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Today's Featured Article
Is the ruffed lemur! -
Science
Just a few entertaining/insightful papers on science/biology/engineering: Can a Biologist Fix a Radio? - or, What I Learned while Studying Apoptosis, and Can a Systems Biologist
Fix a Tamagotchi? -
Anyone know about Thorium?
I just read this article on the potential use of thorium in nuclear power plants. It gives me that "too good to be true" kind of feeling; according to the article thorium plants would have little waste, low risk of meltdown, and would not produce fuel usable for nuclear weapons. I have no trouble believing the government shut this research down ( Read more... ) -
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15 inches and counting. -
Takoma Park FTW
I just voted in the first open source, voter verifiable municipal election.
Takoma Park rocks! -
Good News from the Bench
A federal appeals court has ruled that DC's roadblocks in Trinidad (the neighborhood in NE DC) were unconsitutional (full story). Trinidad is a rough neighborhood, I go there (at least in passing on my way to H street), and have friends who live there. The homicides were very concerning, and I don't doubt DC AG Nickles when he says the ( Read more... ) -
Hydrodynamic Building Set!
I just bought myself a Hydrodynamic Building Set. It's pretty awesome.
