February 2012
34 posts
Do Coat Hangers Sound As Good Monster Cables? -... →
stupidly expensive Monster cables vs. wire coat hangers: audio quality
Blood mystery solved →
With skilled handling of this mass spectrometer, Bryan Ballif unraveled the mystery of two little-understood blood types. Now he’s looking for more.
Faster-than-light neutrino result reportedly a... →
UPDATE: Nature News has apparently received a statement from the Opera researchers. It indicates they have found two potential issues (one of them the optical cabling).
Superbugs from space offer new source of power →
300 million year old fossilized forest discovered... →
Just wow.
The Dark Origins Of Valentine's Day : NPR →
From Feb. 13 to 15, the Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia. The men sacrificed a goat and a dog, then whipped women with the hides of the animals they had just slain.
Skeeterpee - →
Time to start the Skeeter Pee a’brewin…Summer is just around the corner.
The Pirate Bay's Peter Sunde: It's evolution,... →
We all know how evolution works, except one industry that refuses to evolve: the entertainment industry.
Why Are We Still Talking About Darwin? →
If someone in 2012 wants to criticize Henry Ford because he didn’t know everything about automobiles a century ago, it’s a little silly…
[New App Hands-On] Snap Photos Of Your Junk Mail... →
Hate junkmail? Like the REAL PAPER kind? End it with this new android app. [Review]
When It Comes to Breakfast, Scientists Say You Can... →
Turns out that topping off your breakfast with a chocolatey dessert could be the key to losing (and keeping off) weight.
Bradley Manning: 2012 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination →
Pt. Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
Man Arrested for Lightsaber Assault at Toys R Us →
“He then carried the lightsabers outside the store and swung at police. Officers tried to use a Taser to subdue him, but Canterbury successfully deflected one of the wires away.”
Flyers Should Learn From Mistakes with Richards as... →