Ruptured Structure

Yeah. That Thriller.

The very end of this video seems to explain how to best avoid being immersed in your own fart cloud.  But then I don’t speak Japanese.  Could be about cooking, for all I know.

The US military investigated building a “gay bomb”, which would make enemy soldiers “sexually irresistible” to each other, government papers say. Other weapons that never saw the light of day include one to make soldiers obvious by their bad breath.[BBC]
Christ. I think even Ted Stevens could have found something better to do with $7.5 [...]

No shit. He traveled into the future and took a picture of himself with his cellphone. Seriously, if his future self had an iPhone, I woulda believed it.

Gemmy Industries Corp. Recalls Flashing Eyeball Toys Due to Chemical Hazard

For ages three and up. What harm could a little kerosene do? It’s not like we’re giving it to two-year-olds. First it was melamine-laced pet food, then Mr. Cool toothpaste, and now exploding kerosene eyeballs. The Chinese are trying to destroy us, [...]

If there is a controlling force in this universe, it’s got an awesome sense of humor.
In a match seemingly made in tabloid heaven, the father of murdered child beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey and the mother of missing-in-Aruba teen Natalee Holloway are dating, FOX News has confirmed.
John Ramsey, 63, and Beth Holloway Twitty, 46, have [...]

It’s a disgusting looking blob that sweats on you. Awesome. First the iPhone, now this. We do indeed live in exciting times.
Pretty far out, we know, but this creepy piece of blubber reportedly feels like rubber to the touch, and thanks to the integrated touch sensors, an internal water pump allows the pores to [...]

State officials temporarily shut off pumps that supply water to 25 million Californians. Endangered Delta smelt, which are on the precipice of distinction, are swimming in the path of pumps in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. Until the fish move on, state water operators and the people they supply are in a bind. Officials hope to [...]

Silicon Valley parents buy a Cray supercomputer, as well as other nerd regalia, to appoint the nursery of their son.  Lots of pics.  I had never actually seen a Cray before.  I had no idea they were so……Tron-a-licious.  Now I want one.
And yes, they named the kid Edison.  I’m certain he will turn out to [...]

OK there is a video now of the robot I mentioned in an earlier post:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahJjF2fLSl8
Embedding not allowed, so click the link if you wanna be disturbed. It makes freakish noises, too.  These are dark times.