These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/25/08 … please enjoy:
The Itch | The New Yorker
The human body is a scary, scary thing! This is about an itch so intense that it caused a woman to actually scratch through her skull to her brain.
Actor Sparks BK-Card Freakout | Advertising Age
Burger King got a deluge of publicity after the blogosphere picked up on a London Times interview with Hugh Laurie, who told the paper his celebrity perks include his "Burger King gold card." There's one hitch, however: He doesn't actually have one.
Is Google News scapegoating technology to cover up its inherent flaw? | NetworkWorld
Google blamed a technical problem for the delay on reporting the death of Tim Russert of NBC News this month and said it was not a sign that its news site, whose content is compiled entirely by computer programs, lacks timeliness.
Recording Industry Decries AM-FM Broadcasting as 'A Form of Piracy' | Wired.com
The recording industry and U.S. radio companies have squared off for decades about whether AM and FM radio broadcasters should pay royalties to singers, musicians and their labels.
Mad Science: Could You Shoot Bendy Bullets, Just Like in "Wanted"? | IO9
MYTH: Wesley Gibson and a few select others have a special, super-shooting ability that makes it possible for them to curve the trajectories of the bullets they shoot.
FACT: Don't try this at home!
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 06/24/08 … please enjoy:
Earth 'not at risk' from collider | BBC News
FYI for all of you people scared of science… our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded.
How to nap | Boston.com
For anyone out there who needs instructions on how to do everything in life, here is a great guide on how to take a nap. Good luck on your quest for sleep!
Stewart Butterfield's bizarre resignation letter to Yahoo | VallyWag
In a long, rambling email to Yahoo executive Brad Garlinghouse, under whose aegis Flickr fell, Butterfield described the company as a tin-smithing concern, but found that there was no place for him as the company left its metallurgical roots.
Secrets of James Bond's success with women unravelled | Telegraph
The result of the study, presented at the Human Behaviour and Evolution Society conference in Japan, earlier this month, found that those who were ranked highest for "dark triad" characteristics also tended to have the largest number of sexual partners.
Cloned immune cells cleared patient's cancer | The Guardian
A patient whose skin cancer had spread throughout his body has been given the all-clear after being injected with billions of his own cloned immune cells.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/25/08 … please enjoy:
Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans | New Scientist Environment
Life has been found 1.6 kilometres under the sea floor, at temps reaching 100 °C. John Parkes hopes his team's discovery might one day help find life on other planets. He says it may even redefine what we understand as life and what we understand by age.
Weezer's Pork and Beans | YouTube
Weezer's video for their single "Pork and Beans." How many Internet Celebs can you find? This is one of the best videos I've seen in years!!
Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake | lelandwong's Xanga Site
Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9
earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes?
Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing | NASA
It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
Senators say whether they?d agree to be vice president | The Hill
The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: ?If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?? Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously.
NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever | Gizmodo
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller… that actually works!! Video in link!
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