(The Register)(33) "The Bulgarian National Space Research Institute has stated that not only are alien spies living among us, but that they object strongly to 'immoral behaviour' by humanity - such as causing global warming or using cosmetics"
(Cosmos)(113) Solar activity isn't a significant cause of global warming, we have thousands of years of tree-ring data to prove it. Oh wait
(Computerworld)(82) Only one month in: Windows 7 passes Mac OS X(All Versions) in market share. No word on how many minutes it took to surpass the market share for Linux
(Gizmag)(34) Italian doctor may have found a cure for MS - cleaning out buildups of iron in the brain. Still no cure for metalheads
(Gizmodo)(33) How to quit your job and ensure no future company will hire you
(TechEBlog)(16) I think the Bugatti Veyron is a bit too cheap, but the iPhone 3GS Supreme on the other hand . . .
(Gizmodo)(50) You will never find a more wretched hive of dumb and gullibility than an audiophile's house
(Boston Globe)(96) The letter coldly outlined the parents' choices: start paying rent or we throw your children in the trash or use them for medical experiments
(NPR)(21) The best animation summarizing a new science theory you'll see today
(Some Guy)(21) NASA's Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-129) zips along at about 18000 MPH high above Earth's rugged and rough terrain after undocking from the International Space Station on 25 Nov 2009. The huge 4288x2846-pixel photo is even more impressive
(Xinhua)(11) Scientists discover primitive emotion-like behavior in fruit flies. Next week's news: PETA demands rights for fruit flies
Wed November 25, 2009:
(Kotaku)(272) Suing Activision over World of Warcraft? Don't forget to subpoena Depeche Mode and Winona Rider, since she can "explain the significance of alienation in Catcher in the Rye." Makes sense
(Media Matters)(1247) Hannity: This is one of the coldest years on record, so global warming is a hoax. Science: This is one of the warmest years on record, so Hannity is a douche
(Discover)(24) Our zombie galaxy feasts on cannibalized corpses. And you thought astronomy was for dorks
(asahi.com)(54) Deadly Australian redback spider thought to have invaded Japan, with tangled web of bureaucracy allowing it to enter major cities. Crikey
(London Times)(19) Economic downturn forces Japanese robot makers to concentrate on utilitarian machines that will take your job years ahead of schedule (pics)
(Some Guy)(1259) Another reason China is kicking our ass: Push button boob jobs with instant D-liscious results
(Some Guy)(370) All those 'off the cuff' remarks that you should ignore in the ClimateGate emails found their way into "off the cuff" computer code. FORTRAN (shudder) code labled 'fudge factor'
(Some Guy)(37) Danish media claim that swine flu is just another plot created by multinational corporations to contol people's minds, like 9/11 or Kentucky Fried Chicken
(Science Daily)(8) Motherlode of gorillas remains vulnerable, much to the delight of one deranged Italian plumber addicted to shrooms
(Some Comic Geek)(43) Just in time for a long holiday weekend: New comics shipping November 25th. What are you picking up for the drive/flight?
(The Register)(7) The economy is so bad that billionaires are now building their yachts out of crap they picked out of the ocean
(Some Chick)(630) Ten secret text message codes parents need to pay special attention to. NALOPKT
(I Heart Chaos)(57) The absolute best Bioshock cosplay you'll see... ever. No, really, it doesn't get any better than this
(News.com.au)(33) Power plant in Norway uses salt to generate electricity. The excitement that scientists are feeling is a white-NaCl ride
(USA Today)(16) Royal Caribbean unveils first child tracking system that lets parents avoid...errr, I mean, track their children
(NASA)(9) Data from NASA's STEREO spacecraft have confirmed the stunning reality of MONSTER WAVES ON THE SUN
(YouTube)(92) The coolest xbox that can't play Xbox games
Tue November 24, 2009:
(Utne)(79) Men suddenly claim to be more religious when they're trying to get laid, proving that there truly are no atheists in fox holes
(Gizmodo)(31) "Shockwaves to the Crotch Treat Erectile Dysfunction." Scientists say it's like having your crotch stepped on by a women in stiletto heels, but not at all painful. With SFW but terrifying photo goodness
(Gizmodo)(34) This car will run at 1,000 MPH, generate twice as many Fark headlines with a Dumbass tag
(Scientific American)(108) Physicists: You know that whole space-time duality thing? Uh, we may have gotten it wrong
(Some Guy)(15) How scientists are building better wind turbines by studying Lance Armstrong. Apparently, windmills are also a lot more efficient when they use just one nut
(Discovery)(102) Kirk Cameron asks for a crocoduck. Science provides one: the Anatosuchus Minor found by paleontologists
(yomiuri.co.jp)(34) Small Tokyo factories pool resources to build deep-sea research robot to search for oil and minerals. In other news, small American factories struggle to find workers who understand English and can add two numbers
(BBC)(18) Scientists witness grandma macaques intervening to take care of grandchildren in place of incompetent or missing parents, primate behavior never before seen outside of Homo sapiens trailerparkensis
(Google)(14) 77-year-old Japanese man who lost his Guinness World Record as oldest Everest climber to 78-year-old Nepalese man pretty damn piqued, vows he will climb Everest again at age 80
(Discovery)(52) "Smart" body armor learns more with every bullet - Ok, who wants to be first in a test series?
(Some Guy)(118) Google: F*ck it, let's just give away computers
(Gizmodo)(62) The coolest slow-shutter shots you'll see today
(Live Science)(12) Scientists find new species of chameleon, say it lay undiscovered for so long because it tends to come and go, come and go-oh-oh-oh
(Spaceweather)(11) The coolest photo of an icy sunrise you'll see all day
(Apple Insider)(23) 50% of all mobile data traffic worldwide eaten up by people downloading fart apps and 911 dialers for $0.99
(Wired)(29) Man vs Electricity. Introducing Dr Megavolt
(Yahoo)(56) Cases of drug-resistant bacterial infection have risen by 90 percent since 1999, at least partially because it's no longer being diagnosed as lupus
(YouTube)(36) New Symphony of Science Video: "Our Place in the Cosmos" (ft. Sagan, Dawkins, Kaku, Jastrow)
(Discover)(92) Obama unleashes massive scheme to turn children into nerds. D10 manufacturers rejoice
(BusinessWeek)(91) Apparently forgetting that AT&T has disabled tethering on the iPhone, Apple launches ad campaign bragging about simultaneous tethering and voice
(SlashFilm)(45) Back to the Future Crysis mod includes ability to time travel. Sadly you can't go back in time and stop the actual Back to the Future games from being made
(Telegraph)(31) In a fantastic leap of logic, scientists propose that some sort of 'flowing air' might someday be used to generate electricity. If only this 'flowing air' phenomenon occurred naturally outside of a laboratory
(Some Sputnik)(37) The burning question: "Where Is My Flying Car?,"... Answer: "It was shot down by the flying tank"
(AllAfrica)(43) Three hajj pilgrims die of some funky cold in Medina
(Yahoo)(134) Crack open your neighbor's skull and feast on the goo inside: Since the Kyoto treaty in 1997, "climate change has worsened and accelerated beyond some of the grimmest of warnings made back then"
(Wired)(184) Dr Who is 46 years old today, and he doesn't look a day over 2,432
(Some Guy)(44) Good news everyone, scientists at Cornell have developed an experimental "F-ray"
(Some Guy)(39) CDC Releases H1N1.6 Service Pack 2 (NSFWish ads)
(CBC)(151) That cheap Xbox 360 you got off Ebay was probably banned from Xbox Live for being modified
(Planetary Society)(15) Coolest images of ice volcanoes you will see all day. Buckle up before clicking because the second one will fly you into the plume
(Spike)(202) Top 8 video game bugs that made the game better
(NASA)(55) Hubble picture of light echoes that makes 70's psychedelic posters look like XKCD
(Telegraph)(508) ClimateGate: How the MSM reported the greatest scandal in modern science
(Some Guy)(93) The most staggering statistic of all is that just 16 of the world's largest ships can produce as much sulphur pollution as all the world's cars
(ABC)(53) "Shuttle astronaut ... learns of the birth [of his daughter] ... while he orbited 200 feet above the earth." 200 feet? Nice work, ABC News
(TechEBlog)(34) Need advice on breaking your own hard drive or eating a computer? There's a Yahoo Answer for that
(Smart Planet)(33) Good news, by 2020 your brain will control your computer. Bad news, you think porn pop-ups were frequent now
(recombu.com)(106) Ten things that mobile devices are making obsolete. 'Newspaper in the bathroom' is conspicuously absent
Sat November 21, 2009:
(YouTube)(54) Most awesome video of a cuttlefish hunting you'll see all day
(New Scientist)(48) Just in case the LHC doesn't create a super massive black hole and ends the universe, here's what scientists are planning next
(Gamespot)(43) Stupid: User sues Sony for being banned from PSN. Obvious: Case is thrown out. Dumbass: User appeals. Asinine: Adds Nintendo and Microsoft to the suit. Which tag is most appropriate?
(London Times)(44) Ancient Greek worshippers showed inclination towards the Sun. The Times is there
(The Consumerist)(83) "Just because we put a beach mode on your camera does not mean we expect you to take your camera on a beach exposing it to the elements."
(BBC)(33) Coolest nature photos that you will see all day. Bonus: No summoning [he who will not be named] but rather summon Doritos (9th photo)
(Gaia Online)(30) Gaia Online removes all virtual game objects that refer to tobacco and cigarettes, because we hate it when our online avatars get virtual lung cancer
(TechEBlog)(35) Dear spambots, please describe love in exactly 200-words
(The New York Times)(109) Xbox, just having lost thousands of customers through it's recent banning of modded consoles, turns to a new market. "You sound like a girl" no longer a valuable insult
(MIT)(34) MIT invents liquid metal battery to power the electric grid, find Sarah Conner
(PCWorld)(76) As pretty much the entire tech industry does a collective facepalm over AT&T's Verizon rebuttal ad, AT&T continues insisting that their smartphones are "the most popular"
(Pen 15 club member)(33) Bangkok introduces disposable penis measuring device (measures non disposable penises as well)
(Washington Post)(43) Corn-based ethanol producer says it will soon compete with gasoline. This is a repeat from 1999, 1989,...1909
(The Register)(52) US defense spending may be out of control, but at least they're going to finally give us our flying cars
(Wall Street Journal)(37) In a surprise to environmentalists everywhere, the electric-car capital of the nation is the city with more oil than a New Jersey beach during spring break
(LA Times)(36) Mastodons probably died off because they were large, slow, and very tasty
(Telegraph)(51) Scientists could begin the first human trials for stem cell blindness therapy next year, provided that the FDA lens them a hand
(Montreal gazette)(18) Archeologists unearth skeletons at the steps of Montreal Basilica. Expect to learn about life in 1700s, plot to next Dan Brown novel
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