November 18, 2008
I did that once, and got totally screwed. I went in for an oil change. The guys at the Jiffy Lube convinced me that I should also get my tires rotated (though they did not succeed in convincing me to have the transmission oil reconditioned). When I drove off, it turned out that they had forgotten…
November 18, 2008
Just when you think you should not go back into the water, something like this comes along and tells you....
You were absolutely right to not want to go back into the water.
That was a Gordian worm sliding out of a cricket.
And this is a Zombie Snail Parasite:
November 18, 2008
It was one of the items in the envelope.
November 18, 2008
Unmasking Europa: The Search for Life on Jupiter's Ocean Moon by Richard Greenberg is the exploration of one of the more interesting planetary bodies of our solar system ... Europa, a moon of Jupiter, as well as one of the more interesting episodes in the politics of science.
Europa is the sixth…
November 18, 2008
... and verily, got their asses totally smitten.
But they will never lean, will they! Nice pictures of the Flalse Idol of Wall Street at Holocene Hominid
November 18, 2008
The oldest genetically identifiable nuclear family met a violent death, according to analysis of remains from 4,600-year-old burials in Germany.
Writing in the journal PNAS, researchers say the broken bones of these stone age people show they were killed in a struggle.
Comparisons of DNA from one…
November 18, 2008
The military chief of staff in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been sacked after the army lost territory to rebel forces in the east.
The reason for Dieudonne Kayembe's dismissal was the urgency of the conflict, a TV statement said.
President Joseph Kabila named navy chief General Didier…
November 17, 2008
...over 900 people died in one event. One religious event. Happy Anniversary Jonestown Massacre.
That event was when the word "cult" became absolutely, concretely reified to distinguish between 'mainstream' religion and non-socially accepted religion (though that distinction is often made post…
November 17, 2008
to managing your headphones
and, you get a free toy!
November 17, 2008
It was one of the items in the envelope. It's a sticker, like that I can put on my car.
November 17, 2008
Black Bodies and Quantum Cats: Tales from the Annals of Physics, by Jennifer Ouellette, is an exploration of popular culture, including literature, movies, TV shows, and so on. Ouellette demonstrates a well studied knowledge of these areas of human endeavor, and she is an excellent writer. This…
November 17, 2008
... and now, a civics lesson, on the second amendment ... here.
November 17, 2008
Amid calls by the rebel leader in the Congolese war, intensive fighting has broken out along the front lines among troops north of Goma, between Goma and Vitshumbi. This is a fairly large area of the Western Rift Valley nestled between the western rift wall and the Virunga Volcanoes (which is…
November 17, 2008
Burlington, Vt., is healthiest city, CDC says from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- What's the healthiest city in America? It appears to be Burlington, Vt. Vermont's largest city is tops among U.S. metropolitan areas by having the largest proportion of people - 92 percent - who say they are in good or great…
November 17, 2008
Or, so says Drew Sandlin, in a letter to Oklahoma Christian University's student newspaper, ironically named Talon.
When I was a kid, I had an uncle who was a Franciscan Priest. I come from a long line of priests and nuns, mostly Franciscan. That's why I'm good with animals. Anyway, I liked this…
November 16, 2008
... dum de dum de dum de dum ... something something ... Alma Mater true.. crap, I can't remember the words.... Anyway:
Overheard in the schoolyard. The Milne School, 1970something.
Miles: "So, Greg, did you ever wonder why you are only a fraction as smart at I am?"
Greg: "Well, no, not really…
November 16, 2008
Even though I know this isn't really funny at all. In fact, it is quite tragic.
Over recent years, several states have enacted drop-off laws, allowing parents (=mothers) to drop off their unwanted children (=babies). Forever. Some of the impetus for this kind of law is to promote lousy sexual…
November 16, 2008
Eberswalde Crater is an approximately 65-kilometer diameter, closed basin crater. It contains a delta, which indicates that flowing water was present for an extended period of time in the past.
Parts of the crater have inverted channels that have higher relief because a more resistant material was…
November 16, 2008
Hat Tip: Glen
November 16, 2008
DR Congo rebel leader Laurent Nkunda has told UN peace envoy Olusegun Obasanjo he will support a peace process with the government.
Gen Nkunda also said he would respect a ceasefire if the Congolese government did. Mr Obasanjo said it would take effort from both sides to keep a truce.
We'll see.…
November 16, 2008
This observation shows small, branching channels that are part of the larger Athabasca Valles channel system.
These side channels are "distributaries" because they bifurcate from the main channel, which is located to the northwest of this image. The distributaries flowed from north to south when…
November 16, 2008
Praxis #4 is up at The Lay Scientist; and ...
... Oekologie returns! at The Infinite Sphere
November 16, 2008
That's how fast it is!
In yet another installment of: "Oh, I can't believe people use USB when Apple's Firewire is so superior" .... ti ti ti ti ti* ... "Apple no longer supports firewire, you will now all use USB" ... USB 3.0 will be released Monday. USB 3.0 will transfer 25 GB in 70 seconds.…
November 15, 2008
The priest at St. Mary's Catholic Church in downtown Greenville has told parishioners that those who voted for Barack Obama placed themselves under divine judgment because of his stance on abortion and shouldn't receive Holy Communion until they've done penance.
The Rev. Jay Scott Newman told The…
November 15, 2008
This image shows layered sedimentary deposits in Candor Mensa, a broad plateau of thickly stacked sedimentary rocks in Candor Chasma, part of the giant troughs of Valles Marineris.
Valles Marineris is a system of tectonic depressions formed by down-dropping faults; the floors are among the lowest…
November 15, 2008
What? You've never heard of a Mosasaur? Imagine a crocodile with flippers and you're superficially there. See, way back around 100 million years ago the North American continent was split by a vast epeiric sea (a shallow, salty, inland sea) called the Western Interior Seaway (really creative…
November 15, 2008
Atheists are smarter than Calvinists in Dutch Study. But, the Calvinists are quicker at identifying small shapes than the Atheists.
Despite the abundance of evidence that human perception is penetrated by beliefs and expectations, scientific research so far has entirely neglected the possible…
November 15, 2008
From Amanda Carpenter
... conservative leaders convened for a meeting of the minds to plot a way to reinvigorate the Republican brand ...
Bozell saw the 2008 election as a decision between a "moderate" and a "far-left" candidate. The moderate lost. Therefore, "the moderate wing of the Republican…
November 15, 2008
Here is a list of current blog carnivals, for your enjoyment:
The Giant's Shoulders #5 - The Magic (Blog) Circle! at BodBlack Cat
Friday Ark #217 at The Modulator
Cento: I and the Bird is at Aimophila Adventures
Tangled Bank #118: Yes We Did Edition at STACWDIA
Change of Shift: Volume 3, Number…
November 15, 2008
This image shows an exposure of the north polar layered deposits (NPLD) within the northern residual ice cap. The polar layered deposits are thought to have been formed by recent climate changes on Mars, like ice ages on Earth.
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