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Sun April 19, 2009

(Some Quick-stepper)	Word of diarrhea vaccine leaked to paper	(135)
	STS-1	(73)
	First look at Beatles' "Rock Band" unveiled on giant screen. Gamers immediately lose interest in the old guy singing in front of it	(82)
	New Scientist presents 13 great mysteries of the universe. Your dog is quizzical	(230)
	Scientists working on most important medical breakthrough of our time - coming up with a hospital gown that doesn't leave your ass hanging out	(24)
	Well, the good news is that we can fix the global warming thing. The bad news is that it'll take nearly all of our water to do it	(196)
	Yet another team of eggheads think they are on the track to making a real "Mr. Fusion". Professor Emmett Brown unavailable for comment	(38)
(Some Star Wars Nerd)	Doesn't that make it a "Hydro-Spanner?"	(38)
	Geeks show why the Etch-A-Sketch isn't just a toy anymore	(12)

Sat April 18, 2009

		In these trying economic times, one Australian city has the solution. And that solution is wombat crap	(45)
		Even the creator of the Comic Sans font thinks its use is out of control	(182)
		Some people can't see using stem cells in medicine, but the blind can	(33)
		Washington scientists make wheat impervious to death by cross-breeding with one of its wild cousins	(58)
		These are the adventures of the Starship Farragut. Where many men have gone before	(165)
		Con Ed workers in New York using battery-powered plastic owl named Hootie to scare parakeets away from substations. YA RLY	(25)
		In case fundamentalist Christians didn't have enough reason already to hate Massachusetts, scientists there have discovered a valley covered in dinosaur footprints	(73)
		NASA preps two shuttles for launch. It's "Armageddon" all over again, except this time without Bruce Willis or the huge asteroid about to destroy the planet	(34)
		Antarctic ice cap gives global warming the finger as it decides to grow instead of shrink, as it has been told	(172)
		Eerily beautiful Hubble pic of colliding clusters. If only there were some sort of term for clusters engaging in this sort of intercourse. Cluster	(46)
		Traditionally, when you see the words "flaming meat lance" in a headline, a bacon plasma torch is not what you expect to see when you eagerly click the link	(30)
		Ten SF authors who weren't hesitant to drag their nerdish readers into puberty by exploring all kinds of sex. Lazarus Long wants to meet your mom, his mom, your sister, and her friends (some images in link may be Not safe for work)	(105)

Fri April 17, 2009

	Video game sales drop 17% in the last month on the news that no amount of running over pedestrians and stabbing hookers can make you escape your 401k	(151)
(Some Guy)	Commodore 64 re-born as a laptop. Still better than a Dell	(74)
	Study shows "silent" heart attacks far more common than previously thought. Here comes the silence	(19)
	New release of the original recordings prove that the Beatles sound better in Mono. Suck it Stereo	(105)
	EPA finds greenhouse gases hazardous to health. And not in that "Al Gore, we all gonna die" way, but actually dangerous to people. Right now	(502)
	"Oh hai I just hacked your company website. Now hire me"	(50)
(Some Sci-Fi lover)	Finally a cell phone that can take the same punishement as a fold-up wallet	(60)
	Scientists anticipate that "attention seeking gadgets" will be harder to throw away. Someone should ask Samantha Ronson how well this concept works	(24)
	World's most accurate clock unveiled. Lu Tze was worried, but it's not made of glass	(64)
	Tax-free Internet shopping may be at an end	(159)
	Apple responds to recent string of try-to-be-hip PC ads: "A PC is no bargain when it doesn't do what you want"	(352)
	Convergence is all well and good, but combining an electric razor and a mobile phone is taking it just a little too far	(18)
	1.5 million year old active microbe colony released from Antarctic glacier snout, staining the ice red for miles at Blood Falls. Gesundheit	(75)
	Your Mac goes on-line early 2009. Human decisions are removed from email sending. The system begins to grow at a geometric rate. You stop being smug at 4:35 PM Pacific time, April 16	(61)

Thu April 16, 2009

	Location of green hill in Windows XP background image found near San Francisco. Tinky Winky seen packing his purse	(123)
	How a C3PO butler robot capable of assembling your IKEA furniture could be only five years away	(43)
	Cardiff researchers to test first online treatment for bipolar depression. EVERYBODY MANIC	(29)
	Nine legal drugs featuring extremely disturbing side effects. Ask your doctor whether psychotic nightmares, decrease in semen, and compulsive gambling is right for you	(134)
	It took several years, but automotive engineers proudly announce that they've finally created a vehicle more ugly than the Pontiac Aztec	(126)
	Animated timeline of International Space Station assembly. Does not show treadmill installation	(26)
	"When we examine the ecological footprint calculations, we discover the only thing the world is running out of is space to plant a colossal amount of imaginary forest that we wouldn't have planted anyway"	(52)
	Environmentalists: We need green energy to save the planet. Government: Okay, we'll make it a priority. Environmentalists: Wait, we don't want it, it's killing the animals	(97)
(English Russia)	If the Mad Max scenario ever happens, the guy who did this Chevy Camaro modification is ready	(203)
	Design student creates new MP3 player for fetuses, hopefully with nice rounded edges	(21)
	I'd like to be...Under the sea...In an OH GOD I CAN'T FEEL MY LEGS	(48)
	The 10 worst cliches in videogaming. Including, of course, the obligatory kinky female character. Actually, that might not be one of the worst	(383)
	EA decides gamers don't hate them enough, encourage people to follow Ashton Kucher on Twitter	(48)
	I saw a 75-million-year-old turtle	(40)

Wed April 15, 2009

	Tens of thousands of people work for thirteen years to find twelve new prime numbers. Still no cure for cancer	(58)
	The carbon footprint of one email is equivalent to driving three feet, according to the people who pull stats out of thin air	(48)
	Top ten ways to fight pirates without guns. Ninjas nowhere to be found	(80)
	10 technologies about to go extinct	(187)
	NASA chooses Tranquility as name of new new wing at the International Space Station, then gives Colbert the runaround by naming new treadmill after him instead	(65)
	Now you can buy the official Dale Earnhardt Jr GPS system, as long as you only ever intend to turn left	(30)
	Dear scientists: please go watch Terminator 2, and knock it off with this whole "morphing programmable matter" crap before you get us all killed	(18)
	The Real "Dr. House" who actually is the primary consult for the show, want to test the "Shroud of Lincoln" to see if Lincoln had cancer. Or Lupus	(40)
(Some Guy)	When they came for the Hummers, I did not care for I rode a bike. When they came for the incandescent light bulbs, I did care care because I used fluorescents. But then them came for my plasma TV	(42)
	Microsoft Office 2010 to be released in early 2010. "You look like you're issuing a press release on an updated product. Would you like to delay the release by six months?"	(40)
	For less than $15 a month, AT&T will let you be your own personal KGB	(28)
	New "PediSedate" game boy accessory allows you to drug your victims.... er, patients in comfort while they play MarioKart	(26)
	Bill introduced that would give the President power to shut down the Internet in times of crisis. Because having a source of fast information on how to survive anything from earthquakes to zombie hordes is a bad thing	(131)
	Good news, Mr. Jones: we can cure your addiction. You just have to take these pills. Forever	(142)
(Some Guy)	If Christians made video games like they made t-shirts. "Red Sea WaveRace 64" curiously absent	(93)
	"Is that a Galaga in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?"	(34)
	The Top 10 Nerf Guns of All Time	(227)
	Ants inhabit a "world without sex," thus demonstrating that marriage is not an entirely human construct	(25)
	1972 Datsun beats the Tesla as fastest electric car. Yes, you read that right	(125)
	Turns out that dolphins can only be disoriented by sonar pings if they stay really close for several minutes. Older dolphins grumble about youngsters forming iPods	(12)
	This is the B-AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy; and its rashers make a distinctive smell when fired at you, so remember it	(22)
	Ten percent of population found to do half the drinking in society. And if you're reading this here, you've found where that 10 percent hang out on the Internet	(36)
(Some Guy)	Wil Wheaton offers sound advice for Dungeon Mastering (not the S&M kind). On second thought, maybe the S&M kind too	(46)
	How many container ships does it take to equal all the world's cars in pollution? a) 15; b) 150; c) 1,500; d) 15,000. Goodbye Dollar Store. Hello SUV	(280)

Tue April 14, 2009

	Company develops prostate cancer vaccine. Just don't ask how you take it	(28)
	Your next coffee table will double as a 1080p projector	(34)
(Science Blog)	Submitter is imagining a greenlight	(26)
	Dubai clones camel. Researchers say they're glad to get over that hump (pic)	(45)
	The coolest story of a real-life batman you'll read today	(35)
	Electric utility makes deal to set houses on fire from orbit	(79)
	Release date of new "Star Trek" movie travels through time again	(109)
(George Washington)	The coolest laser etched stack of dollar bills you'll see today	(125)
	UK to fight terror bombers with Google bombers	(23)
	Russian made perpetual motion machine lasts for 15 years and can be started about 300,000 times	(79)
	Buses may soon run on human feces. Dave Matthews eagerly awaits more details	(38)
	Amazon apologizes for ham-fisted error over gay books, will do only normal fisting in future	(50)
	Test drive of an early Chevy Volt. $40,000 and 400 pounds of batteries for 40 miles of almost free driving	(226)
	This is exactly what Twitter was meant to do	(71)
	The children with the brightest smiles grow up to have the happiest marriages, probably because they're the best at keeping secrets	(15)
	A new identity now costs less than a can of coke	(75)
	Scientists have finally narrowed down the list of foods that are good for you to just 10 items: beets, cabbage, prunes... fark it, I don't want to live	(62)

Mon April 13, 2009

	Man's relationship with his wife can be summed up in fewer than 140 characters	(34)
	Computer runs its own experiments, says this cake is delicious and moist	(77)
	"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there." At least it will be the best-decorated elephant house in Europe	(32)
(Some Guy)	Want to find Iraqi insurgents? All you need is a little ↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A	(74)
	Sleep is spring cleaning for the brain. Think of it as a way to find that memory of your first girlfriend naked under all the Japanese schoolgirl porn clogging up your brain	(62)
	It's on I Heart Chaos, so it must be official: The best 100 websites of the last 100 years	(52)
	Sir David Attenborough calls on British people to stop having babies to curb 'frightening' population growth. Or maybe he said growth of 'frightening' population. As it's Britain, either way works	(56)
	New iPod shuffle contains $22 worth of parts, $56 worth of improving your self-image	(98)
	Landlords increasingly monitoring tenants' Facebook pages and evicting idiots who post pictures of their wild house parties there	(98)
	Mothers I'd Like to Facebook	(13)
	21 apps Apple doesn't want on your iPhone	(86)
	Harvard University opens "Canine Cognition Lab" to study how dogs think. Your dog is thinking about steak	(52)
	Praying to God is like "talking to a friend." A friend who will kill you and curse your descendents if you make any other friends	(319)
	New time thief: ToneMatrix	(33)
	Turns out Darwin had egg on his hands	(25)
	The most remote US radar base in northern Greenland can pick up a tennis ball in flight, 3,000 miles away. Yet, from judging from the third pic down, the main control console hasn't been updated since the 70's	(67)
	Apparently running out of things to fear-monger about, media now warning that your yard is planning to kill your child	(51)
	After looking every which way but loose, scientists discover new population of up to 2,000 orangutans in remote region of Indonesia	(30)
	Russian and German scientists collaborate to create inexpensive and tiny particle accelerators w/ some serious power. Something tells me that this won't end well	(27)
	Shuttle landing, cockpit perspective	(81)