Exploring the Infinite
http://jezebel.com/376691/ From the page: “Once again, librarians save the day! As reported last week, a reproductive health database run by John Hopkins University called POPLINE had removed the term “abortion” as a recognized search query in February.”
http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSL1313250820080414?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews From the page: “NAPLES (Reuters) – Ballot stuffing took on a new meaning in Italy’s parliamentary election on Sunday when a man ate his ballot paper in protest at the country’s politicians.” Right on, mister.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/09/DDAG101SSK.DTL Ah, Eddie Vedder *swoon*
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSSYD30911520080409?feedType=RSS&feedName=technologyNews&rpc=69 Great article… still love the oft’ long-winded King.
http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/04/02/2237233 From Slashdot: “To avoid paying taxes in India, Microsoft wanted a court to believe that it is selling its product and that there are no royalty payments involved. Their own EULA worked against them in this particular case however as it states, “the product is licensed, not sold”. The court ruled against them.” What I find most amusing is
A local Kettering student built a fully operational half-sized Panzer tank complete with a functional air cannon on a 360-degree turret that shoots varied munitions. Talk about cool! Thank you to the Flint Journal via MLive She Dreams In Digital brought you this story before it was viral! Here's the newest addition to the story from the Flint Journal.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSN2540584420080325 Just who does Crow think she is, anyway?
I love these videos because they are a testimonial to the power of tapping into those creative forces we all have within us – the desire to change our own lives, as well as those around us, by doing something positive with the resources we have despite the limitations and road blocks. Here are two stories of men who have
You may have heard by now that Arthur C. Clarke has died at the age of 90. The New York Times wrote a very interesting 3 page obituary article about this amazing author, veteran, and futurist… in short, he was brilliant. This clip is from one of my very favorite movies of all time, The Colors of Infinity. It's an
From the page: “A review of the controversial scientific research conducted by Japan and its whalers has uncovered a list of “bizarre” and useless experiments, including how to cross breed cows with whales.” http://news.smh.com.au/japan-whale-experiments-bizarre-report/20080308-1xyj.html “[The research involves] really bizarre and strange experiments with sheep and pigs and eggs,” he said. “It’s totally esoteric; very strange indeed.”
Nanite News I love it when we come up with new ways to harness the energy we naturally produce. I hope they continue to develop this technology. From the page: “The two fibers scrub together just like two bottle brushes with their bristles touching, and the piezoelectric-semiconductor process converts the mechanical motion into electrical energy,” says Zhong Lin Wang, a
http://www.time.com/time/picturesoftheweek/0,29409,1698541_1510013,00.html I just wanna… you know… roll around naked in that big pile of books.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080110/od_afp/britainpoliticsreligionoffbeat From the page: Eyebrows were raised in the House of Commons on Thursday when a motion calling for the Church of England to be disestablished was listed with the number 666, symbol of the AntiChrist. Heh, got a chuckle out of this one. A number is a funny thing to be superstitious about.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140661-pg,1/article.html Human-powered computing team supplies a supercomputer with enough juice to model a nuclear fusion reaction.
http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/30/1317259 Wow. Just… wow.