Wednesday is Neo-traditional

So, what did you think of that 'double digit' difference between Obama and Clinton?



With 98.9% counted, the margin to Clinton in PA was 8.6%. Most of the MSM are calling it 10%. [politics] (electionreturns.state.pa.us)

To the nearest percentage point, Hillary won PA by 9%, not 10% - a difference with important psychological ramifications, and one that is being misreported [politics] (news.bbc.co.uk)

NY Times: It's time for the superdelegates to end Hillary's destructive campaign. [politics] (nytimes.com)

Obama has been warned that his refusal to pay the traditional "street money" to local operatives to help get the vote out in Philadelphia could cost him crucial percentage points [worldnews] (guardian.co.uk)

The United States has less than 5 percent of the world’s population. But it has almost a quarter of the world’s prisoners. [worldnews] (nytimes.com)

Up to the minute map of NYC crime and carnage [offbeat] (gothamist.com)

Creepy, Scary: High School class studies genocide; evaluates places it is likely to happen; and real life proves their predictions correct [worldnews] (nytimes.com)

A fish species, which is all female, has survived for 70,000 years without reproducing sexually, experts believe. Offspring are clones of their mothers. [science] (news.bbc.co.uk)

The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it would to winning money - or eating chocolate. [science] (newsroom.ucla.edu)

Euro breaks through $1.60 as dollar slumps to record low [business] (washingtonpost.com)

Surgeons give hope to blind with successful 'bionic eye' operations [science] (timesonline.co.uk)

Life Changing Books: Recommendations from 17 Top Scientists (newscientist.com)

Google-Backed Solar Startup Picks Up Steam, $130 Million (wired.com)

Give Your Intellect a Boost — Just Say Yes to Doing the Right Drugs! (wired.com)

Get Smarter: 12 Hacks That Will Amp Up Your Brainpower [Health] (wired.com)

Paper, Castoreum and Levulinic Acid: What's inside a box of cigarettes [science] (wired.com)

Spring is changing fast -- in ways we are only beginning to understand. [science] (wired.com)

The No Child Left Inside Act, as it exists now, prevents teachers from allowing children to learn from nature. This is why kids recognize 1,000 logos and fewer than 10 species. [science] (cbf.org)

It is easy to prove to yourself that God is imaginary. The evidence is all around you. Here are 50 simple proofs. [science] (godisimaginary.com)

Ashcroft Compares Waterboarding To Being ‘Interviewed By Jon Stewart’ [politics] (thinkprogress.org)

Obama site hacked, redirects clicks to Clinton's site. Cross-site scripting bug fixed, but researchers say others exist. [politics] (computerworld.com)

Japan's food shortages being seen as warning to the rest of the world of what is to come [worldnews] (business.theage.com.au)

Exclusive! 40+ Earth Day Comics from America's Best-Loved Cartoonists [environment] (thedailygreen.com)

Easiest Job on Planet: Bank CEO [business] (huffingtonpost.com)

"Imagine what it was like for me, a fifty-something women who felt abandoned, unloved. Here was a beautiful young man with the most incredible, fit body, begging me to go to bed with him. [offbeat] (dailymail.co.uk)

John McCain has a long and detailed history of illegally intervening on behalf of his campaign contributors. Enjoy the straight talk. [politics] (theseminal.com)

The price of the new farm bill, final details of which are being hammered out by congressional negotiators, has risen to $280 billion over five years, according to news reports. [business] (ibdeditorials.com)

The green economy can kill three birds with one stone. It can solve the climate crises, provide good jobs and lower household costs for energy. What are we waiting for? [technology] (bobgiloth.com)

Clueless in America: "Ignorance in the United States is not just bliss, it’s widespread." [politics] (nytimes.com)

Rock Port: First U.S. City To Run On 100% Wind Power [environment] (metaefficient.com)

The Fabulous Life of John McCain: 8th richest Senator, has 9 houses worth over $13 million. Says economic problems are "psychological," Americans should deal with recession by "working a second job." [politics] (youtube.com)

The FULL Jason Beghe Interview about $cientology *finally released* [entertainment] (xenutv.wordpress.com)

You Walk Wrong - How Shoes Hurt Your Feet [science] (nymag.com)

Pipe Cleaner Dance [WTF] [WTF] (davidbessler.com)