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May 27, 2006
Wonderful Kurt Vonnegut Quote
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May 26, 2006
The 25 Worst Tech Products of All Time
Even more geek than the posting below (and much less sexy) but if you've been a nerd for any amount of time, you'll relate and commiserate.
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Vulcan Girls Gone Wild
Call me a geek, but this is sexy.
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May 25, 2006
Anti-Cavity Vaccine?
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May 24, 2006
'Superman Returns' Trailer
Lookin' pretty kick-ass.
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May 23, 2006
On the Climate Change Debate
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May 22, 2006
Join the Global Warming Vitual Protest March
I don't think I've ever linked to an online petition before, but global wamring is scaring the crap out of me.
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SNL: Funhouse with Bush: Real Audio
Showing the lies. (QT or WMP)
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May 19, 2006
Top Ten Signs the Government is Spying on You
2. You googled a recipe for humus and the FBI raided your house
Late Show Top Ten Archive: May 17, 2006
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Social Classes in America
Interesting (though long) New York Review of Books article on social status and the rich/poor divide in America.
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Space Colony Artwork From The 1970s
I remember seeing some of this in grade school and I was definitely blown away. It still has a wonderful effect on my imagination to see these fanciful, yet plausible creaions. Some day, some day....
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May 18, 2006
Old Jazz Dance Set to Hip Hop
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May 15, 2006
Thom Yorke of Radiohead has Solo Album Coming Out
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In-vitro Baby Gender Selection
Couples flock to US to choose next baby's sex - Yahoo! News
Gattaca here we come.
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May 06, 2006
More than half of US streams polluted says EPA
In its first-ever study of shallow or "wadeable" streams, the agency found 42 percent were in poor condition, and another 25 percent were considered fair. Only 28 percent were in good condition.
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May 05, 2006
Random Sci-Fi Short Film
They are made out of meat - YouTube
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Half Mouse Half Keyboard
Ingenious but bizarre.
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May 02, 2006
Varied Harsh Climate News
Global Warming Discrepancies Resolved
The findings show clear evidence of human influences on climate due to changes in greenhouse gases, aerosols and stratospheric ozone.
Threatened plant and animal species exceed 16,000
The number of threatened animal and plant species has exceeded 16,000 for the first time, as climate change and other threats damage their natural habitats, an environmental report said.
Tibetan glacier melt leading to sandstorms in China
Global warming is melting glaciers in China's Tibetan region at a rate of 7.0 percent annually, triggering drought, desertification and sandstorms in other regions, state press reported.
Global Warming Cited in Wind Shift
Global warming caused by human activity has begun to dampen an important wind circulation pattern over the Pacific Ocean, and that could alter climate and the marine food chain in that area, a new study suggests.
Greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2005
Greenhouse gas emissions, linked to global warming, continued to increase worldwide in 2005, according to an analysis by a leading US government scientific office.
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