News Briefs 24-10-2008

”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