News Briefs 24-10-2008Grant CalofFriday, October 24th7 Comments4 min read ”Technology, while adding daily to our physical ease, throws daily another loop of fine wire around our souls…” Eternal sunshine of the spotless mice… Life, the universe and everything. Lab-coats discover link between physical and emotional warmth. Mind over matter…indeed. The sound of three stars… pulsating. Overfishing oceans to feed the barn animals? Orwell’s Animal Farm has apparently mastered the art of take-out… Rare species of coral cross-breeding to prevent their own extinction? Hopes of lunar ice appear to be nothing more than dust in the wind. Amateur astronomers will help keep track of light pollution–presuming they can see any stars. 2000-year-old stonework depicting figures dancing with ancient musical instruments unearthed in India. Do rods grow into orbs that later grow into UFOs? Inquiring minds want to know! Beware The Lazarus sign and how the ‘recently dead’ pose Egyptian. Rod Serling enters from stage right… The Hubble could be up back in action by this weekend. Underline could. Let’s hope there aren’t any more aptly timed glitches. Did someone say glitch? CERN officially inaugurated the LHC last Tuesday. And me without my mini black-hole flag to wave. In case of emergency, please move Earth. Magnetic fields aid coma victim. Photosynthesis 911? Plants under attack send signal to microbial friends for assistance… Pwnage news: Uncovering the secret codes output by your printer at the request of certain unnamed agencies. Japanese researchers discover world’s oldest cremation site in Syria. From the matrix-imitates-life-imitating-art files… Is the brain the ultimate computer interface? Guillermo del Toro wants Neil Gaiman to direct Death. Meanwhile, Neil Gaiman and Guillermo del Toro still want to make Doctor Strange movie. Swedish man discovers time travel portal under kitchen sink. Terry Gilliam is already bidding for the film rights. Buzz Aldrin to Mars pioneers, “…Stay there.” Wonder how Buzz would’ve felt if they left him in Arizona— I mean on the Moon? The best and worst historic sites, as rated by Nat. Geo (w/ photos). DIY X-rays? Requirements: 1 roll of sticky tape. Fade in Flight of the Conchords… Who watches the Watchmen? I do – new trailer right here. And last but not least, I give you… Supersonic Rocket Car. Huge dankë schöens to RPJ, RMG and the one and only GT! Quote of the Day: “Man does not live by words alone… in spite of the fact that he sometimes has to eat them.” A. Stevenson