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U.K. Group Calls For Female Doctor Who
Andy Chalk via The Escapist : Latest News on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
A U.K. group dedicated to the advancement of women in science has launched a campaign to have the new Doctor Who portrayed by a female. readmore
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Man turns himself into a puddle to protest climate change
Jonah Brucker-Cohen via MAKE Magazine on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
In order to protest global climate change, this man from Red Cross Argentina turned himself into a puddle and handed out information on ways to protect the planet from imminent c readmore
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17 Pushbutton Configurations that Didn’t Make the Cut
David K. Israel via mental_floss Blog on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
Ever wonder who came up with the order of numbers on a telephone? Ever wonder why it isn’t the same as those on a calculator, or a keyboard, ascending from lowest to highest? After all, adding machines and mechanical calculators were around for at least a few hundred years before the invention of the pushbutton phone. readmore
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Tamsin Greig Is The Most Powerful Force In The Universe [Found Footage]
Charlie Jane Anders via io9 on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
You are already a fan of Tamsin Greig, whether you know it or not. She's dazzled in small roles in Shaun Of The Dead, Neverwhere, and of course Doctor Who (where she gave that Adam kid a third eye and his own frozen vomit.) Now she steal readmore
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Best New and Improved Software of 2008 [Best Of 2008]
Gina Trapani via Lifehacker on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
Mobile phone operating systems and a reheated web browser war: that's how we'll recall the year 2008 when it comes to software. From brand new to revamped browsers and mobile platforms and apps, 2008's been good to technophiles who like their data in the cloud a readmore
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Can ABC Do Justice To Sawyer's Mind-Bending Novel? [Flash Forward]
Meredith Woerner via io9 on Wed, 03 Dec. 2008
The new ABC drama Flash Forward is picking up the first members of its cast. And it sounds more and more as though the show, based on a novel by Robert J. Sawyer about a worldwide prophetic blackout, will be a worthy companion i readmore
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Ghostbusters game coming June 2009
Brandon Boyer via Offworld on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
Other good news out of the Atari event today: the Ghostbusters game, which Atari picked up after the Vivendi/Activision merger saw a number of games shed from their release list, was given a June 2009 release date on all readmore
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Whac-a-Butt: Our Job Here Is Done [Toys]
Mark Wilson via Gizmodo on Tue, 02 Dec. 2008
Sure, the concept behind Whac-a-Mole makes a lot more sense. But what fun did anyone ever have spanking sense with a plastic mallet? Whac-a-Butt is a reinterpretation of the classic, featuring seven butts that must be whacked. With each successful butt hammer readmore
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World's Oldest Lolcat Found
Andy Chalk via The Escapist : Latest News on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Historians have discovered the world's oldest Lolcat, but are sad to report that it's not any funnier than the rest of them. readmore
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10 Uncanny Sets of Birth Twins
Mark Juddery via mental_floss Blog on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Blame astrology, numerology or just coincidence—some people who share a birthdate have more in common than the day they were born. Witness the following 10 sets of birth twins. 1. Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809) Two of the outs readmore
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I’m not very good at auditions, and here is some proof.
eugene via Eugene Mirman on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
I am not very good at auditions (though I did land this sweet part in Third Watch) — especially commercial auditions. Years ago when I was really broke, I would go (it was better than temping at this law firm), though I was generally terrible at it. My breaking point was about three years ago, when I a readmore
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Bush: `I'm sorry' the economic crisis is occurring
(unknown author) via www.breitbart.com on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Shared by John Dickerson "I wish the intelligence had been different, I guess." Guess? readmore
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Don't Eat the Glowing Mushrooms [Mega Biochemistry]
Annalee Newitz via io9 on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
You might already know about the glowing mushrooms of Japan. Every spring, the rains cause bioluminescent fungi to peep out from tree trunks and forest floors. For years scientists believed that these rare mushrooms grew nowhere else in the world. But now the glowers turn out to thrive in th readmore
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FCC Pushing for Free Internet Plan [Free Wi-Fi]
Adam Pash via Lifehacker on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports that outgoing FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to offer free Wi-Fi to all—porn-free Wi-Fi, to be more specific. The no-smut specification is a little troubling, since drawing a straight readmore
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Ready Your Freeze Rays: Whedon On Dr Horrible DVD [Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog]
Graeme McMillan via io9 on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
In case you saw the pre-order appearance of Doctor Horrible's Sing-Along Blog on Amazon ov readmore
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New Doctor Who And BSG Hints Will Make You Doubt Your Faculties [Morning Spoilers]
Charlie Jane Anders via io9 on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Monday's bumper crop of spoilers includes a new clip from The Day The Earth Stood Still, and J.J. Abrams talking Trek. Russell T. Davies takes a sledgehammer to all your theories about the Doctor Who Christmas special. Plus, the Sci F readmore
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Black Mesa in motion
Brandon Boyer via Offworld on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
The week's off to a good start: as promised, mod team readmore
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Why Left 4 Dead has the best tutorial ever... and why you never noticed it had one to begin with
John Brownlee via Offworld on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Valve is a developer that sands its elbows: they spend a lot of time, money and care smoothing out a mottled fold of wrinkles that few but fetishists would ever consciously notice. It's th readmore
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Beauty of Soul: Oscar Wilde & Anton Chekhov
Stephen via Stephen Fry on Mon, 01 Dec. 2008
Everything we know about people is wrong. Well, perhaps that’s going a little far. But, really. Take Oscar. Oscar Wilde. He stands for one thing and one thing only. Wit. Sharp wit. Glittering wit. Keen, wicked, penetrating wit. Camp. Clever. Crushing. Proud, peacocky and impertinent. readmore
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Flaming legs
Chris Connors via MAKE Magazine on Sun, 30 Nov. 2008
Evidently the people of New Mexico have seen it all. Even robolegs gone wild! Carlos is a robotic everyman. He's no readmore
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