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Midweek roundup

March 3rd, 2010 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

Spectrum: World Press Photo Awards
Valve launches surprise Portal game update, contains encyrpted messages, , images embedded in sound files,  and morse code.  
I hope an earthquake kills everyone in Farmville
Would a lava lamp in Jupiter’s gravity?  Someone built a large centrifuge to find out.  
Roundup Ready crops threatening organic food supply  
Readability is a simple tool that makes [...]

Mid-week Roundup

February 10th, 2010 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

How Global Warming makes blizzards worse
10 years of Bejeweled
The Baby Secrets Doll 
someone isn’t letting the blizzard get to them
Rachel Wiesz in Agora
A class experiment has left a deep mark in a strongly religious community
Vancouver: Drug Central of North America (via @ryanemiller)
If Twitter is found dead anytime in the next couple of years, someone’s [...]

Monday update

January 18th, 2010 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

7yr old reviews Jersey Shore: “They look like people who know how to drink milk. It looks like they have strong bones. I can kind of see their bones.”
While you were drinking your coffee, somewhere in the world, a lake exploded. 
An Open Mind is Advised.  May also contain Subtitles.  Or [...]

Friday wrap-up

December 4th, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

In these private conversations, the scientists revealed themselves to be petty, vengeful, emotional, and, well, human …[but]  there isn’t much there to suggest that the CRU’s published works are false.
God will provide
Tree of Knowledge under attack
Aetna to force 600,000 people off insurance in order to raise profits
50 best films of the 00’s
Except for Moulin [...]

Tuesday Afternoon

December 1st, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in Asides | No Comments »

Elsewhere in the world…

Amy Goodwin detained at Canadian border, asked if she was going to talk about the 2010 Olympics.
Windows patch causing black screen of death for some users
the Zii, a 1080p Android-powered Trinity phone
Virus attacks Apple iPhone
Personally, I think the Salahis crashed that party for publicity. 

Man dies in cave (via @ryanemiller)
Gay-bashing woman humiliated [...]

Happy Thanksgiving

November 26th, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in Music | No Comments »

leaving terra
leaving terra
if you’re a thought
you will want me
to think you
and I did
invite a Guest
up until you announced
that
you had moved in
“what do you plan to do
with all your freedom?”
the new sheriff said,
quite proud of his
Badge
“you must admit the Land is now
in good hands”
yes, time will tell that
you just life your lamp
I will follow
Her on her [...]

It’s a Monday

November 23rd, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

Warming’s impacts sped up, worsened since Kyoto
James Cameron’s Avatar costs revealed to be $400 million on 60 minutes
World of Warcraft celebrates it’s fifth birthday 
National Geographic’s International Photography Contest of 2009
Christmas is Pink & Glitter
Before you donate, know what the Salvation Army stands for

LHC is alive!
Fox News kills Monsanto milk story
“And that’s why I’m committed to [...]

Monday catchup

November 9th, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in Ramblings | No Comments »

“To be skeptical of climate models and credulous about things like carbon-eating trees and cloudmaking machinery and hoses that shoot sulfur into the sky is to replace a faith in science with a belief in science fiction.”
A rare, giant stingray caught on camera
Something unprecedented is happening here — and it’s very bad for [...]

Home

November 8th, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in Science | No Comments »

We are living in exceptional times. Scientists tell us that we have 10 years to change the way we live, avert the depletion of natural resources and the catastrophic evolution of the Earth’s climate.
The stakes are high for us and our children. Everyone should take part in the effort, and HOME has been conceived to [...]

South Park: Chipotlaway

October 15th, 2009 by mrzebra | Posted in TV | No Comments »