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      • We're All Going to Die
        03/29/08
        The NYT reports that two men filed lawsuit in a Hawaii courtroom to prevent a European NGO from operating a large particle accelerator, known as the Large Hadron Collider, outside of Geneva. Aside from the obvious lack of jurisdiction, what makes this so hilarious you ask? The men are afraid that

      • Think of the Children!
        03/28/08
        From a study in the UK looking at the risks to children from exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games, some surprisingly clear-headed conclusions in the executive summary:Children and young people need to be empowered to keep themselves safe – this

      • Where's Mr. Greenspan?
        03/26/08
        Bernanke may be the one feeling the heat to fix the current woes of the financial system, but some critics say that the trouble fomented under the reign of the much-celebrated Alan Greenspan. The Economist notes:Alan Greenspan, formerly chairman of the Federal Reserve, said in 2005 that “increasing

      • For Want of Rice
        03/26/08
        A facinating article from the British magazine The Economist, discusses the looming shortage of rice in Asia. The prospect of many who have just escaped poverty being pushed back under because of a food shortage is not helping to stabilize a region with many unstable governments.
        Robert Zeigle

      • Presidential Race Madlib
        03/25/08
        If you're into Madlibs, then I have one for you. It's an implementation of of a Swampland creation by Ana Marie Cox.

      • Effort and Such
        03/23/08
        From the song Champagne Supernova:Where were you when we were getting high?

        I was studying, damnit. And yet somehow this pot smoker is making millions more than I ever will.

      • Free Lunch
        03/01/08
        According to the NYT (no longer reliable post-McCain story, but still my most common read), the subsidized school lunch program was initiated in 1946 after many Army recruits for WWII were found to be malnourished.

        Wow.

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