I read Mainspring by Jay Lake. I would love to hear others insight on this book. To me this book had a great premise but then a whole lot of nothing. Oh but it did have monkey/human sex. That was great... I mean weird, that was weird.

Halting State is on my to read book shelf, I think I may pick that up next.

I saw this infomercial for the first time this weekend. I laughed so hard when it came on. By the end I knew that these things could not possibly work but there was some feeling deep down that I NEEDED these things. That scared me so I turned off the TV.

But what about the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE?!?!?

How about a little NSFW warning! I click on the link and there is a nude girl poster for sale on the same page.

Think of the children!

It is worth mentioning the Mutter Museum has a no photography policy. I believe one of the editors of BB has posted about these stupid policies before.

Because my pictures of human skulls behind glass are far superior to the professional photographs in the books that the gift shop sells...

This museum dates back to 1858. I do not think Dr. Mutter would have liked knowing that the work he did to share medical knowledge with the world is being restricted by the current caretakers of his collection. In fact the Mutter's own website states,

"The Mütter Museum was founded to educate future doctors about anatomy and human medical anomalies. Today, it serves as a valuable resource for educating and enlightening the public about our medical past and telling important stories about what it means to be human. The Mütter Museum embodies The College of Physicians of Philadelphia 's mission to advance the cause of health, and uphold the ideals and heritage of medicine."

So let's try and educate the world, but if they want pictures that they can reference later to enhance their learning, fuck them, let them buy a book from us!

I live outside of Philadelphia and would be willing to make frequent trips to the Mutter Museum (my wife is a 1st year resident doctor) if it were not for this absurd policy.