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Maybe WEERD can explain this to me

By | January 3, 2012

Because apparently I’m not smart enough to understand this. A marine researcher is clearly needed. So some scientists in Australia discovered that a shark native to the tropics has mated with a shark that is very similar (both are called black tip sharks) and produced a hybrid. That I get. What I don’t understand is… Read More »

Your biased headline of the day

By | January 3, 2012

Photo ID, anti-immigration measures among new laws Anti-immigration, eh? That’s funny, because state’s aren’t allowed to enforce immigration laws, nor are they allowed to write their own. NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Tennesseans will be required to have photo identification in order to vote and state employers will have to make sure their employees are legally… Read More »

Movies!

By | December 28, 2011

Bad news: Strep throat Good news: 2 days of watching movies! Some short reviews Colombiana: like any other film by Luc Besson. Think “The Professional” and “La Femme Nikita” with a latin flair. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: pretty good. CGI was done very well and there was actually a pretty good storyline.… Read More »

It’s like a rip in the space-time continuum

By | December 26, 2011

My normal commute: ~55 minutes My “school’s out” commute: ~40 minutes My “There is precipitation on the ground, in the air, in the forecast, or it possibly looks like it might rain sometime this week” commute: ~1hr 15 minutes Today I made it to the office in 26 minutes, and I stopped for breakfast on… Read More »

Headlines we should see more often

By | December 7, 2011

Would-be robber dodges hail of bullets in Antioch The story will warm the cockles of your heart. There’s video, too! (I suspect the robber had an airsoft pistol since he didn’t get any rounds off, but I can’t tell from the grainy video)