It's a good time to be a geek	(53)
		More people googling themselves and others now than in 2002	(12)
(Some Guy)		Proving something about scientific humour, even if i'm not quite sure what; a group of German nanotech specialists have made the worlds smallest advent calendar. You could fit 5 million on a postage stamp	(13)
		Designer invents coat for the homeless that keeps them warm by being stuffed with old newspapers. Fire is an optional upgrade (pic)	(21)
		First facial transplant recipient doing well, rumored to have said "It's like looking in a mirror. Only... not."	(17)
		Happy 60th birthday, transistor. We are grateful for the alien technology that led to its discovery on Earth	(17)
		Inventor of worm-fueled composting toilet forced by bureaucrats to prove that it doesn't psychologically traumatize the worms	(24)
		Record melting of Arctic Ice this year. Where is your global warming now?	(405)
		British scientists have linked additives found in many common snackfoods to allergic reactions, asthma, hyperactivity and rashes. Your kid wants a carrot	(14)
		Woolly mammoths killed by spread of trees. That's it, let's burn the rain forests	(37)
(National Geographic)		National Geographic would like everyone to know that they have not discovered ancient giant human skeletons, no matter what that email from your church group says	(35)
(Rochester D&C)		Worst. Star Wars. Photoshop. Ever	(49)
		Neil deGrasse Tyson's top 10 favorite facts about the universe	(118)

(Some Guy)		The coolest Starcraft origami you'll see today	(21)
		Creationists plan giant British theme park that will prove God made the world in seven days and make the point that people with teeth that are not green are sinners who will burn in hell for all eternity	(215)
		Just when you thought iPod accessories couldn't get any more ridiculous; presenting the iPond (animal cruelty edition)	(197)
(Daily Yomiuri)		Japanese researchers unveil world's first robot sommelier that "tastes" wine with sensor built into its hand	(10)
(Some Guy)		"By 2030, there will be 90-year-old men and women who look as if they are 35, and they will be 35 in biological terms," Wait... what?	(53)
		Britian plans to launch its own moon mission in 2012, having finally perfected freeze-dried deep-fried Mars bars and spotted dick	(25)
		Blackberry store opening in Michigan. Company offering paid RIMjobs	(17)
		Google debuts "Knols". What does "Knol" mean? It means that someone in Google's marketing department needs to be executed	(31)
(Some Guy)		The top archaelogy discoveries of the year. Paleontological remains of Jesus riding a dinosaur surprisingly not among them...YET	(130)
		From comics to movies, a look at the evolution of the Joker	(32)
		Jupiter and Venus aligned so brightly that they appeared to be one very bright star in the sky somewhere around 2 B.C. You'd think that such an event would have been written about in some famous book	(47)
		Ironman contemplates the strength of his new lego suit	(17)
(Some Gyu)		The same thing that afflicts dyslexics makes them great entruepr...makes them great entreupre....makes them really good at bsuiness	(10)
		Challenges of an IT manager at the South Pole: Maintaining satellite links, being cut off from outside supplies for 9 months, running outside naked when it's -100F	(14)
		Kitty has reached critical mass	(537)
(Some Guy)		The bad news is ALH 84001 probably didn't contain Martian life. The good news is the building blocks of life could form on cold, rocky volcanic planets throughout the universe. I, for one, welcome our new cold, rocky volcanic overlords	(15)
		Who knew watching 3000 barrels falling could be so pretty? The music just ruins it	(40)
		Want a Wii? Gamestop can help. They won't actually give you a Wii for Christmas, but you can still give them $250	(67)

(Some Guy)		Web design trends and cliches for 2007	(35)
(Some Guy)		Scientist develops formula for the perfect Christmas: PX = 8F x 4P + £23 x 8F + 3G +2W +2W:3C + 5T:1NR / 3D. Still no cure for cancer	(16)
		AIDS researchers find a protein in semen that greatly boosts HIV infection. This might be tough news for some to swallow	(18)
(Nasa.gov)		A new solar cycle may be beginning, so cut the sun some slack if it's a little biatchier than usual this week	(8)
(micron guitar hero)		Forget about world's smallest violin, rock out with the world's smallest guitar. Seriously, get your electron microscope	(20)
		And now, for the man who must literally have everything, a gun that shoots around corners	(48)
		Scientists are using electrodes in attempt to convert brain waves into synthesized speech for man who is completely paralyzed, yet can still feel pain. First words anticipated in two years: "S.O.S. Kill me."	(57)
		Beer waste turned into fish food. Beer, also good for the environment	(11)
		Jealous of your neighbor's double monitor setup? Pimp your cube like these (pics)	(54)
		Move over burritos. Man invents a new way of producing gas using a microwave oven	(29)
		Spiffy: New blood test to detect breast cancer will be available soon. Sad: No more free mammograms	(10)
		The real Pirates of the Caribbean: Divers find Captain Kidd's ship in Caribbean	(16)
		Expeditions for signs of ancient ice sheets find a big pile of mud	(6)
		The cool: Kids create 10-foot-tall Optimus Prime costume. Teh funnay: Fast-forward to the end and watch him try and move in it	(32)
		Survey of 120 students at one small school claims that those who pull all-nighters have lower GPAs. Such students often forget things like the importance of "sample size" and "cause and effect"	(33)
(Some Guy)		God's main new year resolution will be to destroy the Bay Area	(45)
		Salmon found with lice. sharing hats, poor spawn blamed	(6)
(Geekologie)		Have too much money and not enough self-esteem? Take a 24-karat "Gold Pill" to increase your self-worth. That would be funny if it didn't cost $425 for the joke	(20)

(NewsDaily.com)		Doctor: You're fat. Patient: I want a second opinion. Doctor: Your breath stinks, too	(89)
		Sony comes one step closer to creating the perfect source of electricity for Farkers	(19)
		New book contains detailed instructions on building automatic-fire LEGO weapons	(17)
		The latest cause of global warming: Sunshine	(35)
		Not to alarm anyone, but scientists say it is too late to save the Great Barrier Reef from global warming	(43)
		Great sci-fi books for people who think they don't like sci-fi	(517)
		Will the most popular game console currently on the market please step forward? Whoa, not so fast there, Wii. Or 360. Or PS3	(119)
		Fearless John Stossel rips off famous Seinfeld episode to show how far you can drive after gas-tank warning light comes on	(53)
		Ancient armadillo fossil found. Animal lived 18 million years ago and was often encountered dead by the side of the trail, hit by a passing stegosaurus	(31)
(RealClimate)		That whole "Our research demonstrates that the ongoing rise of atmospheric CO2 has only a minor influence on climate change... attempts to control CO2 emissions are ineffective and pointless -- but very costly" story? FAIL	(130)
		Opera attempts to come to the rescue of tired web developers	(72)
		Gamer with way too much time on his hands builds a self-portrait from vehicles and assorted wreckage in "Halo 3"	(59)
		New software allows you to cyberflirt with as many as 10 women at once. Predictably, some software geeks who never actually date have a problem with this	(15)
		UN warns that climate talks could collapse, causing bigger and more frequent hurricanes, divorce, more spam emails, less organic vegetables, fewer chupacabra sightings, polar bears living with penguins... mass hysteria	(31)
		Man gets $85,000 phone bill after using his phone as a modem for his computer	(46)
		Ice-cream company hides free iPods inside popsicles. For the first time in history, you can feel bad about your current popsicle upon hearing overhyped rumors of a newer, sleeker popsicle	(20)
		Saturn's rings may be as old as the solar system, challenging earlier theory that they date back to the dinosaur age. In other news, Saturn had dinosaurs	(51)
		Japanese genetically engineer mice that are not afraid of cats. In related news, cheeseburger consumption declines	(18)
		Old and busted: Sunshine is bad for you and causes cancer. New hotness: Sunshine is good for you and prevents cancer	(97)
		Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak would have sold the Apple II to Commodore and become Commodore employees -- if they hadn't been turned down so Commodore could develop its own computer	(36)

		Your wife is no longer the most frigid thing in the world to try and touch down on	(25)
(Inside Charm City)		Schools shut down when gamer makes online threat during Call of Duty 4	(35)
		Apple is the new Starbucks, opening 40 new stores in 2008. Still no Guinness at the Genius Bar	(74)
(kidk.com)		Idaho police found to be using expired bulletproof vests. In other news, bulletproof vests have expiration dates	(26)
(Some Guy)		Scientists make freaky-looking robot that can show emotions. "Will be useful companion for the elderly ." Bonus: frowns in disgust when hearing the word "President" as it associates the word with Bush	(48)
		This just in from the Institute of People With No Kids: Having a screaming infant around doesn't make you happier about your life	(125)
		National Institutes of Health panel hopes to remove stigma attached to incontinence. Can America change its attitude towards this debilitating condition? Depends	(94)
(Radioactive Girl)		Scientists create new material that glows as brightly as a 20-watt bulb for 12 years with no electricity, with picture Bonus: It's only mildly radioactive	(74)
(Physorg.com)		Female lower backs have evolved to support weight of pregnancy. Also, American and Australian female lower backs have apparently evolved to support weight of asses the size of a 747 fuselage	(67)
		Hurricane Center chief: "Sorry, Dems, but no one coerced me to downplay any link between global warming and hurricanes." Oh sure--that's just what Bush TOLD him to say	(27)
		Canadian student named Ryan Poon wins business competition, credits win with skills learned from playing World of Warcraft. Also might represent the only Poon most of his guildmembers will ever know	(125)
(The Daily Green)		Arctic ice, which was melting faster than ever before, is now re-freezing faster than ever before. IPCC calls for performance enhancing drug investigation	(54)
		IPhone turned into ProTools remote? Yes please	(18)
		Britain to increase wind power production to 33 jigawatts by 2020, or enough to power approximately 27 DeLoreans	(130)
(Some Guy)		First coffee blend developed solely for use as an enema developed. Dunkin' Donuts way ahead of the curve on this one	(30)
(Some Guy)		AMD tells SEC that ATI is POS	(64)
		Maxim's top 10 games of 2007 includes great games, such as Stranglehold and The Darkness. Attacking the darkness starts to the right	(68)
(Scalzi)		SF writer John Scalzi writes about his friend and Fark's, a man who modulated shield frequences to save the Enterprise so many times, Wil Wheaton	(19)
(Some Guy)		Video Games are addicting? The Wild Horses twelve-step program for video game addicts in Amsterdam offers "real" alternatives to virtual life. Or you can complete their entire program in four seconds using A,S,D, W, and the spacebar	(17)
		Scottish aquarium launched breeding program to save endangered seahorse. Started with 600 and are now down to one single surviving male. You're doing it wrong	(6)
(SomeTechGuy)		A "Princess Bride" video game? Inconceivable!	(54)
		YouTube powerless to stop Led Zeppelin clips from appearing	(14)
		Jeff Bridges is willing to do "Tron 2." He is also available to find a stranger in the Alps	(41)
		Some unreleased Star Wars toys	(35)
(NASA via HuffPo)		Through November, 2007 is on track to be the second hottest year ever recorded	(417)
(Motorstorm)		Gamespot on Motorstorm: "If someone in a postapocalyptic future decided to crossbreed rallycross racing and Burning Man-style music-festival culture into one ridiculous orgy of vehicular violence and heavy music" (Sponsored link)	(70)
(Discworld News)		Good: Terry Pratchett isn't dead. Bad: He has just been diagnosed with Alzheimers	(96)
(defensetech.org)		Was it a dream where you see yourself standing in sort of sun-god robes on a pyramid with a thousand naked women screaming and throwing little pickles at you?	(181)
		Old & Busted: Wii-mote. New Hotness: Controlling Mario with your mind	(37)
(Some Guy)		Handheld Tesla Coil turns a light bulb into a plasma globe	(16)
(Consumerist)		The best response to an Amazon customer complaint letter you'll read today	(51)
		Scientists prove that 'The Matrix' was in fact fiction. Obvious tag goes into three-second freefall	(41)
		95 percent of all e-mail sent in 2007 was spam	(37)
		The solution to alcoholism in poorest parts of Africa is to flood area with cheap beer	(7)
		Fossils of ancient tank-like mammal found in Andes. Had track-treads and large gun on turret with supporting large-calibre machine gun slits	(19)
		Nitrous oxide has been making dentists bearable, whipped-cream canisters fun, for 163 years	(17)
(sciencedaily)		Damned dirty apes using weapons when encountered by humans	(20)

(Some Carl Sagan Guy)		The Cosmos-less Science Channel Discussion Thread	(120)
		The coolest Wiimote hack you'll see today	(87)
		Researchers find new deep water coral; perhaps deepest enclosure for seahorses yet	(14)
		If this exoplanet's a rockin', don't come a knockin'	(7)
		You have been detained for threatening to go on a shooting spree using Superpoke™	(88)
		The coolest thing you can do with milk that doesn't involve a Boobies tag	(24)
		Energy source of northern lights found: gigantic arena in which Predators hunt Aliens	(29)
		I'm not as think as you drunk I am: Study shows that not only can people not tell the difference between low- and regular-strength beer, about half thought both made them just as drunk	(25)
(Environmental Graffiti)		After solving all the more serious problems, scientists invent chemical condom for insects (no, really)	(10)
		New research shows that the stories about Spartans being homoerotic baby killers was an exaggeration; there's no evidence they killed any babies	(28)
		New Ask.com feature lets their user erase searches for porn	(16)
		Pace of Intelligent Redesign actually accelerating. Suck it, Darwinists	(122)
		Who knew the key to navigating Honda's navigation system could be found in Finnegan’s Wake?	(14)
(Some Guy)		Iran builds their fastest supercomputer ever, almost able to run XP	(53)
		"Our research demonstrates that the ongoing rise of atmospheric CO2 has only a minor influence on climate change... attempts to control CO2 emissions are ineffective and pointless -- but very costly"	(544)
		"Mathlete" breaks world record for calculating 13th root of a randomly-generated 200-digit number in his head; still can't figure out why he can't get laid	(38)
(Some Guy)		Atlas 5 rocket launches secret U.S. communications satellite into space. Rumors are that it is designed to jam websites that make fun of the governme --	(21)
		Environmentalists warn of a bleak future for penguins... yummy tasty succulent penguins. Subby has dibs on drumsticks	(21)
(WGAL)		Vivid Video takes on Pornotube in steamy federal court case. You just know there's going to be a hung jury	(145)
		RealNetworks announced tBUFFERING .......... oday that it is layiBUFFERING ............ ng off 100 emBUFFERING ........ ployeBUFFERING .......... es	(29)
(Some Guy)		ASIMO getting more intelligent, has started submitting wiseass headlines to Fark.com	(13)
		Top 11 ways Microsoft can make Vista SP1 a success, yeah, it's actually possible	(102)
		New observations from the edge of our solar system show what scientists have suspected for several years: The solar system is squashed like a pancake on a bunny's head	(21)
(Some Dead Guy)		Surprisingly, the digital tombstone turns out to be a commercial flop	(25)
		Yahoo Answers: where 120 million users can be wrong nearly all of the time, often with hilarious results	(69)
		Personal flying jetpacks could be available to the public as early as next year: “Everyone wants things to evolve to the point of 'The Jetsons', and I think it could."	(42)
		People are evolving more rapidly than in the distant past, with residents of various continents becoming increasingly different from one another	(38)

		Giant spider attacks space shuttle (with pic goodness)	(204)
(VGB)		Video Game Awards 2007 winners announced. Game of the year is BioShock	(147)
(AlertNews.com)		Scientists discover that human evolution has been accelerating, ever since the Flood	(74)
		The new "Wheel of Time" author has been chosen. Thankfully, neither Brian Herbert nor Kevin Anderson are involved	(106)
		End users behaving badly: It doesn't seem to matter how many times they're told not to, end users still share passwords, copy sensitive info to USB devices and access Web mail at work	(57)
(Some Guy)		Not news: U.S. Congressman skips UN climate change conference in Bali. Fark: Congressman will address climate change on "Second Life" instead	(21)
		Dogs sort photographs in much the same way humans do... with the exception that lolcat pics make the dogs bite harder	(17)
(Some Guy)		AT&T has switched on its new high-speed backbone, which allows the NSA to capture your personal communications at more than 40 gigabits per second	(21)
		Voyager 2 reaches boundary of solar system, will be destroyed by Klingons in a few hundred years	(55)
(CinCity2000.com)		"The Sarah Connor Chronicles": Is it even possible it WON'T suck? Watch the entire pilot here	(79)
		Trekkies and Galactica nerds find themselves on opposite sides over ongoing writer's strike. This is why humans will never achieve peace	(86)
		Official poster for Grandpa Jones and the Colonoscopy of Doom	(40)
		Apple fanboys complain as Macs have gotten more popular, they feel less cool and cutting edge	(199)
		Microsoft attacks their own OS in an effort to promote Vista. In other news, Apple and Linux developers pop the cork	(43)
		Shuttle launch moved back to January so fuel sensor can be replaced a dozen times and still not work	(63)
		Detailing what's new in "Blade Runner: The Final Cut." WARNING: SPOILERS ABOUND	(76)
		Network coding works like eavesdropping to boost throughput, scalability. The technology could re-engineer routing, content distribution and wireless, researchers say	(8)
		EMC storage virtualization upgrades bring VMware interoperability; "split path" architecture separates the data path and control path	(23)
		The $100 iPod Touch stand made from a... wait for it... $100 bill. [Pssst. Use a dollar bill...]	(17)
		Dutch planning to build tulip-shaped island that will be visible from outer space to remind the world that they were kind of a big deal in the 15th century (pic)	(25)
		Homosexuality can be turned on and off in fruit flies, allowing them to just be flies	(418)
(wikipedia)		Someone at an IP address belonging to the House of Representatives has edited a Wikipedia article to draw a connection between Iraq and Al-Qaeda	(63)
(Some Guy)		Akira-inspired hybrid motorbike gets up to 112 miles on single charge	(48)
		Why your brain blocks out Britney Spears and Michael Jackson	(87)
		“Video games have reached such a level of intensity that a weak gamer is likely to soil himself"	(59)
		First ever Long-Eared Jerboa caught on film. Will trade for a Pikachu	(24)
		Brassieres, an undergarment: Supports and elevates the boobies. Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the technology. Better than they were before. Better, stronger, faster. More giggity	(36)
(Some Guy)		Scientist who claimed blacks are less intelligent than whites seems to have some black genes of his own. Ebony, meet irony	(423)