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No really!

<blockquote>LONDON, England -- Scientists in the U.S. are developing a laser gun that could kill millions of mosquitoes in minutes.
<p> The laser, which has been dubbed a "weapon of mosquito destruction" fires at mosquitoes once it detects the audio frequency created by the beating of its wings.</p><p> The laser beam then destroys the mosquito, burning it on the spot. </p><p> Developed by some of the astrophysicists involved in what was known as ...

(From Street Prophets via Exploring our Matrix)

Hoosiers are Not Well (Especially Around South Bend)
<p>http://jconline.com/article/20090312/NEWS09/90312012</p><blockquote><p>According to a wire report I saw in the Journal &amp; Courier, Indiana ranks 5th to last in a new nationwide survey of well-being that queries people on mental, physical and economic health. We are ahead of West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio and Arkansas. Ohio surprises me, but the rest of those are traditionally dead-end states that Indiana probably doesn’t want to emulate. </p> <blockquote><p> The survey ...

Let's get it kicking again.

http://randomidiocy.com/oekaki/#2

Five years later (5 YEARS!!!)

http://randomidiocy.com/oekaki/#599


Yeah... I still can't draw hands...


On another note, let's start oekaki'in again!

I did not see this coming.

It looks gorgeous, and it's actually being made by a developer I respect. Dare I get excited about this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoLIU2NI66w

He's basically the most wonderful example of Northern Irish English variant I have ever encountered... of course, I haven't met many, but I had an assignment to describe the way an english-talking person spoke, and I'm glad I picked him.

His grammar and vocabulary isn't particularly irish, at least not according to the book I'm using (Melchers & Shaw: World Englishes), but I'm assuming he's going according to ...

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years, was originally brought to my attention by FFFDave (if I recall correctly). For those who missed it, the game is a direct sequel to the story of FFIV. As of yet it has only been released in Japan, appearing in episodic format for cellphones.

Square-Enix's European division has said that the game will come to WiiWare, XBLA, and PSN. In support of this rumor, the game has recently received ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEGkk-zK7mM

what

Pride and Predator to give Jane Austen an extreme makeover

The new film from Elton John's Rocket Pictures will have the seven-foot extraterrestrial give the characters from Pride and Prejudice something more immediate to worry about than making advantageous marriages

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2009/feb ... e-makeover
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111800 ... id=13&cs=1

I don't really know what else I can add.

Edit: Thanks to Zero, I can ...

This is for folk like me who've maintained their sense of dark humor as the US tries to pick itself up during a huge economic downturn. The stimulus bill did pass, and it did so largely on the strength of one party's influence in Congress (both in the House and Senate). A few Republicans crossed the aisle to vote for it in the Senate, but mainly the minority party had no interest in the project ...