Used Condoms Reborn As Hair/Rubber Bands (4)
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Soiled condoms *HORF* are being recycled into hair bands and rubber bands in China. "There are a lot of bacteria and viruses on the rubber bands and hair ties made from used condoms," a dermatologist at the Guangzhou Hospital of Armed Police, who asked to be identified by his surname Dong, told the local paper. "People could be infected with AIDS, warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their ...
BlackBerry Storm First Hands On [Blackberry Storm Hands On] (5)
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The very first time you touch the BlackBerry Storm—RIM's first all-touchscreen keyboard-free smartphone, just announced for Verizon Wireless—you will be startled. No matter how many times your fingers dance on the screen like you've been trained on every other touchscreen, nothing will happen. At least, not until you push the screen all the way down and you feel a click. Yes, the screen is a giant button, one you have to punch for basically every ...
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Mark R said:
The major problem with Verizon is their pricing scheme, guaranteed this phone is going to require one of their "premium" plans
HiPER Laser Fusion Project "Starts" Tomorrow, Could Save Earth [Fusion] (15)
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The $1.7-billion HiPER facility—High Power laser Energy Research—will kick off with a party this monday. Yes, the project that will hopefully give us a way to produce limitless clean energy and save humanity from self-destruction (or pull out an LHC and destroy half the planet), starts up with a hydrogen pellet and alcoholic cocktails, which, if you ask me, is the perfect way to begin saving the planet. Here is how it works: • HiPER ...
N.Y. man survives lightning strike at gas station (1)
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Authorities say a man filling up his truck at an upstate New York gas station was struck by lightning but survived with barely ...
Candidate dolls cause controversy for retailer (1)
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Election-year novelty dolls of Barack Obama, John McCain and Hillary Clinton have been ordered off the shelves of Walgreen drugstores ...
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Allen Thompson said:
W/e. No legal problem with making fun of public figures; no issue with a retailer reacting to customer complaints. The Palin doll has been manufactured by Matell for years now and is available wherever Barbie (TM) products are sold.
A Look at Steve Fossett's Super Secret Flying, Diving, Space Bound (17)
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Unbeknownst to most of the world, the late super rich adventurer Steve Fossett had started work on an amazing flying submersible that would one day theoretically touch the stars. More importantly, however, was that the design would have allowed adventurers and scientists alike (and most importantly Fossett himself, of course) to venture into the deadly depths of the Mariana Trench, some 36,000 feet below the ocean's surface. Sadly, the design was put on hold immediately ...
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Jrod said:
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Allen Thompson said:
And that, my friends, was just his Batmobile. I but there's a secret lair under a volcano somewhere.
Rich Lowry on Sarah Palin's ability to lead: she's hawt. (2)
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A very wise TV executive once told me that the key to TV is projecting through the screen. It's one of the keys to the success of, say, a Bill O'Reilly, who comes through the screen and grabs you by the throat. Palin too projects through the screen like crazy. I'm sure I'm not the only male in America who, when Palin dropped her first wink, sat up a little straighter on the couch and ...
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Jeff Schmidt said:
thanks Paula, now let's hear what Randy & Simon have to say.
Sarah Palin Debate Flow Chart (1)
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Buns And Guns Is A Real Freaking Restaurant (3)
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Buns and Guns is an actual freaking restaurant in Beirut and I would totally eat there. At the "Buns and Guns" fast food restaurant, deep in Beirut's Hezbollah-dominated southern suburbs, the chefs wear military helmets, the food is wrapped in camouflage paper, and the motto is "a sandwich can kill you." The glossy camouflaged menus feature burgers with names like "the mortar" and "the 155 mm howitzer," while grilled chicken sandwiches can be a "magnum" ...
But I'm a Cheerleader Vice-President President! (1)
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Forget Tina Fey. About twenty minutes into the double-dreadful performance that was last night's veep debate, I realized that Palin much more closely resembles another actress: Frances McDormand. Think about it: Four to eight years of Palin would be exactly like four to eight years of having Margie from Fargo in the White House. The against-all-reason chipperness and desperate optimism are the same, as are many of the mannerisms and the relentless, almost grim folksiness. ...
Virgin Galactic Turns Down $1 Million Offer to Make First Porn in Space [Space] (14)
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I've got some good news for those of you who hold the seriousness of space exploration dear, and bad news for those of you who like to watch videos of two people doin' it: someone wanted to make a porn in space, and Virgin Galactic said no. Apparently, a company offered VG a cool million for the opportunity to shoot the world's first space porn. That's more than the $200,000 they're charging per person for ...
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Allen Thompson said:
Darn. And I was so looking forward to "Re-entry Around Uranus 3"
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Rakesh said:
I..ah...um...
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Lionel Riem said:
Who wants a Space opera, err, I mean, Space fuck?
Medical Marijuana: Bill Coming Down the Pike in Idaho? - Drug War Chronicle (1)
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Medical Marijuana: Bill Coming Down the Pike in Idaho?Drug War Chronicle, DC - 10 hours agoTom Trail (R-Moscow) told the local Fort Mill Times over the weekend that he is drafting a bill now. Although Idaho is a conservative state, it is bordered ...
Strippers, potato chips inspire Ig Nobel winners (1)
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Stripper salaries and potato chips' taste are among the subjects of this year's winners of the Ig Nobel prize, the annual award ...
Magic Hat Makes You Smarter, Look Stupid (4)
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This thinking cap promises to make its wearer smarter. How? Using a magnetic coil to send juice to portions of the left side of the brain, researchers claim that they can turn anyone into a savant, improving memory and creativity by incredible amounts. Being a skeptic, I went ahead and rigged up my own cap on their design. I made it out of aluminum foil, a bunch of refrigerator magnets, and a car battery. Here ...
16th World Computer Chess Championship In Progress (3)
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vmartell writes "The 16th World Computer Chess Championship is now in progress in Beijing, as part of the Computer Games Championship. Currently in the lead are Rybka 3.0, recognized as the world's strongest chess engine and Hiarcs, another commercial engine. Another curiosity is a Java ME based engine running on a Nokia phone, which BTW is currently being trounced by the other engines. A very interesting sideline: before the computer tournament, a Women's Grandmaster played ...
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Allen Thompson said:
I am SO gonna send one of my AI engines to watch this automated chess match.
Ex-Lovers, Embarrassing Missives, and the Law (1)
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WIRED magazine recently presented an interesting question to me. Apparently, a guy was dating a girl, he sent her a series of romantic letters, and then she found out that he was a low-down dirty swine. To exact her revenge, Girlfriend posted the letters on her myspace page with angry and mocking commentary. Here is the exact question: My ex-girlfriend recently posted one of my gooey love notes on her blog. I’d rather the world ...
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Allen Thompson said:
Party A to Party B: How do I love thee? The answer is subject to NDA. Sign here. =D
Jessica Alba continues annoying trend of celebrities telling people to vote (2)
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Dear Loyal Readers of Voting Age, Greetings! When I'm not posting pics of large-breasted celebrities in bikinis, I'm an avid political junkie who understands this is an important election year. That being said, if people out there vote for the next president solely because Jessica Alba told them to and wore one of those freaky Hannibal Lecter masks, I'm moving to Canada. Folks, if you have absolutely no clue about current events, no matter what ...
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Will Hold NASA Cargo, Humans [SpaceX] (3)
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Now that SpaceX has finally sent a rocket into orbit successfully, the Elon Musk-headed company is now focusing on its next goal—hauling cargo for NASA on the Falcon 9, sending people to the International Space Station with its Dragon capsule, and possibly a moon landing as well! Quite a list for a company that only recently scattered Scotty from Star Trek's ashes all over the ocean by accident. The Falcon 9, which has nine rocket ...
Senate Passes Bailout Legislation Complete With Obscure Tax Breaks (7)
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Congratulations taxpayers! Your senators have ridden to the rescue and approved a piece of legislation that should ungum the credit crunch. In the process, your lawmakers also approved extended tax breaks for the film industry in Puerto Rico, and for the makers of "certain wooden arrows designed for use by children." I kid you not. I won't bore you with the details, but if you're interested, the Puerto Rican film industry provision is on page ...
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Mike said:
"tax breaks for the film industry in Puerto Rico, and for the makers of "certain wooden arrows designed for use by children." <-- for real!!!
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Chris said:
If any good comes of all this, maybe it's the attention on the truly broken parts of the political system like this.
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