Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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What happens when people gain the ability to govern themselves? - MIT News
The mystery of Zombia - Boston.com
In the ungoverned mountain realms of south Asia, a Yale professor finds a case against the modern state.
Belkin cooling pad gives your laptop a break. - Gizmodo
When it comes to mating we really are animals after all...- iSteve
" [I]n today’s chaotic combination of polygamy for lucky alphas, hypergamy in varying degrees for females depending on their sex appeal, and, at least in theory, large numbers of betas left without mates at all—just as it is in baboon packs."
Why so-called "three-strikes" laws never seem to work out. - LA Times
You get convicted of one or two serious crimes then get sent away for 25 to life for stealing a pizza slice.
The Stinking Hellebore is the only plant discovered so far that relies on another organism to generate heat for it. - New Scientist
French intellectual and media darling Bernard-Henri Levy was duped into citing the work of a made-up philosopher in his latest book. - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
It pays to check these things professor. Heh.
SF Giants to start so-called dynamic pricing - SF Weekly
"...factors such as the day's starting pitcher, the weather, and the team's place in the pennant race all adds up -- at least on a calculator." Pissed off fans though are another matter.

High-tech replacement sights for the SKS rifle. - Tech Sights LLC