Time for me to move up and on.   I have changed my lj ident.  If you haven't figured out the name of the account, message me and I will get it to you.

While the bluegills have successfully detected at least 30 toxic chemicals, they cannot reliably detect germs. And they are no use against other sorts of attacks -- say, the bombing of a water main, or an attack by computer hackers on the systems that control the flow of water.

HAHAHAHHAHAHA.  Oh noes!  Just wait until the blue gills are able to ( Read more... )

I'm tired of this people think ( Read more... )

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Now the world has gone to bed,
Darkness won't engulf my head,
I can see by infrared,
How I hate the night.

Now I lay me down to sleep,
Try to count electric sheep
Sweet dream wishes you can keep,
How I hate the night.

http://media.www.browndailyherald.com/media/storage/paper472/news/2006/04/03/Features/Facebook.poke.Leads.To

Bruce Schneier's secure handshake is so strong, you won't be able to exchange keys with anyone else for days ( Read more... )

I remember watching these when I was a child. They are hilarious.

About a new bill being brought forth to congress about being able to view, for free, public funded research.

As a scientist I have to say this is a great idea, but it misses the main problem of government-funded research. Certainly if the public paid for the research, they should be able to read the paper, but an even more important issue is that ( Read more... )