Interesting Articles.. post some interesting articles that other might enjoy.

[olbriar]

Very fitting!

 

[zuben el genub]

The International Space Station is getting a "cowcatcher" brushguard.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/iss-space-junk-sensor-4324/

 

[shalemail]

Interstellar Alien Technology huh?

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-42329244

 

[Member243850]

This is just absolutely disgusting and reinforces my borderline hatred of mankind. Why did I ever care in the first place?

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/g...ect-descendants-of-genghis-khan/#.WjFoY0xuKM_

 

[psionandy]

I tend to regard myself as pretty easy-going and non-judgmental.

That said, sometimes I read things that really stretch me.

Woman claims she's had sex with 20 ghosts -- and prefers them to men

To be fair.. I bet they don't leave the toilet seat up......

 

[Unforgiven]

Want an autograph??
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/...s-into-patients-livers-during-operations.html

 

[olbriar]

Want an autograph??
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/...s-into-patients-livers-during-operations.html

That guy is worse than Zorro.

 

[psionandy]

Want an autograph??
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/...s-into-patients-livers-during-operations.html

OK... My instant feeling is that's the creepiest thing ever...
.... The rational part of me can't work out quite why i feel that way.

 

[Unforgiven]

OK... My instant feeling is that's the creepiest thing ever...
.... The rational part of me can't work out quite why i feel that way.

It's like an internal tattoo or branding.

 

[psionandy]

An external tattoo wouldn't bother me... A logo on a pacemaker would be fine... But someone writing their name on one if my internal organs is really freaky.

I known there isn't a practical difference... But man.... Aaaaaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhh

 

[psionandy]

How now, Brown chocolate cow


http://www.independent.co.uk/life-s...Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook

 

[psionandy]

Intel CEO sold all the stock he could after Intel learned of security bug

What a Crazyrandomhappenstance

https://arstechnica.com/information...-before-security-bug-reveal-raises-questions/

 

[shalemail]

Well there's water on Mars. When do we start heading that direction? I for one am looking forward to our new Martian overlords.

https://www.space.com/39357-mars-water-ice-near-surface.html

 

[Unforgiven]

A president born has two living grandsons???
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/arti...ler-born-in-1790-still-has-2-living-grandsons

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Don't have an article but...
Damn, Recall, Recall, Recall.

 

[olbriar]

I shy away from engineered foods but I'll admit that banana looks good.

 

[Deleted User]

Mike Hughes may be a limo driver, but I certainly wouldn't get in a car with him. He doesn't believe the earth is round, because there are flat places on earth, like Kansas. "Where's the curvature where you live?" he asks, because he can't see it. His solution? To build his own rocket to go up and check it out for himself...day after tomorrow.

https://www.nbcnews.com/video/can-s...mike-hughes-prove-earth-is-flat-1151204931647

Proof that not all rocket scientists are that smart.

 

[psionandy]

I love Boing Boing.. they always have something interesting there.

Today this got my attention

New Orleans pulls 46 tons of Mardi Gras beads from storm drains

https://boingboing.net/2018/02/02/new-orleans-pulls-46-tons-of-m.html

 

[dontpanicbobby]

@rootabaga If you read the full article it's implied that this is limited to one specific area in New Orleans where tatas are flashed for beads. Visiting St. Charles Avenue in Nor'leans is now on my bucket list.

 

[psionandy]

I realise that any arguments (beyond the simple facts) of this may cross over into PCA. But this is seriously scary stuff....

Unlike most high schools, Wagoner is closed on Mondays. The reason, a severe reduction in state funds, has pushed 90 other school districts in Oklahoma to do the same. Teacher pay is the third-lowest in the country and has triggered a statewide shortage, as teachers flee to neighbouring states like Arkansas and Texas or to private schools. “Most of our teachers work second jobs,” says Darlene Adair, Wagoner’s principal. “A lot of them work at Walmart on nights and weekends, or in local restaurants.” Ms Adair hopes that Walmart does not offer her teachers a full-time job, which would be a pay rise for many.​

https://www.economist.com/news/unit...t-cuts-are-driving-schools-brink-whats-matter

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Null set

 

[dontpanicbobby]

Whether You Say Freakin', Friggin', Or Frickin' Depends On Where You’re From
F-word substitutes vary by region.

Via Atlas Obscura

 

[dontpanicbobby]

What I found very interesting about the above post is how spot-on the usage frequency maps are for the US. Especially the East Coast. The straight up f-word is what you hear in the streets constantly but in polite company like at work, in G-rated movies and on forums Friggin' is the way it turns out. Who'd a thunk a computer algorithm could nail that? Hope that guy got his degree with honors.

 

[olbriar]

Typical. Thanks for posting the update / correction.

 

[psionandy]

Romanian court tells man he is not alive
Constantin Reliu, 63, fails to overturn 2003 death certificate because he appealed too late


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/16/romanian-court-tells-man-he-is-not-alive