More Online Jokesters

31 12 2007

More online “jokes” with corpses as the punch line.



Rice Asks For International Help in Closing Guantanamo

30 12 2007

Secretary Rice is asking for help in closing the Guantanamo Bay detention center.  Too little, too late - but a good baby step.



News From Mars: Glaciers and Asteroid Dangers

29 12 2007

First, a piece at BBC about an active glacier that ESA’s Mars Express has identified on Mars. [Thanks, Jay.]

Second, apparently an asteroid is on a collision course with the red planet as well. Experts say there’s a better than 1% chance of an impact. Last time we saw anything similar was in ‘94 with Shoemaker-Levy with Jupiter. But this would be a “scientific bonanza,” say experts.



War On Drugs Has Unlikely Foe

28 12 2007

Article in LA Daily News about David and Jean Fleming and the War on Some Drugs.  While I hate the sycophantic tone about what a “big shot” he is - clearly Brent Hopkins felt he wasn’t worthy - it’s obvious that Fleming has had a great deal of time to reflect on the issue.



Bhutto’s Death Makes Things Much Rougher

27 12 2007

In a grave and ominous development for the world, what hope there was for a more moderate path for Pakistan seems to have evaporated overnight with the tragic murder of Benazir Bhutto.



Great iTunes Add-ons

27 12 2007

Lifehacker has this collection of the 23 Best iTunes Add-ons.



TSA Among Least-Liked Federal Agencies

26 12 2007

Tied with the IRS for last place. I gotta say, I hate the IRS, but at least the IRS serves a legitimate purpose.



Merry Christmas

25 12 2007

Psychedelic Santa Rapture

Psychedelic Santa, Raptured.



Telegraph: 1929 May Look Like A Walk In The Park

24 12 2007

Interesting piece in the Telegraph about the gurgling global fauxconomy;

“Authorities have just weeks to get this right, or trigger disaster… the kind of upheaval observed in the international money markets over the past few months has never been witnessed in history.”



I Hear Voices: Audio Spotlight Technology

24 12 2007

This article over at c|net covers some of the real-world uses of ultrasonic sound technology.



Trans-Siberian Orchestra: Christmas Canon Rock

23 12 2007

I thought this kicked some serious holiday ass. I had never heard of TSO until I caught this song on the radio today. This is TSO’s stirring Christmas re-interpretation of Pachelbel’s Canon in D major - with great electric guitar that somehow doesn’t “unwarm” the emotion of the song.

The angelic blondes with incredible voices wearing leather collars don’t hurt, either. [I believe the siren attempting to steal my heart from stage left* is Jennifer Cella.]

Merry Christmas.

*- for you non-theater types, that means the one on your right.



Bullying Bloggers - Who Is Complicit?

23 12 2007

Nice piece over at R/W/Web.



Follow-Up: Mysterious Deep Space Blast

22 12 2007

More on the funky deep space blast I covered a few months back.



Boston to LA via the Slovak Republic

21 12 2007

Dear Everyone,

I’m a year late at a true update. So, as 2007 comes to a close, it’s high time for a general update on my new scene - especially since I’ve not sent out holiday cards. Some of you have been following along here (thanks!), but most of you haven’t had the time, so here’s an abbreviation.

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MDMA: The Peace Drug?

20 12 2007

The Washington Post’s Tom Shroder wrote a beautiful piece about MDMA trials that have been underway since the FDA approved my friend Rick Doblin’s research protocol in 2004. This is the first time a journalist was permitted to interview a participant in this groundbreaking study.



San Antonio For Sex?

19 12 2007

Forbes has the list of America’s most lustful cities. Cincinnati? San Antonio? I’m not convinced.



Eco-Boat Powered By Human Fat

19 12 2007

Now here’s a fuel source we’re not likely to run out of.



In Emergencies, Some People Are Worse Than Useless

18 12 2007

Please, Lord, if something ever happens to me, or someone I care about, please let the people who happen to be around have at least 100% more wits about them than the people who were caring for Donda West the night she died.

Part 1 and Part 2 of the 911 tapes. How totally frustrating. [Source: TMZ]



Man Marries for Money; Institution of Marriage Threatened

18 12 2007

Egads! What is the world coming to? A man marrying for money. How totally feminist.



David Brooks on Clinton-Obama

18 12 2007

“The presidency is a bacterium. It finds the open wounds in the people who hold it. It infects them, and the resulting scandals infect the presidency and the country. The person with the fewest wounds usually does best in the White House, and is best for the country.”

Cool piece by David Brooks today.