The Ultimate Vaporware: Power From Air
Devices much like solar panels on the top of every building could not only discharge lightning before it forms,...
Monthly Archives: August 2010
This Is Your Brain on Technophobia. Any Questions?
Having listened to Terry Gross and Fresh Air since Lucy was in short pants — or, at least, sometimes...
Sudden Drop in Cable TV Subscribers — Film At Eleven!
Jacqui Cheng over at Ars Technica comments briefly on the report by market research firm SNL Kagan that the...
The Long Psilocybin Goodbye
I’ve got PTSD and depression both after reading today’s Health.com/CNN article on ecstasy, psilocybin (psychedelic mushrooms) and ketamine for...
Facebook Places Fuckup Roundup
No doubt about it, the guys at Stalqer must love the news this week: Facebook just made their jobs...
Saudi Arabia: Paralysis as Punishment?
Amnesty International put out a press release yesterday urging Saudi Arabia not to paralyze a man as punishment for...
Conspiracy Watch: Is BP Connected to the Lockerbie Bombing?
There’s an interesting item buried near the end of CNN’s article on the upcoming anniversary of the release of...
Hysterical Technophobic Screaming May Cause Hearing Loss
An article in the San Francisco Chronicle references a study from Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital that points to...
Will Refine Uranium Hexafluoride For Food
David Hoffman at ForeignPolicy.com reports that last month month, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev signed a decree for the Russian...
Motor City Madman Slapped Down by Golden State
Everyone knows that we here in California hate guns and America so much we want to lure everyone east...