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Weapons-Grade Aphrodisiacs?

Posted in Politics Jun 10, 2006 by baudot

How do you defeat a modern army? According to one military thinker, the key is to force the enemy into irresistible boy-on-boy...

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W and Colbert, Face-to-Face

Posted in Politics May 1, 2006 by baudot

Stephen Colbert has made a small name for himself in recent years, moving from a spot on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show to having his own show in character...

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The Man With No Name

Posted in Geek Mar 4, 2006 by baudot

More accurately, the man who's name is "null".

For the past five years, if you've sent a Verizon text message and forgot to address it, your message...

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Professors Modify Neverwinter Nights to Teach Journalism Students

Posted in Geek Feb 20, 2006 by baudot

Journalism students at University Minnesota, Twin Cities are taking on reporter education in a new...

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Poetry For Pirates

Posted in Geek Feb 18, 2006 by baudot

Apple computer is ramping up the tactics versus the influx of pirates that are expected now that their OS runs on Intel hardware with a blistering new salvo:...

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Vaccinations Against Obesity?

Posted in Geek Feb 3, 2006 by baudot

Since 50 such viruses could be involved and all require further study, Whigham thinks a vaccine could take 5 to 10 years or more to develop.

In...

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A Cheesy Way to Die

Posted in Culture Dec 7, 2005 by baudot

Coming soon to a World's Stupidest Criminals toiletside book near you: Woman hires hit man to kill four strangers and take...

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Artificial Artificial Intelligence

Posted in Geek Nov 21, 2005 by baudot

The computer you're reading this on is smarter than you. It can perform more arithmetic in a single minute than you will in your entire lifetime. It can...

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Silly String Saves Lives - Iraq Edition

Posted in Geek Nov 10, 2005 by baudot

Headed off to Iraq?

In for days of house to house fighting?

Make sure to pack plenty of Silly...

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Your Semen Is Not Your Own

Posted in Politics Nov 10, 2005 by baudot

...once you shoot it into her mouth. According to judges in Illinois, the seed a man shoots into a lover's...

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Florida: I Can't Get No, Clean E-lec-tion.

Posted in Politics Oct 29, 2004 by baudot

What is it about Bush, Florida, and Election scandals?

Ffrom the BBC:
A...

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Malaria no more?

Posted in Geek Oct 28, 2004 by baudot

For the first time, a malaria vaccine shows promise.

Malaria, which kills more people every two years...

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Catholics: Confess Your Vote for Kerry

Posted in Politics Oct 4, 2004 by baudot

Be on guard, brother Catholic. A vote for the wrong candidate may imperil your soul.

Archbishop...

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2 years of Homeland Security, 4 CyberSec chiefs step down.

Posted in Politics Oct 4, 2004 by baudot

The Department of Homeland Security has been in existence for less than 2 years, but...

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'Coraline', the Movie

Posted in Culture Sep 9, 2004 by baudot

Unless you've been buried under a rock, you know of Neil Gaiman. His epic "Sandman" spanned twelve collected volumes, each one bearing a quote by Norman...

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