How Nonsense Sharpens the IntellectSource: The New York Times
In addition to assorted bad breaks and pleasant surprises, opportunities and insults, life serves up the occasional pink unicorn. The three-dollar bill; the nun with a beard; the sentence, to borrow from the Lewis Carroll poem, that gyres and gimbles in the wabe.
New Take On Dumpster Diving: Just Add Water!Source: NPR
On an industrial lot in Brooklyn, N.Y., three garbage bins have been transformed into swimming pools. They're set in what looks like an urban country club — with tent cabanas, barbecue grills and a dozen plastic beach chairs.
Endless original, copyright-free musicSource: PhysOrg.com
A group of researchers from the University of Granada has developed Inmamusys, a software program that can create music in response to emotions that arise in the listener.

I hate him. I hate him so much.
Look at Snowy across the street. Sure, he has a stupid name, but look at him. He's normal. Big lump, middle lump, small lump. Happy human facial features. Why couldn't I look like that?
Hurricane Gustav and the Gulf Energy InfrastructureSource: theoildrum.com
By now most people know that by this weekend there will likely be a hurricane spinning its way somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico. This open thread outlines the initial analysis by Chuck Watson/KAC/UCF and some resources on GOM oil and gas infrastructure.
Electric Railways!Source: theoildrum.com
Electrifying our freight rail system will provide a Non-Oil Transportation alternative in an oil emergency, whether acute or chronic. Regardless of oil prices or availability, there would be a backbone of essential long distance transportation that requires no oil.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he did not eat bread or drink water. And he wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.
My Story – (My opinion on what really happened)

Humans have, throughout most of history, sought to ensure lineage and protect the family Name...often referred to as Blood.

Over the past 6 months, I have noticed a great deal of debate over the worthiness of articles that are created by the (meme's), versus articles that are seeded.
Star Trek's 10 Cheesiest Classic CreaturesSource: Wired News
Having conquered television, movies, videogames, comic books, paperbacks and lunch boxes, the original Star Trek crew moves into high definition this week.
4 Digital group awarded new national digital radio multiplex licenceSource: Ofcom
The licence is valid from July 2008, and Channel 4 will provide three of the services on the multiples. Sky News Radio, Sunrise Radio, and Original are some of the other radio stations which will be available on the multiplex.
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The journal Nature is providing open access to a 'web focus' on RNA Interference (click here): Cells utilize RNA interference (RNAi) to regulate protein expression in many contexts.
Dude, Nuk-me ... ForeverSource: bytepress.com
There was a time when pigs could fly, and Duke Nukem Forever was awaited by drooling gamers. And in the theory that history repeats itself, we've been announced that it is possible that by the 31 December 2006, we would see a 'commercial release' of Duke Nukem Forever.