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Reality show gives points to clerics for converting Atheists
A new Turkish game-show asks clerics to convert atheists and awards prizes for the most conversions; I think the atheists should get points for resisting the pitch, too — it’s only fair (and the…
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Wear patterns as information leakage from security keypads
Bruce Schneier points out that keypad wear is a form of “information leakage”: “There are 10,000 possible four-digit codes, but you only have to try 24 on these keypads. The first is most likely…
Bruce Schneier points out that keypad wear is a form of “information leakage”: “There are 10,000 possible four-digit codes, but you only have to try 24 on these keypads. The first is most likely…
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Massive bank fraud in massively multiplayer game EVE
The chairman of the virtual bank in EVE Online, a space-trading/piracy game, absconded with billions of virtual credits, swapping them for $5,000 in cash to make a house payment. The embezzlement…
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Books as planters
BB pal Tara McGinley spotted these delightful planter kits, called Honbachi, from Japan, containing the plant, soil, and a hollowed-out book. Looks like it would be fun and easy…
BB pal Tara McGinley spotted these delightful planter kits, called Honbachi, from Japan, containing the plant, soil, and a hollowed-out book. Looks like it would be fun and easy…
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NCBI ROFL: terrific blog about funny and odd scientific publications
My pal and IFTF colleague Alex Pang just turned me on to NCBI ROFL, a hilarious blog written by two molecular and cell biology grad students at UC Berkeley in which they point out funny, bizarre,…
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The Infamous 2009 LimeWire Pizza Fiasco
July 1, 2009 - the day the music wars started in earnest. Last night the guys from Dovecote Records, a small music label based in New York, were hanging out at their local bar. Employees from…
July 1, 2009 - the day the music wars started in earnest. Last night the guys from Dovecote Records, a small music label based in New York, were hanging out at their local bar. Employees from…LINK
Elderly retired boxing champ beats six kinds of crap out of drunken burglar neighbour
A British hard-partying 24-year-old bartender got upset that his elderly neighbour called the cops over all the noise he was making, so he got drunk and broke into the 72-year-old’s house, wielding…
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Elderly retired boxing champ beats six kinds of crap out of drunken burglar neighbour
A British hard-partying 24-year-old bartender got upset that his elderly neighbour called the cops over all the noise he was making, so he got drunk and broke into the 72-year-old’s house, wielding…
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Voyageur, a storied guitar made from legends
Yesterday’s episode of CBC Radio’s As it Happens celebrated Canada Day with an interview with Jowi Taylor, author of Six String Nation: 64 Pieces, 6 Strings, 1 Country, 1 Guitar. The book…
Yesterday’s episode of CBC Radio’s As it Happens celebrated Canada Day with an interview with Jowi Taylor, author of Six String Nation: 64 Pieces, 6 Strings, 1 Country, 1 Guitar. The book…
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Voyageur, a storied guitar made from legends
Yesterday’s episode of CBC Radio’s As it Happens celebrated Canada Day with an interview with Jowi Taylor, author of Six String Nation: 64 Pieces, 6 Springs, 1 Country, 1 Guitar. The book…
Yesterday’s episode of CBC Radio’s As it Happens celebrated Canada Day with an interview with Jowi Taylor, author of Six String Nation: 64 Pieces, 6 Springs, 1 Country, 1 Guitar. The book…
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“So, to sum up: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen is one of the greatest achievements in the history of cinema, if not the greatest. You could easily argue that cinema, as an artform, has all been leading up to this. It will destabilize your limbic system, probably forever, and make you doubt the solidity of your surroundings.“
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Kid Swaps iPod For Sony Walkman, Gets A Culture Shock
The pictures of the Sony Walkman in this BBC Magazine article made me feel strangely nostalgic - the actual text of the article made me laugh out loud. The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott…
The pictures of the Sony Walkman in this BBC Magazine article made me feel strangely nostalgic - the actual text of the article made me laugh out loud. The Magazine invited 13-year-old Scott…LINK
Dress Up Your Ties with the "Merovingian Knot" [Clothing]
The realm of dress tie knots is dominated by a handful of traditional tie knots. Check out this rather unique tie knot and be the first on your block to sport it.
If you’re a very sharp-eyed fan…
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