[url]http://news.yahoo.com/pill-treats-tells-112651097--finance.html[/url]

[url]http://laughingsquid.com/venus-the-two-faced-chimera-cat/[/url]

Ironic article is ironic
 

I only read the article partway through, but surely the writer realizes the irony of the article? I'm sure people would laugh their asses off if one of the Pirate Bay people tried to file a copyright for the way their site is set up.

This Tangibot is the same theme, except in the physical world.

[url]http://www.wired.com/design/2012/08/tangibot-makerbot-clone/[/url]

Throw out privacy, free speech & due process for easy copyright enforcement
 

[url]http://boingboing.net/2012/08/25/leaked-tpp-the-son-of-acta-w.html[/url]

[URL="http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2012/08/28/13529379-bic-pens-for-her-unite-women-and-men-in-snarky-amazon-reviews"]Bic pens 'for her' unite women and men in snarky Amazon reviews[/URL]

[URL="http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/healthy-living/bananas-no-longer-vegan-153500879.html"]Bananas No Longer Vegan?[/URL]

[QUOTE]While this could be good news for some (no more hurrying to eat those mushy bananas you forgot about!), the coating includes chitosan, a derivative of shrimp and crab shells, so if the coating reaches the banana (not just the peel), the fruit would no longer be considered vegan. Additionally, shellfish and seafood are two of the most common causes of allergies.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Dubslow;309591][URL="http://digitallife.today.com/_news/2012/08/28/13529379-bic-pens-for-her-unite-women-and-men-in-snarky-amazon-reviews"]Bic pens 'for her' unite women and men in snarky Amazon reviews[/URL][/QUOTE]For some strange reason I had read the first 'c' as a 'g', and envisaged a non existent 'i' between the letters 'ns'.

[QUOTE=retina;309593]For some strange reason I had read the first 'c' as a 'g', and envisaged a non existent 'i' between the letters 'ns'.[/QUOTE]retina,

I think I can speak for many other mersenneforum.org members in saying that we are greatly comforted by your reliability in such matters (both the reading, and the posting about it). That we can trust you to handle such things is one of the foundation blocks of mersenneforum.org's smooth running ... along with the unstinting work of our admins, gerbils, snakes and trolls of course.

Thank you, sincerely.

:-)

[URL="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/29/13550513-report-south-texas-mayor-killed-in-apparent-donkey-attack?lite"]Report: South Texas mayor killed in apparent donkey attack[/URL]

[QUOTE=Dubslow;309654][URL="http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/08/29/13550513-report-south-texas-mayor-killed-in-apparent-donkey-attack?lite"]Report: South Texas mayor killed in apparent donkey attack[/URL][/QUOTE]Odd. Today I read this: [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-19402385"]Can firefighting mules balance California's budget?[/URL] (BBC News) [QUOTE]But California has a little-known secret weapon when it comes to fighting fires. It's the pack mule, which the US Forest Service has used for decades to haul equipment and vital supplies in remote mountainous areas.

The mules cost significantly less than mechanical equipment, including helicopters, which are often used to do the same job. Sometimes the animals can get to parts of the wilderness that would be otherwise impossible to access.[/QUOTE]

[URL="http://news.discovery.com/tech/mitt-romneys-tax-returns-hacked-stolen-120905.html"]Hackers Holding Romney's Taxes for Ransom[/URL][QUOTE]The group is threatening to release the returns to the public unless a ransom is met. They're asking for $1 million USD in Bitcoins.[/QUOTE]