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Three years of student aid and a 0.0 GPA to show for it - MLive
Political fall-guy for Governor Granholm's court packing scheme baffled by it all - Det Freep
Maybe that's why he didn't get retained by the voters perhaps? Too bad. He doesn't seem that bad.
The 1970's Oakland County Child Killer story makes news again - Det News
Amid rumors of a possible cover-up.
The real slayer of empires: Public debt - Newsweek
The 10 best low-carb fruits - Daily Apple (Mark Sisson)
Assange's rape allegations and the integrity of the left - The Nation (Katha Pollitt)
The right-wing's war on net neutrality -Daily Kos (Joan McCarter) via Slashdot
London UK police claim CCTVs solve "six crimes a day" - BBC
I'd like to know what these "six crimes a day" are before I take that claim too seriously. And pissing on the sidewalk, jaywalking, skateboarding offenses and similar shit shouldn't count, either.
"The vindictive grand jury investigation of pain-relief advocate Siobhan Reynolds" - Slate (Radly Balko)
Winterizing your bike - Wired

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Cubans producing homemade guns to defend livestock and crops from thieves.-Generation Y


Bees like nicotine and caffeine as much as people do. - University of Haifa
People in arranged marriages happier over time than those who married for "love". - LA Times
Happy Valentine's Day. Heh.
Chasing The White Dog: A book review about the modern moonshine trade-WSJ
The cat-n-mouse game between the government and the moonshiners has been going on since George Washington sicced the militia on 'em two hundred years ago. And it still goes on today.
How A New Jobless Era Will Transform America - The Atlantic
Don't turn good scientists into poor entrepreneurs - New Scientist
Obama to give commencement speech at Michigan this spring - Michigan Daily
I guess we're all supposed to be honored by this somehow. What it really means though is that in exchange for a thirty minute speech the whole area between DTX and Ann Arbor is gonna be a no-go zone of closed streets, police road blocks, roof-top snipers and constant (and very noisy) aerial fly overs by police helicopters for 48 straight hours. Some honor.

The hubless Zigzain bicycle - Gizmodo
No spokes or axles. Amazing looking. I have no idea how efficient it is as transportation though.



Saturn's rings disappear from view when observer is on the same plane - Astronomy Pic of the Day (02.15.2010)
Macworld a great time despite—or because of—Apple's absence - Ars Technica
“We give the citizens the lack of policing they demand.” - Ann Arbor.com/
Ex-Ann Arbor cop explains how the LEO's here use their discretion in low-level crime situations.
What Are They Up To In Davos?-Adbusters
The poobahs of the capitalist class get together yearly to devise new forms of bread & circuses to lull people into complacency.
Bob Black: The Libertarian As Conservative -
"The state tries to turn its soldiers and policemen into objects of veneration and respect, but uniforms lose a lot of their mystique when you see them on park rangers and garbage men."