God Hates Blogs

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
09:52 PM

God Hates Blogs: "Bloggers are going to hell one entry at a time, according to Kevin D. Denee of the Restored Church of God's Ambassador Youth magazine:

Should teenagers and others in the Church express themselves to the world through blogs? Because of the obvious dangers; the clear biblical principles that apply; the fact that it gives one a voice; that it is almost always idle words; that teens often do not think before they do; that it is acting out of boredom; and it is filled with appearances of evil -- blogging is simply not to be done in the Church. It should be clear that it is unnecessary and in fact dangerous on many levels.

Let me emphasize that no one -- including adults -- should have a blog or personal website (unless it is for legitimate business purposes).

Photo sharing is acceptable to the Restored Lord in some circumstances:

Some questions naturally arise: 'Can I have a photo gallery?' For example, maybe you visited an exotic country and want to share your photos with close friends. This can be done, but certain guidelines apply. Of course, there should never be any inappropriate pictures (again, be careful of the appearance of evil); it should be private and password protected, and only shown to family and closest friends.

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(Via Cruel Site of the Day.)

Britain's First "Web-Rage" Attack

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
09:47 PM
wait for the epidemic

Britain's First "Web-Rage" Attack: "brown-eyed slug writes 'The BBC is reporting what is claimed to be Britain's first 'web-rage' attack. A man drove seventy miles to assault his victim with a pick-axe handle after they exchanged insults in a Yahoo! chat room. From the article Det Cons Christopher Creagh, of the Metropolitan Police, said: 'This is the first instance of a web-rage attack.' Det Sgt Jean-Marc Bazzoni, of Essex Police, added the case demonstrates the importance of protecting one's identity on the internet. 'Mr Jones had posted pictures of his family on the web and had chatted to Gibbons on an audio link,' he said. 'It demonstrates how easily other users can put two and two together and also shows how children could also find themselves in danger.''

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(Via Slashdot.)

Take your pad into the Twilight Zone with decapitated dog speakers

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
09:25 PM
bee zah

Take your pad into the Twilight Zone with decapitated dog speakers: "

No, they won't dock your iPod. And the company that sells them knows their sound quality probably can't compete with that of 'high end' speakers like these. But really, who could resist spending $1,295 (including shipping!) for a speaker shaped like a headless dog? Just in time for Halloween yet minimalist-tastic all year round, these babies from the Netherlands will creep out everyone you know! Sorry, chocolate Lab lovers — they come in black or white only. Plus, they're called Woofers. Get it? Get it? Anyone? — S.E. Kramer

POAA, via Shiny Shiny

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(Via SCI FI Tech Blog.)

iPod PA system: your tunes + your voice

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
09:24 PM
oh yeah

iPod PA system: your tunes + your voice: "

What do you call a big group of iPod accessories? An iHerd? A Podmob? In any case, there's a really long playlist of iPod speaker docks out there, but the Ion iPa03 PA system doesn't quite belong in that crowd. Going beyond just giving you background music on your desk, the Ion is a party station that lets you broadcast your tunes to a huge area. A microphone is included for when you need to give your speech or take over lead vocals, making it ideal for buskers, protesters, and karaoke aficionados who want to get their iPod in on their public performances. It's truly portable, too, with its rechargeable battery keeping the party going for 6 hours on a full charge. The beats my own party charge by at least 90 minutes. — Peter Pachal

zZounds, via Techie Diva

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(Via SCI FI Tech Blog.)

Scott Adams hacks his brain to restore his speech

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
08:42 PM
strange world

Scott Adams hacks his brain to restore his speech: "Mark Frauenfelder:
Dilbert creator Scott Adams lost the ability to speak 18 months ago. He has something called Spasmodic Dysphonia. His doctor told him that nobody with this condition has ever regained the ability to speak.

But yesterday, Adams reported that he hacked his brain and can speak again!

The day before yesterday, while helping on a homework assignment, I noticed I could speak perfectly in rhyme. Rhyme was a context I hadn’t considered. A poem isn’t singing and it isn’t regular talking. But for some reason the context is just different enough from normal speech that my brain handled it fine.

Jack be nimble, Jack be quick.

Jack jumped over the candlestick.

I repeated it dozens of times, partly because I could. It was effortless, even though it was similar to regular speech. I enjoyed repeating it, hearing the sound of my own voice working almost flawlessly. I longed for that sound, and the memory of normal speech. Perhaps the rhyme took me back to my own childhood too. Or maybe it’s just plain catchy. I enjoyed repeating it more than I should have. Then something happened.

My brain remapped.

My speech returned.

Link

(Thanks, Cyrus Farivar!)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Walking Dead: scary, engrossing zombie comic

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
08:4o

Walking Dead: scary, engrossing zombie comic: "Cory Doctorow:

I just finished reading the first five collections of the ongoing comic series The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, and I now I can't wait for the seventh collection to come out.

The Walking Dead is a zombie adventure serial about the survivors of a plague of walking, flesh-eating dead. All the usual zombie movie stuff applies -- lots of gore, you get bit and you die and then come back, hordes of creepy shamblers are everywhere.

What distinguishes this series is its characters, who are likable and deeply flawed people who are being unmade along with the world. Each character is stretched to the breaking point, turned into a monster, and then just enough of them are brought back from moral ruin to give you hope for the rest.

The pacing is incredible. I read five volumes in a day -- I couldn't stop. This was one of those books that kept me up until three in the morning, and then left me all spooked out when I finally switched off the lights.

Scary, fun, and gripping -- who can ask for anything more. I'll be reading this one through all the way to the end.

Link

(I picked up The Walking Dead on recommendation from badass comics store Secret Headquarters, which is definitely worth a visit if you live in LA)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Origin myth of the Haunted Mansion read by Black Widow Bride

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
08:48 PM
susan
for

Origin myth of the Haunted Mansion read by Black Widow Bride: "Cory Doctorow:



Doombuggies, the world's awesomest Haunted Mansion fan-site, has dredged up the original storyline for the Haunted Mansion, produced during the planning stages of the ride. They got Kat Cressida, the voice-over artist who plays the 'Black Widow bride' in the newest revision to the Mansion's attic scene, to narrate it. The file goes live on Hallowe'en, but I just heard a preview of it and it's fantastic.

The mythic, haunting history of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion will finally be told by voice talent Kat Cressida, the artist whose performance as the gothic 'Black Widow Bride' was added in early 2006 to the Disneyland version of the Haunted Mansion attraction as part of park-wide enhancements made to the attractions during Disneyland's 50th anniversary festivities.

Disney aficionados will be pleased to hear that this is the first time that a telling of the 'backstory' from the Haunted Mansion is presented being based on the story as it was told by the WED Enterprises 'Imagineers' themselves back in the earliest days of the attraction's existence. For decades, Haunted Mansion fans have told tales and myths of the Mansion's storied history, with little more than anecdotal evidence to back their claims. Cressida's telling of the story will be pulled directly from her childhood conversations with her father, who worked with Disneyland's PR Department, and also worked directly with the original Imagineers who created this famed attraction.

Link

(Thanks, Jeff!)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Burning Man 06 photos

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
08:45 PM
pix u say

Burning Man 06 photos: "Cory Doctorow:



Neil Guy, Burning Man photographer extraordinaire, has posted his striking 2006 pix.

Link

(Thanks, Neil!)

See also Burning Man photos from 1998 on

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(Via Boing Boing.)

The Making and Meaning of Naked Lunch

Wednesday, October 25, 2006
09:17 PM
interestung reading from kuroshin

The Making and Meaning of Naked Lunch: "If William S. Burroughs truly feared a word virus, an idea he often made reference to in his later Nova Trilogy, then Naked Lunch was the ultimate inoculation against that verbal disease. Though it was written before the three books that would comprise the Nova Trilogy (The Soft Machine, The Ticket That Exploded and Nova Express), Naked Lunch was the cure that came before the illness. It was his version of the needle to cure all literary lesions and stem the tide of evils that language has the ability to produce through its constantly changing, adapting, regrouping control systems."

(Via Kuro5hin.org.)

My Tribute to Outer Limits

My Tribute to Outer Limits, originally uploaded by mclasen.

Photos aren't terreibly static anymore - we can do very strange things such as this playing around with Apple's Photobooth.

Gartner: Apple At 6.1% U.S. Market Share, Up 1.5% From Last Year

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:59 PM
ooohopoppoh

Gartner: Apple At 6.1% U.S. Market Share, Up 1.5% From Last Year: "Gartner has released preliminary market share numbers for 3Q 2006 (calendar, Apple's financial 4Q) which show Apple seeing substantial industry growth at 1.5%. Apple now ships 6.1% of all U.S. 'PCs', 4th in the industry behind Gateway (6.4%), HP (23..."

(Via MacRumors.)

News: Apple's Mac market share tops 5% with over 30% growth

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:52 PM
oooh finally

News: Apple's Mac market share tops 5% with over 30% growth: "Apple topped all computer companies posting over 30 percent year-over-year growth rate in its Macintosh market share.

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(Via MacCentral.)

Wi-Fi webcam robot certainly not made for peeping

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:28 PM
kewl

Wi-Fi webcam robot certainly not made for peeping: "

Is it me, or do we post a lot of items to aid the would-be pervert and peeper? It's not because we support the peeping arts here at SCI FI Tech, no ma'am. We just try to put interesting stuff out there, and what you do with it is your own business. Anyhow, say hello to the Wi-Fi controlled webcam robot. He can be used for any number of things, such as… uh, making sure there are no robbers in your house while you are on vacation. Or, um, seeing who's at the door without getting up from the computer. See, there are plenty of perfectly respectable and chaste ways to use this, so if you think of more perverse ways that's all on you. In any case, he's got enough batteries to sneak around for about two and a half hours, and you can send him instructions via email. Like go see if someone is watching TV in the living room. Yeah, that's it. — Adam Frucci

Bandai, via Gizmodo

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(Via SCI FI Tech Blog.)

Antique devil inkwell

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:25 PM
eeee valll!!!

Antique devil inkwell: "David Pescovitz:






I dig this kooky-creepy devil inkwell up for auction on eBay. Current bid is $202.01. From the auction listing:

19th Century devil inkwell of handcarved wooden construction by a master craftsman. I believe this to be of European origin - Black Forest or Swiss. Quality of carving and fit of the lid are exceptional. Not a nick or chip or scratch. Original paint. Original well looks to be porcelain. Ink still on inner rim around well and lid shows honest wear. Total height is 4'. Satisfaction guaranteed.

Link (Thanks, Michael-Anne Rauback!)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Ugliest vegetable in Britain

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:24 PM
I'll hjave to post a potato I found

Ugliest vegetable in Britain: "Cory Doctorow:



Mike sez, 'The National Trust, a British charity, held a competition to garden-growers across the country to grow the ugliest vegetable possible.

This year's winner was Mrs. Hilary Nellist from Bedford with her parsnip from the deep.

The contest seeks to promote organically grown fruit and vegetables. Some may not look good enough to end up on supermarket shelves, but they quite possibly taste better and are better for you.

Look at the picture of the parsnip and tell me Cthulhu didn't have his hand in this one.'

Link

(Thanks, Mike!)

(Photo thumbnail above taken from a larger picture credited to Hilary Nellist)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Star Wars mashup photoshopping contest

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:22 PM
hehheh

Star Wars mashup photoshopping contest: "Cory Doctorow:


Today on the Worth1000 photoshopping contest: Star Wars mashups. I am just loving the Gollum/Yoda pictured here.
Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Chair made of old suitcases

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:06 PM
travel seating

Chair made of old suitcases: "Cory Doctorow:


This chair made from vintage suitcases looks like a million bucks.


Link

(via Neatorama)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Now this liquid/gel does seem worth a TSA ban.

Thursday, October 19, 2006
10:08 PM
ooh spooky

Now this liquid/gel does seem worth a TSA ban.: "Xeni Jardin:

BoingBoing reader Skot shot this photo at a market in Costa Rica: a line of cleaning supplies called 'Terror.' Oh, what dark, foreboding poetry lurks in those long-lasting pink suds. Do we use it to cleanse the world of terror, or does the war on terror wash our Constitution away? One wonders what might become of the foolish adventure traveler who attempts to fly back to the US with this stuff in their suitcase. Link to larger size.

Reader comment: Anonymous says,

Your article on the terror cleaner reminded me of an energy drink [called 'Semtex'] that I first encountered while traveling through the former Czechoslovakia: Link. Here's a nice page about the history of [the explosive substance called] Semtex and its use in terror incidents: Link.

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Pumpkin.jpg

Pumpkin.jpg, originally uploaded by mclasen.

We were sitting around and I was reading blogs when my wife said why don't youdraw me a picture. Rendered in Fireworks

650,000 dead and counting

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
07:50 PM
wow

650,000 dead and counting: "A study published today says that between 400,000 and 900,000 people have died thus far as a result of the Iraq invasion of 2003. The median figure is 650,000. The study was performed by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and was published today by the British medical journal The Lancet, one of the oldest and most respected peer-reviewed medical journals in the world, and is available for download. Taking the median figure of 650,000 death, it is approximately 2.5 percent of the Iraqi population, and means that on average in the 1,301 days since the beginning of the Iraq war, 500 people have died each day as a result of the conflict. To put that number in perspective, it is:"

(Via Kuro5hin.org.)

Element 118, Heaviest Ever, Reported for 1,000th of a Second

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
06:53 PM
wish my heaviness only lasted that long

Element 118, Heaviest Ever, Reported for 1,000th of a Second: "Xeni Jardin:
Snip from an article by James Glanz at the New York Times:

A team of Russian and American scientists said yesterday that it had created the heaviest element ever seen in a laboratory, a dab of matter that lasted for less than one-thousandth of a second but would add an entry at the farthest reaches of the periodic table and suggest that strange new elements may lie beyond.

By convention, the substance remains the Baby Doe of elements until its existence is confirmed at other laboratories. For now, the new substance will be principally known as element 118 for the number of protons in its nucleus, more than in any other element occurring naturally or produced in the laboratory.

Link, and Video of Mr. Glanz talking about the story. Image: Calcium, with 20 protons, being accelerated into Californium, with 98 protons. (Sabrina Fletcher and Thomas Tegge/Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory).

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Psychology of rumors

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
06:52 PM
just love rumours and conspiracies

Psychology of rumors: "David Pescovitz:
Nicholas DiFonzo is one of the world's leading experts on gossip. Well, at a meta-level. The Rochester Institute of Technology psychologist studies how gossip and rumors spread and the difference between the two. According to his bio, he's also been an expert witness in lawsuits surrounding the (false) rumors that Procter & Gamble was somehow involved in satanism. In a new academic book, titled Rumor Psychology, Difonzo and management professor Prashant Borida, present their findings on rumor propagation, the psychology of why people believe them, and how to manage the rumor mill in a company setting. According to their research, 'most workplace rumors are 95 percent accurate.' From an RIT press release:

‘A rumor is what you do when you try to figure out the truth with other people,’ DiFonzo says. ‘It’s collective sense making. The classic example is ‘I heard that…’’



Gossip, on the other hand, is sharing information with an agenda, he says. It could be for entertainment or to bond with another person or to reinforce a social norm. Gossip, which may be true, tends to have an edge.



‘Gossip is more to do with social networks,’ DiFonzo says. ‘A strong motivation we have as humans is to connect with a group.’

Link to press release, Link to buy the book

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Toy photography

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
04:51 AM
yeah action toy photography - now there's a niche

Toy photography: "Cory Doctorow:


Edward Lee is a talented photographer who specializes in shooting dramatic pix of toys poised for action.

Link


(Thanks, IZ Reloaded)

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Man claims new fasting record, nobody cared

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
06:46 PM
yeah who cares

Man claims new fasting record, nobody cared: "David Pescovitz:
Agasi Vartanyan claims that he set a new world record for fasting, allegedly having gone 50 days with no food. Inspired by David Blaine, he had spent the time in a plastic cube on the Neva River near St. Petersburg, Russia. When he emerged, 23kg lighter than when he began the fast, Vartanyan yelled at reporters because nobody seemed to care about his stunt. From the Associated Press:

'I feel offended because my efforts did not attract much attention,' the 46-year-old said. 'Only local media wrote about it...'


A spokesperson, Lybov Kobzar, told reporters that Vartanyan drank about three litres of water a day. To pass the time, he watched TV, listened to the radio, and talked on his cellphone.

Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Copyright protected physical space

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
04:52 AM
no thank you

Copyright protected physical space: "Cory Doctorow:

Gary attended the Big Fresno Fair and found a 'Copyright-protected area' sign by a stall where a busker was selling the chance to have your picture taken with a bird. The idea was to use copyright law to stop you from taking your own pictures instead of buying them.

One of the side-effects of the entertainment industry's war on copying is that it's created a kind of folk-mythology about copyright being a kind of magic word you can invoke to put a fence around anything that you want to police. There's no such thing as a copyright-protected area -- it might be reasonable, if you're in the taking-pictures-of-kids-with-animals business, to take some steps to shut out the competition, but appropriating the extraordinary 'author's monopoly' that is copyright is both lazy and dishonest.

Any businessperson has to contend with the realities of the world. Blacksmiths don't get to demand that we abandon the railroad and go back to riding horses they can shoe. Maybe it was once possible to take a studio photography business (where you could control who came in and hence set the rules about taking your own pictures) on the road with a county fair. But if your business depends on ensuring that your photons only enter the lens of your camera, then putting those photons in a public place is a bad idea.

You've either got to take the losses you get from amateur photographers, use norms ('Please don't take your own pictures without asking, I do this for a living') instead of threats, or get into another line of work. Inventing magical copyright protection for the patch of dirt where you pitched your tent is the wrong answer.

Link

(Thanks, Gary!)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Baboon gangs terrorize suburbs

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
06:50 PM
ooogah

Baboon gangs terrorize suburbs: "David Pescovitz:
Roving gangs of big baboons are terrorizing suburbanites in Cape Town, South Africa, brazenly breaking into homes, cleaning out refrigerators, and shitting all over the place. Now, rival human groups have emerged, some wanting to protect the monkeys and others wanting to clear them out or kill them. From National Geographic:

'I have had them in my house several times, even while I was there. They simply brushed past me. I had to get out of the way,' (said Joan Laing, co-chair of the ironically-named Welcome Glen Baboon-Free Neighbourhood Action Group.) 'Even my husband got threatened by a baboon.'


She insists that monitoring teams trying to keep the baboons at bay are not effective.



'These animals are quick. They can cross walls and roofs at speed. For two or three people to try to keep them away is impossible,' she said.


'They move in a troop of about 30, and they are so wide apart that it is impossible to stop them slipping into built-up areas...'


The source of the problem is human encroachment into the baboons' historic habitat.

Link (via Fortean Times)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Battlestar Galacticakes

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
04:46 AM
celebrating great scifi tv with cake!

Battlestar Galacticakes: "Xeni Jardin:
BoingBoing reader and Battlestar Galactica fan Matt Dukes says,

I turned 31 today, and we had my birthday party at my place. We didn't know if anybody was bringing cake, and we had 25 people coming, so we knew we had to make several. Naturally, I came up the only logical solution to the problem -- a fleet of Battlestar Galactica cakes!

When it was all said and done (5 hours later), we had the Galactica, the Pegasus, a Cylon Ressurection Ship, and cupcake squadrons of Vipers and Raiders (my personal favorite). We tried to make Cloud Nine, but, um, it blew up. :)

Here's a link to my Flickr photoset with the cakes in it. Hope you like it!

Like it? Matt, your Galacticakes are frakkin' awesome. Speaking of which, I spotted this t-shirt on blogging.la author Jay Bushman at a BSG premiere party a couple of weeks ago: Link (Thanks, Spencer Cross!)

Update: Here's a silly music video cobbled together by BSG fans: Link (Thanks, Craig!).

Reader comment: Sean McGettigan says, 'This is a video I threw together using youtubed BSG footage, and of a friend of mine singing a tribute to the lovely Starbuck (Kara Thrace) of Battlestar Galactica: Link.'

Serious BSG fan Jeff says,

'I plan to travel across Canada and try and convince
the powers that be to hire me on Battlestar Galactica. I'm in Halifax (on the east coast) and BSG films in Vancouver (on
the west coast), so I'm trying to scrape up money for a cross
country trek, and then somehow get them to give me a role on the
show when I get out there (anything will do!).'
Link to Jeff's website. Jeff: if you succeed in your valiant quest to make it to Vancouver, do try and make sure you arrive while the show is actually in production, not on hiatus or on a between-season break. :-)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Dirty Hippie Halloween costumes

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
04:40 AM
what costume
whaaaa

Dirty Hippie Halloween costumes: "David Pescovitz:


Dig these dirty hippie halloween costumes, from Becca's '30 Days of Halloween Costumes' series on her No Smoking In The Skullcave blog.
Link (Thanks, Coop!)

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Stomach-churning food photoshopping contest

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
04:27 AM
ewwwww icky

Stomach-churning food photoshopping contest: "Cory Doctorow:



Today on the Worth1000 photoshopping contest: stomach-turning food mashups (chocolate-covered hot-dogs, 'beef-cakes,' banana split potato skins, etc). I had no idea that food was one of those things that can be really convincingly photomanipulated.

Link

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Sushi-shaped pillows

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
04:26 AM
mmmmm tastee sleep

Sushi-shaped pillows: "Cory Doctorow:


Sushi pillows! My favoritest food, in cushion form.

Link

(via Cribcandy)

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(Via Boing Boing.)

Cure hiccups with a finger up the ass

Friday, October 06, 2006
07:50 PM
so now you know

Cure hiccups with a finger up the ass: "Cory Doctorow:
A New Zealand medical journal recounts the story of a man whose incurable hiccups were cured with a finger up his ass:

A 60-year-old man with acute pancreatitis developed persistent hiccups after insertion of a nasogastric tube. Removal of the latter did not terminate the hiccups which had also been treated with different drugs, and several manoeuvres were attempted, but with no success. Digital rectal massage was then performed resulting in abrupt cessation of the hiccups. Recurrence of the hiccups occurred several hours later, and again, they were terminated immediately with digital rectal massage. No other recurrences were observed. This is the second reported case associating cessation of intractable hiccups with digital rectal massage. We suggest that this manoeuvre should be considered in cases of intractable hiccups before proceeding with pharmacological agents.

Link

(via JWZ)

"

(Via Boing Boing.)

Some Danes teleport an object 18 inches; object is not William Shatner

Friday, October 06, 2006
08:05 PM
uh yeah

Some Danes teleport an object 18 inches; object is not William Shatner: "

Star Trek nerds rejoice! Teleportation is getting closer to being a reality, with a couple of scientists in Denmark successfully transporting an object about a foot and a half. Don't squeeze into that monochromatic jumper just yet, Scotty — they're talking pretty tiny pieces of matter here. There isn't going to be any teleportation of sweaty convention attendees anytime soon. The process, known as quantum entanglement, is seriously complicated, as one would expect, but involves transporting both light and matter. It could have practical applications in data transfer in the future, but as for now it's just a cool party trick the boys from Copenhagen can use at the bars after work. — Adam Frucci

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(Via SCI FI Tech Blog.)

Get Illuminated! podcast with Loren Coleman

Friday, October 06, 2006
07:49 PM

Get Illuminated! podcast with Loren Coleman: "David Pescovitz:



On this week's edition of Get Illuminated! we chatted with Loren Coleman. As BB readers know, Loren is the world's leading cryptozoologist who has spent the last four decades studying 'hidden animals,' from Bigfoot and Yeti to Nessie and Chupacabras, and the culture surrounding them. He blogs about his curious findings at Cryptomundo and is the author of seventeen books, including my favorites Bigfoot: The True Story of Apes in America, Mysterious America, and Tom Slick: True Life Encounters in Cryptozoology. We spoke with Loren about how he became a cryptozoologist, what it means to be a Fortean, recent tales of Sasquatch, the case of the Dover Demon, and why the world is getting weirder.

MP3 link | Podcast feed | Subscribe via iTunes

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(Via Boing Boing.)