The OWSers

This is a nice post on the Occupy Wall Street protests. Also check out George Washington's blog.

Sheehan on the Endless Wars of Empire

Cindy Sheehan recently penned a nice article: I have become comfortably numb.

Brain-reading Device

Scientists have now created a device that can translate thoughts into words. It's hoped that an improved version will eventually help paralyzed people with locked-in syndrome.

Tora Bora Alpine Boots: Total Junk!

If you're thinking about buying a pair of Tora Bora Alpine Boots, think again. They are complete junk. The boots pretty much disintegrate the second you take them out of the box. I've never seen anything like it.

Dong Yi

I've been watching Dong Yi these days, the teledrama about King Sukjong. This is fun stuff--no great piece of art, by any means, but fun nevertheless.

Gliese 581d

We live in exciting times. It'll be interesting to see if Gliese 581d turns out to be the first habitable planet discovered outside our solar system.

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