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End the BP oil spill with the (non-nuclear) Mother-of-All-Bombs? - Wired
Might as well try it. Should have tried this six weeks ago. MOAB
Porn websites dripping with malware and other nasty surprises - BBC (via Slashdot.org)
Plastic anti-bodies fight off antigens in the body just like the real thing - Popular Science
The post-human age awaits us all...
How to scare off mountain lions - Outdoors (The Gear Guy blog)
Hmm...how about shouting, or using a whistle, or a fog horn, pepper spray, or even a .44 Magnum? Doubt it. Unlike bear you'll never see or hear the big cat till she's right on top of you.

Sign of the times...

I was skimming through Slashdot.org's posts this AM and found a seemingly funny one about a "free mobile phone game" that calls phones in Antarctica without the users knowledge and giving them a nasty surprise when their phone bill arrives. Funny huh? No, and that's a sign of the times. Things that should be a fun or entertaining are used for stupid or criminal (or stupidly criminal) purposes. And of course the FUD factor enters into it all.