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STUFF THAT MIGHT MAKE YOU FROWN<\/p>\n

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    1. Pentagon researcher unveils World of Warcraft terror…<\/a>\u00a0– Of course, terrorists could be plotting on Club Penguin, too … but that’s not scary <\/em>enough.<\/li>\n
    2. Scanners<\/a>\u00a0– Yeah — wait’ll the TSA gets hold of these puppies. “Your brainwaves indicate you were intrigued by the idea of something happening to your plane. You are under arrest.”<\/li>\n
    3. British study finds bacteria are all over your car…<\/a>\u00a0– Bacteria! Germs! Plague! Pestilence! Run! Run! Run!<\/li>\n
    4. Nuclear power stations on the Moon?<\/a>\u00a0– Because nuclear power and the Moon never goes wrong<\/a>.<\/li>\n
    5. Reengineering Earth to stop climate change – Boing Boing<\/a>\u00a0– Because hugely elaborate engineering projects to pursue a particular macro environmental effect always work well (cf. Army Corps of Engineers).<\/li>\n
    6. The Bubble<\/a>\u00a0– It’s remarkable that the Christian groups who want to keep any possibly unholy or belief-contradicting word away from themselves, their kids, their families — and, by extension, all the rest of us — are no better than any other media-controlling, information-restraining organization, such as the government of North Korea. Ah, but they’re not Saved<\/em> …<\/li>\n
    7. The short – but eventful – life of Ike – The Big Picture…<\/a>\u00a0– My company has both offices and project sites in and around Houston, so looking at the devastation in the area — and hearing about it from colleagues — has been amazing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/ol>\n

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      STUFF THAT WILL MAKE YOU SMILE!<\/p>\n

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      1. Official Google Mobile Blog: My Location: smaller is better!<\/a>\u00a0– The quasi-GPS abilities of some mobile phones and Google (triangulating location by cell tower reception) is actually pretty keen. I’ve made use of it on my Blackberry with Google Maps. If they’ve improved it further, that’d be keen.<\/li>\n
      2. blog-a-dog humour special<\/a>\u00a0– Well, I thought it was funny.<\/li>\n
      3. Star Trek Online is Game Informer’s October cover…<\/a>\u00a0– More news on the Star Trek MMO. I can’t decide if I am disdainful or intrigued.<\/li>\n
      4. Phony Excellence<\/a>\u00a0– I enjoy good wine (and even not-so-good wine), but while I appreciate a large wine list, it’s hardly what drives me to a restaurant. This story is, though, quite amusing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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