- Front Page
- Bitter Critters
- Disunderstood
- Old Is The New Young
- Extras
CQ: Do you think we’ll discover life on other planets before it discovers us?
Full list of 50 articles after the jump!
- Front Page:
- Can I just say how disappointed I am?: Orange – Cheese Rolling Contestants Chase Foam Disc
- Interactive experiences just got touchy-feely.. : New Scientist – Tingly projections make beamed gadgets come alive
- I wonder if one of the stretch goals is naming rights?: New Scientist – Asteroid miners unveil first crowdfunded space scope
- I’m all for more missions to the moon, but.. Do we have to use it to vainly look at ourselves?: CBC/CP – Moon telescope to offer new views of Earth and space
- They’ll be deployed against the new drone-based graffiti artists in an all new Robot Wars. Eventually, it will end badly.: BBC – German railways to test anti-graffiti drones
- Cuz all the other risks are pretty minimal..: New Scientist – Return trips to Mars pose unacceptable radiation risk
- (EXTRA) I bet they’ll find a technicality because of the cape..: Metro – Thong Cape Scooter Man is free to ride on say police
- (EXTRA) He’s not homeless; he’s groundless..: Orange – Human snail carries house on back
- (EXTRA) Strangely enough, these do *not* seem to be related to the elf houses of Iceland: Orange – Tiny houses fill the gap in Amsterdam
- (EXTRA) Sorta like a TARDIS, it’s bigger when you’re on the inside..: Orange – Camper van with hidden depths
- (EXTRA) Yeah, but where does he put the jacuzzi?: Orange – The world’s smallest camper van
- Bitter Critters:
- There have been days I’d give an arm or a leg to do this..: New Scientist – Starfish sacrifice arms to beat the heat
- A demonstration of the most patience and politeness toward a politician EVER.: The UK Telegraph – Australian fisherman spends night with crocodile below bunk
- Not everyone is all that patient toward politicians.: CNN – Australian politician injured in kangaroo attack
- If you have to ask that, then you haven’t been on the Internet that long..: Metro – Are ‘cat beards’ the most bizarre internet craze you have ever seen?
- Coming soon: snake beards. (Maybe not.): Metro – Dog beards: Canine owners fight back after cat beards take the web by storm
- (EXTRA) “Call me an ass ONE MORE TIME!”: Yahoo!/SKY News – Killer Donkeys Maul Pensioner To Death
- (EXTRA) This may be backlash against the fact that no one has mentioned “goat beards” yet..: CBS New York – Goat Snarls Traffic On New Jersey’s Pulaski Skyway
- A thinly veiled attempt at viral marketing, or a thickly bearded attempt at spoofing viral marketing?: Metro – Could ‘Beardvertising’ be the next big thing? Get paid for your epic facial fuzz
- A job next to the Meme Insertion Creative Team Lead.: Metro – Love kittens and the internet? Apply to become a cat video technologist
- I had a movie deal once. I was terrible. :”<: Metro – Grumpy Cat set to star in its own movie after landing blockbuster Hollywood deal
- “That is not dead which can eternal lie.” So, it’s time to welcome our new, mossy overlords..: Edmonton Journal – 400-year-old frozen moss brought back to life in scientist’s lab
- Disunderstood:
- (EXTRA) Probably no more than Justin Beiber does. Although if he *does*: kick ass for the Lord, pope!: The Sydney Morning Herald/AP – Did Pope Francis perform an exorcism?
- (EXTRA) As a coder, I might be willing to assert that God is in the details, but I really doubt his Avatars can be subclassed and reinstantiated..: Sky News – Former IT Specialist Claims To Be Jesus Reborn
- (EXTRA) Which is more shocking, the revelation about wanting to sleep with famous dead people (and a T-Rex) or the level to which she is a controlled pop star?: The Huffington Post – Ke$ha Talks Ghost Sex, Glitter & Her Upcoming Tour For HuffPost’s #nofilter
- (EXTRA) No, it will not match you with the ghost, werewolf or vampire of your dreams, but it might find the Scully to your Mulder or vice versa..: Doubtful News – Paranormal matchmaking site launched
- (EXTRA) Oh, wait.. maybe it *will* find you the Ghoul of your dreams!: press release 365 – Spookydate: Filling a Coffin-Sized Hole in the Singles Market
- I dunno, I’ve been waving my fingers over the keyboard for YEARS.: New Scientist – Hands up! Do you speak digital body language?
- They really need to add a single red eye to the middle of the sensor. “I’m sorry, Dave, but I cannot condone the popcorn you want to eat with this movie.”: New Scientist – Latest Kinect sensors allow games to feed off your fear
- It’s a good thing that governments around the world respect their citizens enough to never let this become a creepy, over-used, inappropriate technology! (Oh, wait..): New Scientist – Smart map tracks people through camera networks
- Would it be better if it were a first kiss? A first paycheque? A first shared ice cream?: Orange – Virginity auction turns reality TV show
- Hmm.. I guess that means that his hair was never screwed around with?: Orange – Man seeks to sell his radical ‘virgin’ hair
- (EXTRA) You didn’t think it was gross when you were 1 month old, did you? (Although, why were you drinking tea?): Orange – Myleene gives family breast milk – in tea
- (EXTRA) A mooving gift for the girl who has everything.: Metro – Scottish student showcases cow stomach handbags
- (EXTRA) While weather is a very complex and almost unpredictable phenomenon, there is certainly a case that believing that mankind will likely *want* to control it. Now, whether they can yet, well..: Media Matters – Alex Jones Explains How Government “Weather Weapon” Could Have Been Behind Oklahoma Tornado
- (EXTRA) Well, at least it’s not the weather they’re controlling..: Fox News – California man arrested for more than 100 calls to 911 claiming satellites control him
- To Name A Thing Is To Have Power Over It. (Sometimes, it’s an oldie but a goodie!): New Scientist – Avatar helps schizophrenics stand up to voices in head
- (EXTRA) At least in this case, they believed them enough to find out there actually *is* a sound.: Western Telegraph – Herbrandston residents ‘tortured’ by mystery low frequency noise
- (EXTRA) Will they grow up disappointed that their suit doesn’t talk to them as well — or will they make sure that it *does* talk to them?: Orange – Smart pyjamas can read bedtime stories
- Old Is The New Young:
- (EXTRA) Maybe it was just because the elevator was out?: Orange – Daring Doris in 99th birthday abseil
- As immortality will likely roll out slowly and inequitably, someday we will also declare: “This is the last old man. There will be no more.”: The Sydney Morning Herald – Outnumbered by the girls, he’s the last man standing
- Given how we use the world, unfortunately I have a feeling that many of us would have to die before the rest could live forever..: UCR Today – Science Research Grants Related to Immortality Announced
- (EXTRA) History may not go to the persistent or the victors, but rather those who wrote stuff down..: News.com.au/AAP – 1000-year-old coins found in Northern Territory may rewrite Australian history
- (EXTRA) Elaborate hoax or buried treasure?: Bridport Radio – A Bride for the Giant?
- (EXTRA) From what I’ve seen, they weren’t much on characterization or plot, but they were prolific.: BBC – Cave paintings in Mexico: Carvings uncovered in Burgos
- (EXTRA) Abandoned houses are always beautiful and intriguing, because they beg the question: where did they go? But they are always sinister and threatening, because they also beg the question: what made them go?: The UK Daily Mail – Family life frozen in time: Eerie images of the abandoned farm houses where even the beds are still made
- Extras:
- (EXTRA) This can’t be a good idea… Although makes a great stunt for a new movie.: Metro – Sidewalk skiing: the new car-balancing craze taking Saudi Arabia by storm
- (EXTRA) Is it cheating to use a rocket?: Orange – Cyclist’s 163mph on a mountain bike
- (EXTRA) And by “perfect”, they mean “pretty good, most of the time, for most people”..: Orange – Boffin creates formula for perfect cream tea
- (EXTRA) It’s no less confusing, just less threatening.: New Scientist – Quantum gravity takes singularity out of black holes
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