond. Then we will see if we can do http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/genetics-of-viking-metal-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-2937905807913572837Wed, 14 May 2008 03:12:00 +00002008-05-13T23:14:44.566-04:00My wife was humming "Another One Bites The Dust" today. We don't have any Queen accessible and she hates classic rock radio so I have no idea where she heard it. Rock on!http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/05/small-victory.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-8285300782221216824Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:00 +00002008-05-12T22:07:29.289-04:00Ben SteinCarl SagancometDragonforceInsane Clown PosseOl' Dirty BastardStar TrekTestamentvaccinesHere is a tip for aspiring bloggers. When you can't find a real topic, make a list. Today's post was going to follow up on Testament's recent comments on the vaccine safety non-controversy. I'm going to delay my comments on Testament's comments until they actually make them.Today's list-in-place-of-a-topic isHow science is like rock &amp; roll Uniforms are required. You might mistake a college http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-science-is-like-rock-roll.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-1098342938701529972Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:11:00 +00002008-05-10T16:08:02.609-04:00DokkenEvanescenceevolutionMotörheadTwisted SisterMy inner 17-year-old is surprised to read this, but I am an “old school” parent—my wife and I make all family decisions. Some families may be democracies and I personally know two families that are ruled by six-year-old girls. I am not saying my wife runs our house like a military academy. Our kids don’t have to eat everything on their plate, but we decide what is for dinner.This approach works http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/04/what-kind-of-man-defaces-defenseless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-3462122452416721808Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:31:00 +00002008-04-30T21:04:27.005-04:00David Lee RothglacierIce AgeLynyrd SkynyrdSt. PatrickThin LizzyU2Last month, one son came across the story about St. Patrick chasing the snakes from Ireland. I wondered if there truly were no snakes in Ireland, and if not, why not? If there ever were snakes in Ireland, when did they leave?I found out. A few days later while "Free Bird" was playing on the radio, I said "Hey, guess what? I found out who chased the snakes out of Ireland. It wasn't St. Patrick. http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/04/st-skynyrd.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1124214742096284407.post-796426098457631108Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:46:00 +00002008-05-26T23:22:44.701-04:00This post will include a bunch of links to blog directories. You might enjoy exploring these sites if you dig reading random blogs. The sites also will be useful to you if you are a blogger and wish to have your blog listed in these directories.Blog Directory<!-- START OF ADDME LINK -->Search Engine Optimization - AddMe <!-- END OF ADDME LINK -->http://rockandnrollscience.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-directory-links.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Rock Dad)0