July 2010
Phoenix Earth: U.S. could feed 800 million people... →
U.S. could feed 800 million people with grain that livestock eat, Cornell ecologist advises animal scientists Future water and energy shortages predicted to change face of American agricultur.
“”If all the grain currently fed to livestock in the United States were consumed directly by people,…
This is why I stopped eating meat. God I miss lamb and beef gyros…
Shad : I Don’t Like To
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1 Soldier or 20 Schools? →
Those historical comparisons should be a wake-up call to President Obama, underscoring how our military strategy is not only a mess — as the recent leaked documents from Afghanistan suggested — but also more broadly reflects a gross misallocation of resources. One legacy of the 9/11 attacks was a distortion of American policy: By the standards of history and cost-effectiveness, we are...
Distaste for Corona saves geologist from... →
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beeriety:
One of the more amusing details from the recent Wikileaks military secrets Story.
(via beerbeer)
You can’t foil us geologist with a sulfuric acid Corona. Besides, we like Dos Equis better.
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State of the Artist : What You Asked For feat....
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Big Bang Abandoned in New Model of the Universe →
crookedindifference:
As one of the few astrophysical events that most people are familiar with, the Big Bang has a special place in our culture. And while there is scientific consensus that it is the best explanation for the origin of the Universe, the debate is far from closed. However, it’s hard to find alternative models of the Universe without a beginning that are genuinely compelling.
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Stay Cool With These Scientific Tips!
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Lady Gaga Kidnaps Commissioner Gordon →
GOTHAM CITY—Supervillain Lady Gaga brazenly abducted Commis≠sioner James Gordon from a charity fundraiser Tuesday, leaving police baffled and the citizens of Gotham fearing for their safety. Known for her outlandish costumes and geometric polygon hair, the criminal mad≠woman made a daring escape from Arkham Asylum last week and has been taunting authorities by interrupting television...
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Dirty Scientifix : Beggin’
You can...
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Blue Scholars : Talk Story
I remember picking...
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Transcendent: Hello Trainers. Look at your... →
Hello Trainers. Look at your Pokemon… Now back to mine, now back at your Pokemon, now back to mine. Sadly, they aren’t mine, but if you stopped using lady-scented rare candies to level them and switched to training them like a man, they could battle like they’re mine. Look down. Look back up. Where are you? You’re on the S.S. Anne, with the Pokemon your Pokemon could battle like. What’s in...
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Quantum Minesweeper →
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deathpetal:
just like it sounds
Wow. Just wow. This is awesome.
I never thought minesweeper could be so mindblowing. Make sure to watch the tutorials before playing, it makes absolutely no sense without it.
This is awesome.
Cell Size and Scale →
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“The most famous is Russell’s paradox. Most sets, it would seem, are not...”
– Douglas R. Hofstadter, Gödel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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Moltz: 10 reasons I know the Apollo 11 moon... →
There were three men on the Apollo 11 spacecraft. That means that the odds of someone dying at any given point in the mission were one in three… YET NO ONE DID!
Are You Radioactive?
fakescience:
I guess I glow in the dark because I’m a ginger and not because I’m radioactive. Good to know.
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http://antagonie.blogspot.com/2010/07/bad-case-of-b... →
To hell with all the people who want to see Shyamalan return to the form of the great The Sixth Sense, or even the good enough Unbreakable: this is exactly where I want him, burning through mountainous piles of cash in the creation of stupefying cinematic Hindenburgs. The man is in the middle of a truly arresting explo…ration, finding new ways to bottom out artistically, over and over again,...
