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Monthly Archives: January 2008
New drug for radiation sickness
Using carbon nanotubes, scientists have created a new drug to treat radiation sickness, and it is thousands of times more effective than previous drug. It has to be administered before the radiation exposure, but the scientists seem optimistic that they … Continue reading
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Broken PDA at party
I went to a party with some of my coworkers. As I was about to sit down, I noticed some sort of purple goo on the cushion of the chair, so I took a different seat. At first I thought … Continue reading
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You are what you read
Books that make you dumb: a chart of Average SAT scores vs. most popular books among college students [h/t Boing Boing]. Some aren’t surprising to me, such as Freakonomics, Catch 22, and Atlas Shrugged being near the top. On the … Continue reading
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Was he armored?
Yoytek the bear served in the Polish army, having been given a name, rank, and serial number and enlisted. There’s a campaign to build a memorial.
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Flight disaster
A friend and I went to the airport. I had a ticket to fly to another city, but had decided not to use it. I wanted to get the frequent flier miles without flying, so I tried to check in … Continue reading
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I have the greatest enthusiasm for the mission, Dave.
University of East Anglia researchers have received a grant of half a million dollars to develop lip reading software. [h/t Slashdot Science]
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Buying Tools the Suboptimal Way
I need a 3/16″ thin-wall nut driver, and found that Wiha appears to make what I need. I’ve been happy with other tools from Wiha, so I ordered one from Chad’s Toolbox on January 2, with normal ground shipping. They … Continue reading
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Internet gambling fraud
Lately I’ve been getting more spam for internet gambling, promising that just for signing up I’ll get $2400 free. If there was any doubt in my mind that many internet gambling operations are completely fraudulent, this has removed it. Assuming … Continue reading
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Responsibility for Bhutto assasination
In a 60 Minutes interview, President Musharraf of Pakistan said of the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto “for standing up outside the car, I think it was she to blame alone — nobody else. Responsibility is hers.” Am … Continue reading
Sorry, your world won’t be delivered today
AT&T’s EDGE network is down in the midwest U.S. today. They seem to think that it might be back today, or might take until February 5. In the old days, back when there was just The Phone Company, they maintained … Continue reading →