Cue Star Wars related parody of bin Laden’s death in 3…2…1.
Obi-Wan Kenobi Is Dead, Vader Says – Galactic Empire Times
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Kenneth Branagh: From the Bard to Thor
I have always enjoyed Kenneth Branagh’s work. I might even watch Thor in theaters because he directed it. Here in an interview from Sunday.
Identifying Osama Bin Laden’s DNA | Inside NOVA | PBS
Here’s my take on this. If baggers don’t believe in science in the first place, why do we care whether they complain about the particulars of a DNA test on Osama’s corpse?
10 Disturbing Questions Raised by the Original Star Tours
I’ll be honest. Star Tours kinda sucked if you knew anything beyond the movies. But I doubt I’d have been this brutal in assessing it.
Granted, Leslie got me a really damn cool Boba Fett shirt in the gift shop so that made things better.
Manny being Manny: A career eulogy
Manny Ramirez, a legend in his own mind.
Don’t get me wrong, he was one hell of a hitter. Seems lazy as hell though.
Then there’s the steroids business. Twice.
You wanted to like him – at least I wanted to – but he personally made it so hard to do.
Damn shame.
It Flies! Da Vinci’s Dream Comes True
I’m geeky enough to read any news related to a Da Vinci design coming to live. The cool part about this one is that the darn thing works!
How to Start Your Own Country: A Primer | Mother Jones
Ever wanted to get away from it all, throw up a border and keep the riff-raff out? Yeah, me too. Here are some folks who have actually done it.
Tabasco island: Some like it Avery hot | The Economist
A nice overview of McIlhenny Co, the folks who bring us Tabasco sauce.
I knew most of this story from a tour I took there during a server build in Louisiana a few years back but nice to see their operation getting some well-deserved press.
Medical Science of the Future…is Here!
So the other days I heard this story about 3D printing of skins and potentially organs.
Pretty neat, huh? I mean, I just want a 3D printer so I can make some toys for Gabriel. I didn’t think you could score a kidney this way.
Here’s a TED lecture on doing just that.
Five boys had urethras grown from their own cells. After six years, all are doing fine.
Of course, our populace has been frightened into electing Republicans again so expect all these scientific advances to go unfunded, be outlawed, or debunked by some “intelligent design” shill. These scientists will be replaced by alchemists trying to finally grow a heart for Cheney that won’t try to self-abort on contact with his slimy soul.