• Uncategorical Weirdness

    Fully Dilated Eye

    June 27, 2009 - By 

    Creepy, no? Si! David and I both played around with iPhones in the bathroom mirror to photograph our eyes. Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Fully Dilated Eye By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 27 Jun ’09, 12.25pm CDT PST

  • Hot Off The Presses

    Always fasten your seatbelts

    June 22, 2009 - By 

    … Or turbulence will toss you around like a ragdoll. Chicago Sun Times : 7 slightly injured as Qantas plane hits turbulence PERTH, Australia—- A Qantas plane hit turbulence and suddenly lost altitude over Malaysia, throwing terrified passengers around the cabin and leaving seven people injured, the airline said Monday.

  • SABRE2th Tigress: Book 'em, Dano. - Second Life

    Second Life May Impact First Life Someday?

    June 20, 2009 - By 

    Second Life provides virtual meeting space, may replace millions of airline seats annually someday. May need to learn building skills in SL beyond rezzing a box… New World Notes: What the US Navy’s Undersea Warfare Center Is Doing in SL (Updated) The last time I tried to visit the Second Life islands owned by the United States Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center several months ago, I was blocked from entering most of it. This machinima above shows what they’ve been doing in Second Life, including rapid prototyping, data modeling, and VoIP-driven conferencing, much of it between other branches of the…

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    The Cosmic Moronic ZAPP!

    June 19, 2009 - By 

    Kirby: Temporal at the temple – Salt Lake Tribune The Angel Moroni atop the LDS Oquirrh Mountain Temple looks a bit worse for wear right now. Last Saturday, he got zapped by lightning. Witnesses reported a bright flash of light, a single B-flat note ending in a ducklike quack heard as far away as Idaho, followed by the usual self-congratulatory applause of thunder. A billion volts blasted the gold leaf off Moroni, turning his horn, face and arm black. In a program known as Regilding for the Dead, the LDS Church plans to fix him before the dedication in August.…

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    Worldview examines the Iranian election | Chicago Public Radio Blog

    June 18, 2009 - By 

    Listen to @WBEZ Worldview for discussion on Iran and Twitter, they quote an Iranian via IM who dared not call in via cell phone. Worldview examines the Iranian election | Chicago Public Radio Blog Coming up at noon Worldview is doing a show on the Iranian election. Of course you should listen closely to what Jerome and his guests have to say, but Twitter has played such a huge part in this story that you probably ought to check out what’s being discussed there. I heard this at lunch and it was worth a listen. Visit the page for many…