Saturday, October 31, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
it has begun
creepy.
No men OR women needed: Scientists create sperm and eggs from stem cells
Human eggs and sperm have been grown in the laboratory in research which could change the face of parenthood.
It paves the way for a cure for infertility and could help those left sterile by cancer treatment to have children who are biologically their own.
But it raises a number of moral and ethical concerns. These include the possibility of children being born through entirely artificial means, and men and women being sidelined from the process of making babies.
russians planning manned nuclear rockets to mars
Russia hopes nuclear ship will fly humans to Mars
Russia should build a new nuclear-powered spaceship for prospective manned mission to Mars and other planets, the nation's space chief said Thursday.
Anatoly Perminov first proposed building the ship at a government meeting Wednesday but didn't explain its purpose. President Dmitry Medvedev backed the project and urged the government to find the money.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
the woman that lost the nobel peace prize to obama
Meet Dr. Sima Samar - The Person Obama Beat Out for the Nobel Prize
In light of the recent disclosure that President Obama was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize just 12 days after taking office and was initially opposed from the majority of the Committee, there is some interest on who was stepped over for the honor.
The most striking “loser” in the competition was Dr. Sima Samar, an amazingly brave Afghan woman who has risked her life to fight for the rights of women and girls in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.
She has had to repeatedly flee for her life but has insisted on returning time and time again to treat the poor and fight for women’s rights — in an area with feminists are routinely killed or sprayed with acid by extremists.
Most incredibly, she stood against the extremism of Sharia law and criticized the use of such religious courts in the country. Her opposition to religious radicals led to her being forced out as Deputy President and later Minister of Women’s Affairs in the interim government of Hamid Karzai. She has even campaigned against the compelled use of the burka and sought to organize and educate women in Taliban-controlled areas.
For civil libertarians, the comparison of Samar and Obama could not be more striking. Where Obama has repeatedly refused to fight for principle and yielded to politics (in areas like torture, privacy, and detainee rights), Samar has refused to yield on principle — even at the risk of her own life. While Obama was in office less than two weeks before his nomination, Samar has spent a lifetime fighting for oppressed women in Afghanistan.
For her story and others passed over for the award, click here.
andre agassi loves the meth
gotta say, i never saw it comin.
Andre Agassi admits to using crystal meth in forthcoming autobiography
Tennis legend Andre Agassi used crystal meth in 1997, failed a drug test and boldly lied in a letter to tennis officials in order to successfully dodge a competition ban, according to selections from a book published online Tuesday night by an Australian newspaper.
via ny daily news
Monday, October 26, 2009
bear playing hockey
no explanation needed
p.s., this bear killed his trainer and mauled another one a few days ago.
i'm asking santa for one of these.
this is awesome! from doobybrain.com:
Game cartridges usually outlast the game consoles they go with, which means that some people end up having a lot of old games lying around without a system to play them on. If you’re one of those people with a heck of a lot of NES and SNES games, then the Retro Duo NES/SNES gaming system is probably what you want if you want to relive the days of 8-bit and 16-bit video games.
The Retro Duo NES/SNES system comes with two top-loading slots for NES and SNES games and two controllers that look like the original SNES game controllers. For less than $50, this looks like a pretty fun game accessory to own.
It comes in blue and white
there's an alien in every episode of south park
this is pretty funny, i've never noticed it before. see where they are in each episode after the jump
via
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
weak sauce
Hulu head says their free online TV won't last much longer
Don't get used to the idea of watching TV shows and movies on Hulu for free much longer. One of the site's owners says the company will start charging fees at some point.
The site is now supported by online ads. But an official says eventually users will have to foot the bill. A company official says the fees could come as early as next year, though the amount hasn't been determined.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Sunny re-runs on Comedy Central!
hell yea comedy central!! gonna start freeing up some DVR space now.
Comedy Central takes shine to 'Sunny'
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" cometh to Comedy Central.
The cabler has secured the basic cable off-net rights to "Sunny," which will join Comedy Central's lineup next summer.
FX will continue to air original episodes of "Sunny," which is in its fifth season. FX has already ordered sixth and seventh seasons of the show, keeping it on the air through 2011 -- and eventually adding up to 84 episodes.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
slim thug raps about the recession
best line = "i'm MAD at my money"
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Monday, October 19, 2009
obama to U.S.: smoke 'em if you got 'em
just when i think you can't get any dumber, you go and do something like this. AND COMPLETELY REDEEM YOURSELF!!!!
Feds to issue new medical marijuana policy
Federal drug agents won't pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states that allow medical marijuana, under new legal guidelines to be issued Monday by the Obama administration.
Two Justice Department officials described the new policy to The Associated Press, saying prosecutors will be told it is not a good use of their time to arrest people who use or provide medical marijuana in strict compliance with state law.
via AP
the future of television
very cool, can't wait to see some demo vids
Sony Hologram Display Will Blow Your Mind
We know that Sony has pledged significant resources toward developing a mass-market 3D image standard, particularly in the realm of flat-panel technology. But standard TV is not the only place that the company has been researching 3D imagery.
On October 22, Sony will reveal a prototype display in Tokyo that comes surprisingly close to emulating the holographic images found in science fiction visions of the future. The display, few details of which are currently available, will be shown on Thursday at the Digital Contents Expo in Tokyo.
full story here
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
i want one
gotta be careful when you wear it.
New camera promises to capture your whole life 
A camera you can wear as a pendant to record every moment of your life will soon be launched by a UK-based firm.
Originally invented to help jog the memories of people with Alzheimer's disease, it might one day be used by consumers to create "lifelogs" that archive their entire lives.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
another reason to go to vegas
Garth Brooks is coming out of retirement
full story via la times
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
obama allowing russian inspections of U.S. nuclear sites
but at least he got something for it right? especially after we pussied out of the missile defense shield in poland right? maybe some help with iran? some kind of political tit-for-tat?
Nope.
i don't care how much you hate bush, putin knows he could have never pulled this shit with him. read these two stories. if they don't piss you off, you don't have a pulse.
Tentative Inspection Program Would Allow Russia to Visit U.S. Nuclear Sites
Russia and the United States have tentatively agreed to a weapons inspection program that would allow Russians to visit nuclear sites in America to count missiles and warheads.
full story here
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that it was "too early" to discuss sanctions against Iran, as world powers try to defuse the standoff over Tehran's disputed nuclear program.
full story here
the silver lining
who woulda thunk it?
Bleak U.S. job market boosts military recruitment
Aided by a bleak job market, the U.S. military met all of its recruitment goals in the past year for the first time since it became an all-volunteer force in 1973, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Monday, October 12, 2009
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