News: MN swine test positive for H1N1; 1st US case in swine

Uh oh. Pork futures will be taking a dive. Fast. Pork chops with swine flu built in? Yummy.

News: Gamma knife machine emergency stop button malfunctions

Due to a 'known software bug', a brain-tumor-zapping Gamma Knife machine didn't stop when the Emergency Stop button was pressed. Not a good thing.

News: Maldives cabinet rehearses underwater meeting

The Maldives cabinet are holding a cabinet meeting underwater this weekend. It's to draw attention to the fact that their island nation is projected to be underwater in less than 80 years. Crazy, huh?

News: Interracial couple denied marriage license in LA

And yes, the justice of the peace who refused to issue the license has publicly stated that it was because they were an interracial couple. Yeah. LA is still living in 1909.

Op-Ed: New CPR saving lives in Arizone

No breathing. Just compressions. Remember it.

News: Wi-Fi Alliance announces Wi-Fi Direct specification

Sweet. Say goodbye to Bluetooth! Where bluetooth is slow and short-range, Wi-Fi direct will be able to connect two devices WITHOUT a router or other connecting device at Wi-Fi speed and range. Gonna be fun!

News: D & D Online goes free...and popular!

Since going free, subscriptions are up 40%. Woulda thunk it? Oh yeah...everyone. But the GOOD news is that apparently the higher numbers is drawing in profit. Which is the important bit.

News: $99 WikiReader takes Wikipedia offline and handheld

OK. This is pretty cool. But i'm not sure I'm ready to shell out the $99 just yet. I'm trying to see if I can make or get my own e-Book of it. The data is open-source, so you can. Just gotta do it...or find someone who has. Then, BAM. Free handheld, offline wikipedia. But, as soon as I get tired of that, this will look pretty good.

Sports: Austrian ski star Hermann Maier retires at 36

Two time Olympic champion. Name synonymous with skiing. Great career.

News: Facebook user arrested for a poke

OK. It's not quite as simple as it sounds...and, therefore, not nearly as fun. The woman was prohibited by the court from phoning, contacting, or otherwise communicating with this person. So she poked them. What a putz.

News: US clinches World Cup berth; Czechs looking to playoff in

The US is in the World Cup. The Czechs...not so much.

While being the favorite to win their UEFA group, some big mistakes early have left them on the outside looking in. Currently in third, they just won on Saturday to keep their hopes alive. Now, they have another MUST win Wednesday. If they win and 2nd place Slovenia do NOT beat cellar-dweller San Marino, they go to the UEFA playoffs to win their way to South America.

That's pretty much not going to happen. The Czechs will probably beat the North Irish, but the odds of 2nd place Slovenia losing to a national team who hasn't even TIED a match in the group play, let alone won one, is slim to be nice.

Beat.

News: Mutual Telepathy just steps away!

OK. That might be a bit much. But think about it. If we can train a computer to tell the difference when someone thinks 1 and someone thinks 0...we will eventually get to a point where it can tell the difference between 'cat' and 'dog'. Then, by wearing digital glasses or a personal HUD, you could SEE this information and know what the other person was thinking...without any verbal OR non-verbal communication. Kinda creepy...yes?