August 2011
56 posts
July 2011
42 posts
Alive with no heartbeat →
“If you listened to her chest with a stethoscope, you wouldn’t hear a heartbeat,” says Cohn. “If you examined her arteries, there’s no pulse. If you hooked her up to an EKG, she’d be flat-lined.”
WatchIn 1970, professional baseballer Dock Ellis, who was good at pitching baseballs, threw a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. In 2011, professional blogger A.J. Daulerio, who isn’t so good at video game baseball, attempted to throw a no-hitter while on LSD… playing a customized Dock Ellis in MLB 2K11 on Xbox.
Leading Member of LulzSec Hacker Squad Arrested in... →
Officers from the Metropolitan Police’s E-Crime Unit in London arrested a 16-year-old boy in South London Tuesday afternoon, the latest arrest in an international sting operation targeting the notorious hacker groups Anonymous and LulzSec.
“John H. Gass hadn’t had a traffic ticket in years, so the Natick resident was...”
– Caught in a dragnet - Boston.com
WatchDumpster Drive: File Sharing For Your Digital Trash (by Justin Blinder)
“Traditional antennas increase the amount of an electromagnetic wave – such as a...”
– Nanoscientists build antenna for light
For Some With Autism, Jobs to Match Their Talents
Sonne calls it the “dandelion philosophy.” Depending on your point of view, a dandelion is either a valuable herb — a source of iron and vitamin A, with many medicinal qualities — or a weed that invades your garden. “A weed is a beautiful plant in an unwanted place,” he says. “An herb is the same plant where it is wanted. Who decides if something is a weed or an herb? Society does.” NYTimes.
