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"Surprisingly, their chromatophores contain only red, orange, yellow, black, or brown pigments, yet..."

Mon, 16 May 2011 12:26:14 -0400

“Surprisingly, their chromatophores contain only red, orange, yellow, black, or brown pigments, yet cephalopods exhibit a full rainbow of colors. The mystery of how they do this was solved when scientists discovered that they also have reflecting cells in their skin that act like mirrors or prisms. These iridophores and protein-based leucophores are used in combination with their chromatophores to create a wide variety of striking colors that include vibrant blues, purples, greens, and silver.”

- Exclusive Excerpt: Sex, Drugs and Sea Slime | Wired Science | Wired.com

The Evolution of Lids

Mon, 16 May 2011 11:54:32 -0400

The Evolution of Lids

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement « Solitary Watch

Mon, 16 May 2011 11:21:15 -0400

America’s Most Isolated Federal Prisoner Describes 10,220 Days in Extreme Solitary Confinement « Solitary Watch

Japayork - ‘Teenagers’ (via PopjusticeHiFi)

Fri, 08 Oct 2010 01:44:27 -0400

Japayork - ‘Teenagers’ (via PopjusticeHiFi)

Rajnikanth in Geraftaar (1986) (via mrbollywooddeewana)

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 05:11:22 -0400

Rajnikanth in Geraftaar (1986) (via mrbollywooddeewana)

Obama Presidential Seal Falls off during speech Podium Lectern...

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 04:21:48 -0400

Obama Presidential Seal Falls off during speech Podium Lectern Blooper (via rcsnmi001)

"A reformed Weezer fan has launched a fundraiser online to raise $10 million to pay the indie band to..."

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 03:58:44 -0400

“A reformed Weezer fan has launched a fundraiser online to raise $10 million to pay the indie band to call it quits.”

- Weezer to break up for $10 million? James Burns starts online fundraiser to make group disband

ouch.

via www.newsweek.com

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:46:12 -0400

via www.newsweek.com

[Geeks are Sexy] Technology News - We make technology sexy!

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:11:33 -0400

[Geeks are Sexy] Technology News - We make technology sexy!

"So Wyclef Jean is apparently considering a presidential run in Haiti…. But how to connect the..."

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:41:30 -0400

“So Wyclef Jean is apparently considering a presidential run in Haiti…. But how to connect the two and turn a musician into a president? We asked the editor of Rap Genius for a (somewhat) serious investigation by way of the ex-Fugee’s lyrics.”

- Wyclef Jean Running for President of Haiti - Political Beliefs of Wyclef Jean - Esquire

xkcd: All the Girls

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:34:31 -0400

xkcd: All the Girls

"Today, iPhone and Android are once again two very different beasts. Declaring one to be the winner..."

Thu, 01 Jul 2010 17:15:05 -0400

“Today, iPhone and Android are once again two very different beasts. Declaring one to be the winner over the other is like betting on a fight between a hippo and a giant octopus. Each will have its fans and its supporters, but these are clearly two beasts with two very different ideas about how to stay on Darwin’s good side.”

- Andy Ihnatko is a genius.

iPhone 4 review: It’s a brand new, better smartphone :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko

"By 10am it emerged that Mr Perkins had single-handedly moved the global price of oil to an..."

Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:04:22 -0400

“By 10am it emerged that Mr Perkins had single-handedly moved the global price of oil to an eight-month high during a “drunken blackout”. Prices leapt by more than $1.50 a barrel in under half an hour at around 2am – the kind of sharp swing caused by events of geo-political significance. Ten times the usual volume of futures contracts changed hands in just one hour.”

- How a broker spent $520m in a drunken stupor and moved the global oil price - Telegraph

"She does not drink enough water herself, she allowed; orange juice, milk and Scotch are higher on..."

Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:42:11 -0400

“She does not drink enough water herself, she allowed; orange juice, milk and Scotch are higher on her list. For those who do sip water all day, she has some characteristically blunt advice. “Get yourself a nice Thermos,” she said. “I’ll give you one if you want.””

- Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles - NYTimes.com

Counting birds

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:33:55 -0400

Counting birds

Umbrella program may spawn bumper crop of good deeds

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 11:30:01 -0400

Umbrella program may spawn bumper crop of good deeds:

Pittsburgh people being awesome!

"The Obama administration said Sunday it would seek a law allowing investigators to interrogate..."

Mon, 10 May 2010 14:59:02 -0400

“The Obama administration said Sunday it would seek a law allowing investigators to interrogate terrorism suspects without informing them of their rights”

- Attorney General Backs Miranda Limit for Terror Suspects - NYTimes.com

There’s a Who song about this…

Showing Their Hands - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan...

Tue, 04 May 2010 17:12:21 -0400

Showing Their Hands - The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan

"To the Editor: • PowerPoint criticism • Used instead of full-text documents • Substance often..."

Sun, 02 May 2010 17:19:17 -0400

“

To the Editor:
• PowerPoint criticism
• Used instead of full-text documents
• Substance often lacking
• Subtleties not easily conveyed
• Other uses
• Substitute for letter to editor

Sharon Aucoin
North Andover, Mass., April 27, 2010

”

- Letters - PowerPoint - A Tool Only as Good As the User - NYTimes.com

"PowerPoint makes us stupid,” Gen. James N. Mattis of the Marine Corps, the Joint Forces commander,..."

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:35:48 -0400

““PowerPoint makes us stupid,” Gen. James N. Mattis of the Marine Corps, the Joint Forces commander, said this month at a military conference in North Carolina. (He spoke without PowerPoint.) Brig. Gen. H. R. McMaster, who banned PowerPoint presentations when he led the successful effort to secure the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar in 2005, followed up at the same conference by likening PowerPoint to an internal threat. “It’s dangerous because it can create the illusion of understanding and the illusion of control,” General McMaster said in a telephone interview afterward. “Some problems in the world are not bullet-izable.””

- Enemy Lurks in Briefings on Afghan War - PowerPoint - NYTimes.com