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Sun January 31, 2010

Source	Fark Headline		Comments
		Shocking moves by Tesla (jalopnik.com)	(54)
		"Scientists crack HIV puzzle for drugs." And here I thought we could just pay them with money (reuters.com)	(13)
		Steve Jobs: Google's "Don't be evil" mantra is bullshiat (wired.com)	(154)
(Some Guy who never got into FireFox)		FireFox users no longer have any reason to brag: Google Chrome now has extensions, including AdBlock (chrome.google.com)	(185)
(The Air Mule)		Israel is testing and readying a flotilla of flying, hovering UAV ambulances to be deployed in the near future (dover.idf.il)	(59)
		Texas to build "carbon-neutral" coal power plant. Carbon will be captured and used to produce more oil. You're doing it wrong (technologyreview.com)	(95)
		You see what student plagiarism gets you? Bad bureaucrat. Bad, bad bad (news.oneindia.in)	(37)
		Scientists decode genetics of grey mullet. Still no cure for Southern rock, man (sciencedaily.com)	(15)

Sat January 30, 2010

	'How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?' 30 Million People Wonder (theonion.com)	(44)
(Some Guy)	Begun, the Kindle Wars have (thefastertimes.com)	(107)
	Nothing spells disaster for the iPad like being unable to enjoy Bang Bros (wired.com)	(153)
	Painting every roof white could reflect heat, reduce Global Warming, and cause everyone north of the Mason-Dixon line to turn up their thermostats (news.yahoo.com)	(127)
	"I suppose the end of human spaceflight does represent change, but it is certainly not the change I believe in," says Sen. Richard Shelby, R-ocketman (blog.al.com)	(397)
	Wasabi... is there anything it can't do? (news.cnet.com)	(33)
(Some Guy)	Google to end support for IE6, suggests using anything else (googleenterprise.blogspot.com)	(68)
	▲ 12, ◀ 16, ▼ 4, hold 10, fire 3, GO (wired.com)	(55)
	Steampunk picks up steam in Colorado (9news.com)	(77)
(sfbg.com)	"Mystery Science Theater 3000" creator Joel Hodgson talks about life after "MST3K" and his thoughts about jumping ship: "I lied to everyone, basically... I really regret leaving the show." (sfbg.com)	(366)
(WinSuperSite)	Programmer alleges that Apple innovated on his award-winning Mac book-reading app to produce iBooks. Steve Jobs innovatingly hired away all his designers and coders and copied all his bookshelf graphics without paying him (community.winsupersite.com)	(101)
	Sometimes a tunnel is just a tunnel, but helmets may be required if it's a Jiucyudong (popularmechanics.com)	(24)

Fri January 29, 2010

	Those Global-Warming nutters at NASA have released more information on the Arctic melting cycle. Just because it's real doesn't mean I have to believe it (earthobservatory.nasa.gov)	(140)
	Scottish scientists "lead the world," developing technology to view Flame Nebula. Next up: deep-fried Flame Nebula (timesonline.co.uk)	(19)
	The star that's not brown but really red or possibly blue. And isn't even a star (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(26)
	Russian stealth fighter made first flight today....or did it? (af.reuters.com)	(75)
	English researchers say a comprehensive study proves there's no G-spot. French researchers say of course the Brits can't find it (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(85)
	Ever wanted to see the universe from quantum foam all the way to the very edge of space? (newgrounds.com)	(71)
(Some Guy)	Songs from a Supernova (newscenter.lbl.gov)	(22)
	Astronomers discover cool stars in nearby space, nerdy ones relegated to edge of galactic disc (physorg.com)	(10)
(Some Guy)	The coconut crab is the largest crab on Earth, other than the ones I caught from your mom, and can grow to 6ft and 30 lbs and scare the bejesus out of just about everybody (environmentalgraffiti.com)	(108)
	If you're going to get in a flamewar with someone on the Internet, try to make sure it isn't Cecil Adams. Watch while he takes apart someone who insulted his research (straightdope.com)	(103)
	The next generation of touchscreens will be very sensitive about how hard you poke them, unlike your Mom (gizmodo.com)	(35)
	Behold the power of this fully armed and operational megajoule laser system (gizmodo.com)	(78)
	Australia found to be the most sinful country in the world. Well, they did give us Hitler and all (news.com.au)	(152)
	Say hello to the morning, morning, morning, morning, morning after pill (news.bbc.co.uk)	(47)
	Good news for the lardasses -- if you make it to 70 without dying, you're better off than thin people (labspaces.net)	(24)
	NASA - Day of Remembrance. RIP crews of Apollo 1, Challenger and Columbia (nasa.gov)	(80)

Thu January 28, 2010

	Nationally renowned physicist chimes in on the time travel of Lost: "Happily, the most important of the Rules for Time Travelers is very much obeyed: there are no paradoxes." (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(168)
	Oh, I wasn't supposed to give those kids spinal taps and make up a connection between vaccines and autism? Was that wrong? (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(379)
	Kids falling out of fewer trees, getting more repetitive strain injuries from playing video games. With picture of what a video game might look like (thesun.co.uk)	(68)
	...the prophet, whose name was Screven, uttered to them this oracle: "lo from the topmost roof to the pavement Sun Cloud trickles, forecasting the dire unavoidable evil. Forth with you from the shrine, and steep your soul in Java" (sfgate.com)	(64)
(Some Guy)	MSI tablet set to go head to head with the iPad. There will be blood (techdigest.tv)	(275)
	"They're here for a kind of try-out: four will make it into a study that involves getting paid $70 a day to smoke high-grade dope" (wired.co.uk)	(50)
(treehugger.com)	Scientists who don't see many movies create venus fly trap that feeds on nuclear waste (treehugger.com)	(36)
(La Crosse Tribune)	VHS fish virus shows up in Lake Superior. Be kind, rewind for the halibut (lacrossetribune.com)	(22)
	CNN has apparently been reading FARK's iPad thread (cnn.com)	(134)

Wed January 27, 2010

	What happens if you fall into a Black Hole (collegehumor.com)	(78)
	Energy-harvesting rubber sheets could power pacemakers, mobile phones. Or, if installed in John Edwards' bedroom, St. Louis (physorg.com)	(17)
	The iPad killer already exists (youtube.com)	(174)
(Some Comic Geek)	Lots of full color goodness out this week. New Comics for January 27th (downtowncomics.com)	(24)
	Scientists determine that color of feathered dinosaur was ginger, and was made fun of by other dinosaurs (news.nationalgeographic.com)	(41)
(Some Guy)	New study shows self control is contagious. Unfortunately, you hang out on Fark (scienceblogs.com)	(22)
	EPA: Anti-smog restrictions will increase Global Warming (npr.org)	(51)
(Some Guy)	Times are so bad, there's only one Network Engineering job on the entire continent (itnews.com.au)	(27)
	In a ranking of "green" economies, the US is 61st. Iceland is number one, which its citizens can take pride in as their economy collapses like a gut-shot goose (nytimes.com)	(90)
	Obama will cancel NASA's moon program and make the agency study global warming instead "We certainly don't need to go back to the moon," said one administration official, who sucks (orlandosentinel.com)	(541)
	Bill Gates caught table-dancing "Paris Hilton style" at Sundance. Top THAT, Steve Jobs (news.cnet.com)	(39)
	Godless liberal academic finds that academics have a reputation for being godless liberals because godless liberals want to be academics because academics have a reputation for being godless liberals (nytimes.com)	(72)
	It's your official Apple iJesus Tablet launch thinger fanboy douchebag discussion thread (apple.com)	(1715)
	The honeybee colony collapse armageddon may have to be delayed (abcnews.go.com)	(19)
	The best 'dead' websites: PC World takes a tour through the Super Information Graveyard (pcworld.idg.com.au)	(135)
(THINK City)	An electric car will be made available this year that charges in 15 minutes, goes 100 miles to the charge, tops out at 70mph. Costs only $16,000 and your dignity (evworld.com)	(264)
(Some Guy)	AI researcher to build...AI researcher (hplusmagazine.com)	(31)
(Some Guy)	Instead of a mating for life, male swan divorces his spouse because her womb is barren and shows up at a gathering that his ex is attending with a younger, more perkier swan (mnn.com)	(27)
	Daughter and dad are reunited after 50 years thanks to Facebook (mirror.co.uk)	(92)
(Some Guy)	Although coats made from minks and foxes still upset animal rights activists, you can wear your nutria pelt guilt-free (mnn.com)	(57)
	How did giant flightless birds get spread all over the world? They flew. No, really (sciencedaily.com)	(28)

Tue January 26, 2010

	The Mars Rover is now a paperweight (cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com)	(175)
	5 features that we already know the Apple Tablet won't have, but really should (wired.com)	(115)
	Wired says bullet trains are really coming to the US. North Haverbrook residents skeptical (wired.com)	(102)
	An educational visit to the Creation Museum: "This place doesn't just take on evolution - it squares off with geology, anthropology, paleontology, history, chemistry, astronomy, zoology, biology, and good taste" (vanityfair.com)	(250)
	Tired of the endless debate on climate change? Don't worry, turns out we're screwed (news.bbc.co.uk)	(80)
	Thanks to anti-intellectualism in the US, China will soon be the world leader in scientific research (telegraph.co.uk)	(166)
	Sometimes science is hard work. Sometimes science is going outside to fly the model dinosaur (wired.com)	(28)
(Some Guy)	The Universe is like that chick who hit on you at the bar, lying about her age and having hot flashes (itwire.com)	(27)
	Scientists say alien life could already be on Earth. Exhibit A: Carrot Top (foxnews.com)	(48)
	Consensus was that the hole in the ozone threatened the globe. Turns out the consensus is wrong: It's actually helping to slow global warming in the hemisphere where everybody stands upside-down (news.scotsman.com)	(119)
(Some Guy)	Humanity's hackers: the do-it-yourself biology movement (hplusmagazine.com)	(99)
	Today's entrant in the "device most likely to get you robbed" contest is the Hermit nap station (techeblog.com)	(28)
	"This is all very different from evolution as described by Darwin" (newscientist.com)	(721)
(The Inquisitr)	God Hates Tweets: Westboro Baptist Church to picket Twitter (inquisitr.com)	(94)
	Aliens can't see the earth from space, but the Sun is still there (thesun.co.uk)	(86)
	Rather than develop new and interesting ideas, AOL is going to try and become the new YouTube (variety.com)	(22)
	Girls learn to suck at math from teachers who suck at math (abcnews.go.com)	(120)
	Dinosaurs were bent on taking over the world, had 'Mini Mes', and were all about the mojo. This and other mind-bending dinosaur discoveries that surprised scientists (msnbc.msn.com)	(54)

Mon January 25, 2010

	Rover's rock discovery gives scientists a view of Mars' interior. Scientitsts hopeful rock can do the same for Uranus (space.com)	(18)
	Smoke up, Johnny. This guy will be able to grow you new lungs someday (gammasquad.uproxx.com)	(46)
	The coolest pic of Jupiter you'll see in the last ten years (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(41)
	That's no -- wait, it's TWO moons (blogs.discovermagazine.com)	(32)
	When the humans from the biblical BSG exodus landed, there were only 18,500 survivors (science.slashdot.org)	(64)
	If, like this guy, you actually have a friend named Fuk, Nexus One won't let you talk to him. And don't even think about calling Dick Terd, Hugh Jass or Mike Litoris (huffingtonpost.com)	(48)
	11-year-old girl who has wanted cosmetic surgery since she was eight will finally get it (calgaryherald.com)	(119)
	Video Games could replace your TV. No, this is not a repeat from 1975 (kotaku.com)	(67)
	British astronomers say chances of finding aliens are better than ever. With pic of what an alien might look like (news.bbc.co.uk)	(26)
(Some Guy)	New Internet Explorer flaw revealed. No, this is not a repeat from that last day with a "y" in its name (itpro.co.uk)	(201)
	U.S. government considers adding historic Manhattan Project sites such as Hanford, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge to national park system. Critics say idea is sure to bomb (seattlepi.com)	(73)
	Subby just KNOWS that those smart, talented, great-looking mods will greenlight this article (scientificamerican.com)	(29)
	Governments should prepare for the worst if aliens visit Earth because beings from outer space are likely to be just like humans, says leading scientist (guardian.co.uk)	(236)