Feb 5, 2011

News: UK High Court bans low IQ man from having sex

...that's some ballsy court

Decision based on the fact that he is too mentally challenged to consent to sex. Surprisingly solid reasoning. Not sure I'm OK with the ruling, but solid reasoning none the less.

Feb 4, 2011

Op-Ed: Why do we sleep?

Answer: Nobody knows. I hate articles that do this.

Funny: 'Backwash' online web series featuring Joshua Malina

Stupid funny stuff. Some slapstick. Pretty decent. I laughed.

I enjoy Joshua Malina. SportsNight, West Wing, and a recent string of pretty funny TV spots. Worth a watch.

Feb 2, 2011

Study: Teen girls who play video games with father happier

Adolescent girls who play age-appropriate video games with their fathers are happier, healthier and have better family connections than those who don't. Games that were positively correlated with happier girls included Mario Kart, Wii Sports and Guitar Hero.

News: New TSA body scanner software more modest

Uses more of a generic chalk outline, with squares over anomolies. As opposed to actual nude images. I am much more happy with this, but still worried that the original images are still available, both locally and to be taken off the machine.

Study: U.S. students need more paths to success - Harvard

They suggest following the European model of having multiple 'paths' for a more focused occupational education.

News: Punxsutawney Phil predicts an early spring

Jan 31, 2011

News: Mercedes fuel cell car marks 125th birthday of gas engine

...by taking a FUEL-CELL vehicle around the world. Pretty awesome.

News: AZ bill requiring Presidential candidates prove birth in US

Another in the 'Yep....Arizone finally done lost its mind' column. If he WEREN'T really born in Hawai'i, don't you think someone would have shouted it from the rooftops? Instead of just mumbling to themselves, kind of crazy-like.