This is amazing.  X-rays from ordinary adhesive tape.  The cool thing is they expect to be able to come up with a way to make an inexpensive, low-power x-ray machine for use in poor areas or areas without reliable power.  This would be an interesting project for Seattle University’s Engineers Without Borders program

This is a very stark comparison.  I am sickened by the Dumbfuckistan residents of this country who wear lack of education and lack of reliance on sound data for decisions as a badge of honor.

So, I was on myspace inviting other members of my mentoring group to our myspace group when I noticed a posting by Death Cab For Cutie,

My sister (who is pregnant) just found out what is seemingly nonintuitive to anyone – Peanut Butter is a controlled substance (by the TSA).  You can bring it on board, but it can only be in a 3 oz container or smaller.  What???  This kind of insanity has to stop.

If I only had known about this site in the days before the FDIC/OTS seizure…  Great stuff.

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We saw two guys at Home Depot wearing similar Yarmulkes emblazoned with Obama’s logo.  They call these the Obamica (I thought it would be called the Obamlke though)

Well, after talking with many kids who rarely buy albums, I can see their point.  But eventually they will come to an end.  AC/DC is delaying the inevitable.

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