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Sunday
07Feb2010

The "My Way Killings"

DateSunday, February 7, 2010 at 8:49AM

Karaoke bars in the Philippines have been removing the classic Frank Sinatra anthem "My Way" from their play-books in the past few years in hopes of alleviating a threat to their patrons. More than half a dozen karaoke singers have been killed in the past 10 years while singing the song. Urban Legends and fear have resulted in self-inflicted censorship. The question must be asked (as the NY Times points out) are the killings a byproduct of the country's culture of violence or is there something inherently evil and sinister in the song?

Karaoke-related killings are not limited to the Philippines.

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Saturday
06Feb2010

Aluminum: A clock you'll never have to set

DateSaturday, February 6, 2010 at 3:55PM

This is the most precise clock ever produced. Yes, that is a clock. You may have heard of the atomic clock (not to be confused with the Doomsday Clock) produced by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) which keeps time to a single mercury ion. This one uses an aluminum ion and will not lose or gain a second in 3.7 billion years.

Currently, seconds are still measured on cesium which is only accurate to about

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Tuesday
02Feb2010

Going deep: blue whales change their tune

DateTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 11:08AM

Blue whales are the largest animals on the planet. They are mammals so they're not to be confused with the largest fish (whale shark). Anyway, scientists have confirmed that their songs have gotten deeper. Their voices have dropped by more than half an octave since the 1960. 

No one knows why. But one conjecture is that more baritone whales indicate healthier populations: The whales may be less shrill because they're less scarce and don't have to pipe up to be heard by neighbors.

I respectfully disagree with this reasoning. While there are more

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Tuesday
02Feb2010

Size does matter: Smaller can be best.

DateTuesday, February 2, 2010 at 9:40AM

Yup, nature will find you and crush you.

Submitted by Lori (thanks for reading!)

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Monday
01Feb2010

Find the heavy in this metal:

DateMonday, February 1, 2010 at 4:32PM

Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull

james Hetfield of MetallicaGuess which of these two won a grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal album?

Was it Jethro Tull (flutes are metal) or Metallica (its in their name).

In 1989 Jethro Tulls 'Crest of a Knave' beat out Metallica's '...And Justice For All' and the crowd went "huh?"

Since then the categories have been separated.

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Monday
01Feb2010

T-Shirts, Books and Charity. Monster combo!!!!!

DateMonday, February 1, 2010 at 4:06PM

Out of Print Clothing has a rather unique mission. They spread rare and out of print book art through everyones favorite medium... T-Shirts! Also, for every shirt sold, they donate a book to those in need through Books for Africa. 

We work closely with artists, authors and publishers to license the content that ends up in our collections. Each shirt is treated to feel soft and worn like a well-read book.

In addition to spreading the joy of reading

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Monday
01Feb2010

Forget animals- Balloon clothes!!!

DateMonday, February 1, 2010 at 1:36PM

Check out this great stack of images emailed to us by a faithful reader!

More inside -->

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Tuesday
26Jan2010

What's worse: Jail? Or jail sans D&D?

DateTuesday, January 26, 2010 at 3:52PM

A 33 year-old Wisconsin man is serving life in prison for murder. His Dungeons and Dragons paraphernalia were confiscated. He argued that his first amendment rights were being violated and so he sued... and lost. Here's the interesting part: Why would a prison be worried about someone playing D&D? Its the quinticential "indoor kid" game. Perfect for jail right?

Q: Wisconsin banned Dungeons and Dragons material from prison because:

1) Potential inmate violence against D&D playing prisoners.
2) "Weapons Guide" information could be used to fashion actual weapons.
3) The only real prison is in the Mind, so anything that helps prisoners mentally escape incarceration is verboten.
4) Dungeons and Dragons promotes gang activity.

If you said "4," Give yourself a +2 to your intelligence modifier. 

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Monday
25Jan2010

Rethink: the Eco-Design Game

DateMonday, January 25, 2010 at 3:11PM

 

Rethink is a simple game. Spin the wheel, choose a card, read the card, reinvent a common product or service in an "environmentally and socially friendly way". No pressure, just doodle room and time to share ideas. Once you're done you can submit your design to their website and share your concept with the world! 

We think sharing ideas is going to help us make our everyday life more environmentally and socially friendly. That's why we built this site.

We also believe that creativity can change the world. If you have a project that can potentially create a positive impact in your community and you would like to share it with us, we would love to hear about it. Just drop us an email or pop in for a tea to discuss how we can help each other.

All our products are made in the UK using recycled and FSC paper, vegetable based inks, eco-friendly laminates and environmentally friendly processes.

They stress the possibilities of this game to teachers, designers and anyone else over 12 years old. There are some super-bright toddlers out there though, who knows what they'd come up with!

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Monday
25Jan2010

Verizon may have a nice map but the iPhone gets you preggo!

DateMonday, January 25, 2010 at 11:44AM

Its in your pocket and can get you pregnant... give up? Its your iPhone!!! Well, not exactly. 30 year-old Lena Bryce had tried to get pregnant for four years before she got her iPhone for her birthday. The first things she did (like we all did) was search the app store for "get pregnant". She downloaded five apps and ended up using The Free Menstrual Calendar (get yours here).

The app kindly told her when she was most fertile and after two months she was pregnant. Even more impressive was the fact that she delivered on the exact day the app predicted!

So the lesson learned:

1) Don't get an iPhone for your girlfriend if you don't want kids.

2) Droid is infertile

3) Verizon hates babies

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