Posts in the category “News”
Someone Steals Statue of Mr. Potato Head
The Mystery of the Stolen Statue
Book Learning
“Google is beginning to have a subtle, but noticeable effect on research. More and more scholarly publications are putting up their issues in PDF format, which Google indexes as though they were traditional Web pages. But almost no one is publishing entire books online in PDF form. So, when you’re doing research online, Google is
Missing Fish
For weekend fishermen, there are many tall tales about “the big one that got away.” The results of a new study indicate that big fish are indeed hard to catch. But disturbingly, the results suggest that’s because the world’s large fish–tuna, marlin, swordfish, sharks, cod and halibut among them–have been so exploited by industrial fisheries
Multiple monkeys with a computer accomplish nothing.
© My Life
Your homework project: Compare and contrast the information contained in the article quoted below with Keats’ assertion (poetic, true, but an assertion nonetheless) that “Beauty is truth, truth beauty.” NBC is planning to make a movie about Pfc. Jessica Lynch, the rescued American POW, even if it doesn’t get her permission. Can the network do
Cool Clothes
In a move wireless industry analysts say will infringe on customers’ privacy, clothing designer Benetton plans to weave radio frequency ID chips into its garments to track its clothes worldwide. link via technoerotica
Cops Bust Cheesy Party
I couldn’t possibly invent this stuff on my own … The cheese was their downfall. Several citations were issued during the weekend to people authorities said were making and selling illegal bathtub cheese and unprocessed milk.
Dell Dude Busted
Heh. The “Dude, you’re getting a Dell” guy got busted for marijuana possession.
Print-a-Lung
“Three-dimensional tubes of living tissue have been printed using modified desktop printers filled with suspensions of cells instead of ink. The work is a first step towards printing complex tissues or even entire organs.”
Visine Warning?
A bleary-eyed notice from TeamBilly HQ: No more Visine. Doc’s exact words: “Unless you’re an actor and need a quick fix, don’t use the stuff. Use artificial tears or something better. But not Visine.” Apparently the quick fix you get from tetrahydrozaline works, but when it wears off you go right back to swollen eye