John H. Ostrom, Influential Paleontologist, Is Dead at 77.
John H. Ostrom, of Yale, was one of the most influential figures in 20th Century dinosaur paleontology. It is no exaggeration to say that he single-handedly resurrected the theropod origin of birds with his 1964 discovery of Deinonychus antirrhopus from the Lower Cretaceous Cloverly Formation of […]
Almir Heralic at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden looks like he may be the next toymaker to the king — either that, or he’s getting ready for world domination. His HR-2 robot may be small — think Kondo KHR-1, rather than ASIMO — but don’t let its size fool you. According to Heralic, […]
Via David Galbraith. Center for Reproductive Rights. Brought on of course by changing winds on the US political scene.
Currently, more than 61% of the world’s people live in countries where induced abortion is permitted either for a wide range of reasons or without restriction as to reason. In contrast, 26% of all people reside in […]
I noticed that Gothia Cup opened today and that Palestine for the first time ever had a team listed. Apparently they tried to get a visa for the last six years but have always been turned down. I happened to catch a radio interview with one of the players as well as the coach and […]
And over at BetaNews you can read some of the dumbest comments on the story as Americans try to justify control and the illusion that this has got nothing to do with the DoC. Background:
A United Nations panel tasked with how to govern the Internet in the future came up with four different plans, although […]
Via Boing Boing.
1. Hollywood cannot control its marketing costs or star salaries. The growing importance of DVDs increases the “needle in the haystack” problem for any single film and thus locks studios into more marketing, creating a vicious spiral.
2. TV is now so much better, and offers artists greater creative freedom. Why watch movies?
3. The […]
Stupid. Stupid. Gotta love that self-righteous plan for purifying the American youth. As opposed to looking at or even acknowledging the actual problems.
If Rockstar Games thought its statement on Wednesday regarding pornographic material within the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was sufficient, at least one U.S. Senator and a media watchdog group disagree.
Senator Hillary […]
Data retention or anal retentive?
UK ministers push for data retention
The draft legislation in question was put forward by individual member states, rather than the commission, in the wake of the Madrid bombings. It would require communications service providers to keep rather loosely defined user and traffic data for a minimum of a year, and possibly […]
Yeah, that seems about right. Not.
A convicted felon who went on profanity-laced tirades in court and told jurors he didn’t care if they gave him life in prison was sentenced to 99 years for stealing a cell phone.
Jurors deliberated about 15 minutes before convicting Glenn Alvin Reed of robbery Thursday.
Prosecutors had offered Reed a 15-year […]
Just a little note in the summertime.
The problem with traditional grilling comes from the combination of meat with intense heat. Whether you are using red meat, poultry or seafood, substances in the muscle proteins of these foods react under high heat to form carcinogenic compounds called heterocyclic amines (HCAs). HCAs can damage the DNA of […]
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