Aliens: Scientists Propose Flashing Mirrors on Moon to Catch ET’s Eye: “Scientists Propose Flashing Mirrors on Moon to Catch ET’s Eye”

Currently playing in iTunes: Mohnomishe 6 by Zoviet France

Ten Foods You’ll Find, Eat, and Regret at the State Fair : DivineCaroline: “Ten Foods You’ll Find, Eat, and Regret at the State Fair”

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Currently playing in iTunes: Mohnomishe 5 by Zoviet France

Obituary: Albert Hofmann, LSD inventor – Telegraph

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Currently playing in iTunes: Beyrouth 66 by Pascal Comelade

Ron English billboard mods in L.A.: “Famed NYC-based prankster/billboard artist Ron English recently took his brilliant brand of witty culture jamming to the Los Angeles area. Our pals at Hi-Fructose have the photographic evidence of the shenanigans. Link
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(Via Boing Boing.)

Currently playing in iTunes: Love Tickles Like Magic by Junior Delgado

‘House of Horror’ children never saw daylight – CNN.com

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Currently playing in iTunes: The Headmaster Ritual by Smiths

The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival: “The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival, featuring Dr. Hal Robins, takes place this Saturday, April 19th at in Transcendent Church of Bass in Seattle.

Seattle SubGenius Union of Clenches & Crackpots
In Conjunction With Clench ChickenHed
Presents

The 10th Anniversary Final SubGenius Devival

Featuring
Dr. Hal Robins
Popess Lilith von Fraumench
Assassinated Nensmaster NENSLO, King Of All Anarchists
Priestess Pisces
St. Kali De Rouge
Rev. Andre Brothel
AND MORE

With Musical Guests
Hemorrhoy Rogers and the Ping Pong Ding Dong Gang
And Rev. Scalpod

Live Mixes By DJ Sloth and DJ JessBone

Post-Devival Party Hosted by ChickenHed

Saturday, April 19
Transcendent Church of Bass

Devival Starts At 8 PM – 21 And Over – Bar proceeds benefit SOAP

For more details, please visit http://FinalDevival.com
or call the Final Devival Hotline at (206) 339-7625″

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Currently playing in iTunes: Tell Me When by Human League

The Best Way To Break RFIDs: Smash ‘Em: “Over the next decade, we’re bound to see RFID chips in more and more involuntary applications…which is a scary proposition for a technology that has been successfully read from 69 feet away. But just because, say, your credit card company wants you to use RFID, it doesn’t mean you have to comply. Instructables ran through the best ways to deactivate RFIDs in passports and credit cards without the appearance of tampering. Their verdict? A hammer.

Smashing an RFID chip with a hammer surprisingly hides tampering pretty well when we’re talking about flat applications like paper. While it certainly sounds destructive, on a object that’s already been pummeled to a pulp (literally), a hammer can’t do much damage. Other solutions that work (but aren’t so pretty) include five seconds in the microwave, piercing the chip with a knife or cutting the line to its power supply. Now go hide. Because the boogie man is coming, but this time he wants a new pair of shoes. [instructables via boingboing] [image]

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Currently playing in iTunes: If There’s a Heaven Above by Love and Rockets

The film Yoko Ono doesn’t want you to see: “In a turn of events that is thoroughly timely and incredibly relevant to the struggles of today, Yoko Ono is apparently suing someone for control of documentary footage of John Lennon being, uh, John Lennon:
FOOTAGE of John Lennon smoking marijuana, writing songs and discussing putting the drug LSD in then US president Richard Nixon’s tea is the focus of a court case starting in Boston next week.
The case pits Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono, against Massachusetts-based World Wide Video, which claims ownership of nine hours of raw footage of the former Beatle and Ono, which was filmed just weeks before the band broke up in 1970.

Naturally this footage is going to SHOCK THE ENTIRE WORLD if it gets out, so of course Ono is on a rampage to prevent screening it. After all, no one EVER suspected Lennon of smoking marijuana, for heaven’s sake. And slipping LSD into Nixon’s tea? WHAT WOULD THE CHILDREN THINK? We all know that would be a waste of good LSD, which clearly means Lennon was out of his mind. (He was probably saving the acid to spike McCartney’s tea.)”

(Via DoseNation.)

Currently playing in iTunes: Only Thing That Shines by Shriekback

Video: Japan’s oldest robot reanimated — writes poetry, hits on your girlfriend: “apan’s oldest ‘modern’ robot — the 10-foot, 6-inch GakuTenSoku — has been awakened in Japan. Gone are the inflatable rubber tubes of the original 1928 android build by biologist Makoto Nishimura. The bot now tilts its head, moves his eyes, smiles, and puffs out his cheeks thanks to a $200,000, computer-controlled, pneumatic-servo makeover. While nothing compared to his modern offspring, GakuTenSoku still manages to creep us the hell out. On display at the renovated Osaka Science Museum starting July 18th. Video after the break.”

(Via Engadget.)

Wheels for paralyzed turtle: “Jim Lee is a contributor to MAKE magazine, and is interested in turtles and bamboo. He be a set of wheels for an injured box turtle, shown here.
Little Bit, a young Eastern Box Turtle was hit by a car in September of 2000. Her shell was crushed and she was left partially paralyzed. There was no way she would ever be released to the wild as happens with most successful rehabs. I repaired her shell using velcro strips epoxied to anchor points on her carapace. After some weeks Little Bit seemed to have made a full recovery except for the use of her hind legs. So some wheels seemed to be the way to go. Some lightweight model airplane wheels on a wire frame did the trick. The removable wheels were secured by a velcro strip epoxied to her plastron. The velcro strips on the carapace were removed after four months. She was eating, drinking, and exploring all the rooms of my house. Eventually she was able to move around outside as well. She lived until early in 2002 when she died unexpectedly (and suddenly). After all she had been through I did not have the heart to order any kind of post mortem from the local vet school. I simply said goodbye and thanked her for what she had shared with me and others who met her.”

(Via Boing Boing.)

Currently playing in iTunes: The Wig Screamed Murder by Bob Drake

WWW domain country codes of the world: “Here’s a neat poster to help you visualize all of the top-level domains in the world…

At the end of every URL and email address is a top-level domain (TLD). Although .com is the world’s most popular TLD, it is far from alone. There are more than 260 TLDs in use around the world, most of which are country code top-level domains (ccTLDs).
The Country Codes of the World map includes 245 country codes, which encompasses all United Nations countries as well as numerous islands and territories. Each two-digit code is aligned over the country it represents and is color coded with the legend below for quick and easy reference.”

(Via Boing Boing.)

Currently playing in iTunes: Prayer For Peace by Eight Lamas from Drepung

YouTube – Stanley Kubrick Interview part 1: ““

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Currently playing in iTunes: 15-Psychlotron II by Bomis Prendin

Do We Have the ‘Right Stuff’ to Put an Astronaut on Mars? | The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond: “Do We Have the ‘Right Stuff’ to Put an Astronaut on Mars?”

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Currently playing in iTunes: Me About You by Gandalf

CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time – Blogs from CNN.com: “Bush may skip opening ceremonies of Olympics”

Currently playing in iTunes: 2-2 by Supersilent

David Alison’s Blog: Mac: After two months of Mac, here’s why I switched

Currently playing in iTunes: Sivad by Miles Davis

Loading “Tibet protesters scale Golden Gate bridge – CNN.com”

Currently playing in iTunes: 01- ACERO 6 by ADIOSMUNDOCRUEL

Apple says Web designers can post “any font” for use with Safari. | Typophile: “Apple says Web designers can post ‘any font’ for use with Safari.”

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Currently playing in iTunes: 04- PLATINO by ADIOSMUNDOCRUEL