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"To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart and, eventually, parks it beside my seat. 'Can I interest you in the chicken?' she asks. 'Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it?' To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and ( Read more... )

Scientists have learned to selectively erase memories in mice.

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No word on exactly how long until a human version is ready and we can all erase horrible memories, like the Bush Administration for instance.

Peeling scotch tape produces x-ray bursts strong enough for x-ray photography.  The x-ray photo below was made by peeling tape off the roll.  How weird is that?  The article says the x-ray burst emitted are powerful enough to generate nuclear fusion under the right circumstances.


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So the rumor is that McCain is basically giving up in several states (Iowa, Colorado, New Mexico).  With the electoral college math being what it is, that means he's going to have to somehow peel away one of the bigger states now trending toward Obama, and his target is apparently Pennsylvania.  Obama has a pretty serious lead there, but the rural ( Read more... )

I've been cutting my own hair for the past several years, and in that time I've gotten pretty good at it.  I mean, lets face it, I don't have the most complicated haircut to begin with.  As long as its short and somewhat manly, I'm a happy camper.  But no matter how I try, I can't seem to get the back right, largely because I can't see it ( Read more... )

Some of the UFO files released by the Brits contained info about an order to shoot down an unidentified object over the English countryside.

"'I had a lock-on that had the proportions of a flying aircraft carrier,' he [the American fighter pilot]  added. 'The larger the airplane, the easier the lock-on. This blip almost locked itself.'  At the last ( Read more... )

Did you see it?  If so, what did you think.

My two cents:  McCain just lost this the same way Al Gore lost it in 2000, despite giving a better performance than in any other debate.  The reaction shots of him were simply unbelievable.  He showed himself to be angry, cantankerous and all around unpleasant.  He looked like the nasty uncle you dread ( Read more... )

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Only a complete douchebag would vote yes on Prop 8.   Don't be a douchebag.  Vote No on 8.