http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2012/01/file-sharing-megaupload-shut-down-for-piracy-by-feds.htmlRead more... )

*snerk* From the AP:

LEXINGTON, N.C. - Do you have change for a million-dollar bill ( Read more... )

In case you're like me and woke up wondering whether you dreamed the whole thing thanks to your meds, Is Osama Dead?This is a happy day and I couldn't stop grinning over the footage from West Point last night (bed-check must have been a nightmare, lol). It's not every day you see hundreds and hundreds of college students spontaneously congregating ( Read more... )

www.brainygamer.com/the_brainy_gamer/2010/08/portal-booklist.html

A college in Indiana now requires its students to play "Portal" as a requirement for some sections of one of its mandatory courses (the course is called "Enduring Questions" and "Portal" is part of the module on issues of perception -- once they iron out the technical and logistical ( Read more... )

Hey, look, it’s another science spam :) granted, I still have like 200 science news emails to get through now going back months. But this is a start and I didn’t figure anyone wanted to wait weeks or months for another science spam and then get hit with about 800 links.

( science under the cut )

You heard it here, first (unless you heard it somewhere else first). Apparently, God has another reason to hate me these days:

www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/101996-Church-Protesting-San-Diego-Comic-Con-For-Idol-Worship

nerdbastards.com/2010/07/12/westboro-baptist-to-protest-at-comic-con/

I was sure this was a joke at first, but the number of ( Read more... )

Maybe the trial meds aren't the problem? *goes to check lot numbers* If you guys have any of these in your cabinet, you might want to check as well:

McNeil Expands Recall To Include Additional Lots of Benadryl Allergy Ultratab, Children's Tylenol Meltaways, Motrin, IB, Tylenol Extra Strength, and Tylenol PM

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling ( Read more... )

So, according to a new study performed by Cleveland Clinic doctors and published in the Lancet, my blood-pressure meds increase the risk of cancer. Especially lung cancer. Appropriate icon is appropriate. I don't even know why I bother trying to stay healthy anymore when I'm obviously destined to die horribly like Mom did. If I'm not having side ( Read more... )

So I am reading the paper and come across the following headline:

Children who abuse animals may require counselling

Okay, so after the "well, duh!" moment, I actually read the article. Turns out Ohio is considering passing a law requiring children caught abusing animals to undergo therapy. Now I know all about space constraints for headlines but ( Read more... )

If you have not seen this site, you may want to check it out. It lists an ass-load of information on a lot of people, supposedly aggregated from social networking sites they're on. All I know is that I entered my name and it gave my street address (along with incorrectly reporting that I was married and had kids).

Anyway, here's the site: www. ( Read more... )