Okay, but the real question is, do they work in *space*? :)

Also ... I thought there were laws against weaponizing space? :)

I wonder exactly *what* is reflecting? I bet that guy from Numb3rs could come up with a reverse raytracing model for it from the photo :)

On top of all the security concerns, they haven't even begun looking for the potentially embarrassing chinese equivalent of "all your base" stamped onto the circuits for shits and giggles :)

Hrm. A can of deodorant, you say?

Perchance, is his name "Jatravartid"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jatravartids#Jatravartids

Hrm, is that Calculon I see?

Shiny.

I can't decide if this is more disturbing or less disturbing than Microsoft's server-in-the-home children's book.

I'm gonna go with "more disturbing", I think.

A *lot* more disturbing.

It's not "for no reason" - it's "for no good reason". :)

Seriously, though, while it might seem like a better idea to export the pork to China (as a previous poster indicated they have a shortage), I think international laws put a lot of restrictions on that sort of thing to prevent the spread of disease.

"We've secretly replaced this woman's husband with a jackass. Let's see if she notices."

I, for one, eagerly await Iron Man: The Trailer: The Movie. I heard it has a cameo by Jeff Bridges.

I wonder what that principal ate as a kid ... chalk? paint chips? {insert vulgar pejorative here}?

He looks kind of like a slightly less grumpy and a slightly more green version of Greg House. :)

Do they give out points for creativity? :)

Photoshopped.

(kidding :)

Congrats to mark's grams. Apparently my relatives are too reckless to make it that far :)

Great, just what we needed - more anecdotes in support of parental licensing. Heh.

@7 (Samll):

Just wait. It hasn't even hit Slashdot yet :)

Heh, great, just what the mafia needs: Lee Iacocca.

oh, also, if the gulf streams shut down: instant ice-age. That'll be fun.

Answer:

Both are made of PURE FUCKING AWESOMENESS.

This is all a thinly-disguised plot to remove the stigma of cannibalism, so that Ted can return to his primary source of sustenance:

Babies!

Sing it for me, Ted!

Oh, I want my baby-back baby-back baby-back baby-back baby-back ribs! I want my baby-backbaby-backbaby-back ribs!
-- Ted Turner, CEO, Old Coot Corporation, April 1 2008

Well, while I think an actual arrest is dumb, he should at least get a serious lecture.

I'm not an electrician, but given the number of high-school athletes who succumb to undiagnosed heart defects, I would have to be concerned about the minor shock causing a cardiac episode. Even if the episode amounts to little more than a panic attack, it could still have serious ramifications.

But I could be wrong. Maybe it's perfectly safe, and the authorities are just tards. In either case, I don't think it was wrong for BB to post the article. I also don't think there should be warning signs everywhere - although it does make sense in some cases (i.e., when danger is not readily apparent), overkill will simply dull the impact of all the other signs out there.

"Warning! You are not Phinneas Gage. You won't survive having a railway nail blown through your head!"

ZZ Plushie Z ... :)

It seems uniquely targeted for those with delusions of being Egyptian Pharoahs ...

Abu Raubu Simbu Tu!

Kind of reminds me of the "Pusher" X-Files episodes

I think that article may actually contain prior-art for the Amazon One-Click patent. ;-)

I'm just thankful she didn't go to the bathroom.

I bet she is, too.

But ... does it fly?

Frankly, I'm disappointed.

I thought this was going to be about a supplier of spare arms for lego men and women who have encountered a random, angry Wookie.

"Elmo is calling from inside your house" VoIP solution

@RampantIdiocy:

Now now, don't make unsupported statements like that. The chemists, being an odd bunch, may well be urinating in test tubes ... just not necessarily for use in this process.

No.

But I'd enjoy being wrong :)

I was recently elected president of my condo building's "strata" council (or "condo association" or "homeowners association" for other regions), and following that, I noticed that I absolutely *dreaded* checking my GMail.

It's tense and stressful to deal with some of those things, and my body reacts accordingly.

This research doesn't come as a surprise to me, but it does make me wonder what sort of anthropological process is at work. Does it have something to do with our ancestral need for careful thought and planning when hunting, i.e. suppressing our breathing in an effort to steady one's aim - or, in this case, focus one's concentration?

I have some theories, but to me the most likely explanation is that Dexter is enjoying his BC vacation. :)

You realize, of course, that this means Windows 7 is actually going to be called "Microsoft! Windows! BoingBoing!" ...

jurassic hobbit pirate parrots.

Honestly, I think they should chalk the whole thing up to an "effective training exercise" and call it a day. :)

This would have made for a *much* more entertaining movie.

So in other words, this is essentially the first "hello world" attempt for this project, and the media is just falling over themselves to report on such awesomeness.

Is this a form of test-tube engineering, or is it just engineering by selective breeding (and, I presume, possibly checking on the status of that gene post-breeding)?

The neatest thing about algal or grass-based biofuel production would be that they don't necessarily have to use *fresh* water. They could use "clean" water from sewage plants, grey water, or any other source of not-quite-fresh water ... so long as there isn't anything that makes the grass angry, that is.

@Xadrian ... yeah, it's called Daredevil.

@DCulberson

One does not simply walk into a roadside toilet in Finland.

Speak, friend, and enter.

It probably smells about the same as the mines at Moria, anyway. :)

Never mind the cleaning; how do they handle the *oxygenation*? Those lower spheres probably wouldn't get a lot of flow ...

Did we ever find out if the scare affected the movie's box office performance in any way?

@CSBMONKEY:

That's incorrect. Thunderbird uses the "mbox" format which stores each email folder as a flat-text "database". What you're thinking of is called the Maildir format.

When Thunderbird "deletes" an email message, all it does is set a flag at the top of that email's entry in the flat-text file. No data is actually removed, not even when TB exits.

This causes exponential growth when "moving" messages between folders - especially ones with large attachments. You end up with hidden copies in each folder that the message has touched.

And, as madsci noted, occasionally it loses track of the flags, and you get an inbox full of already-deleted messages.

It's an all-round epic fail when it comes to modern file formats (mbox, I mean, not just Thunderbird - although TB does handle it more poorly than other clients), and I don't know if anything is on the TB project's horizon to replace it.

I would think that, at the very least, sqlite would be one thing to consider - if not simply adding support for the Maildir format, where each email is a physical file on the disk.

Ah yes, the perfect solution to the ever-present quagmire of Appropriate Hot Air Ballooning Attire. Goes well with the cape and goggles, I'm sure.

*thank heavens the gondola doesn't have a glass bottom*

Somewhat Teller-related - the DesertBus marathon. :) http://desertbus.org/

Desert Bus is a game created for a Penn and Teller project in the 90s. Some people say it's the most boring game ever made.

These Canadian guys are going to try to prove it.

And Teller called them and said hi! :) And donated $500.