Thursday, August 21, 2008

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tuesday is just another day in georgia

Hello and welcome. Happy B-day to the bro, and enjoy the content!


|politics|

He Will Say Anything to Get Elected: The 72 Pandering Policy Reversals of John McCain (thecarpetbaggerreport.com)

Georgia, Israel, the CIA, the US and Russia. It’s all about the oil. (tbrnews.org)

The US is not a superpower. It is a bankrupt farce run by imbeciles who were installed by stolen elections arranged by Karl Rove and Diebold (populistamerica.com)

At JFK Airport, Denying Basic Rights Is Just Another Day at the Office (alternet.org)

Well, there's an incredible operation going on in China to use the latest, what's now called homeland security technology -- networked surveillance (alternet.org)

Massachusetts citizens almost certain to decriminalize marijuana - 72% in favor of decriminalizing marijuana (media-newswire.com)

India - Getting Away With Murder: 50 Years of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (hrw.org)

It takes one to know one -- Bush To Putin: "Bullying and intimidation are not acceptable ways to conduct foreign policy in the 21st century" Yeah, right, Except when directed at Iran? (huffingtonpost.com)

How did the BBC lose a million US readers? « Reportr.net (reportr.net)

China's Gold Medals Found to Have High Lead Content (huffingtonpost.com)

Take Care, Chinese Gymnastic Girls! (en.epochtimes.com)


|environment|

Environmentalism is the most politically diverse movement in history. Monbiot replies to the "hypocrites" accusation (celsias.com)

Millionaires are purchasing entire ecosystems around the world and turning them into conservation areas. Their goal? To stop environmental catastrophe (telegraph.co.uk)

Ocean "Dead Zones" Become Worldwide Problem (huffingtonpost.com)

80% Efficient Solar Panel?! Works at Night?! (ecogeek.org)

2 Large Solar Plants Planned in California, Will Each Be 10 Times Bigger Than Largest Now in Service (cleantechnica.com)



|science|

Scientists inject artificially created human stem cells under the skin of mice, "tumors" emerged after 9 weeks containing human brain tissue, cartilage tissue and muscle tissue... (sciencedaily.com)

Scientists Produce Hydrogen Using Process Found in Plants (bloomberg.com)

Two highly regarded Princeton mathematicians claim to have proven that if humans have even the tiniest amount of free will, then atoms themselves must also behave unpredictably (sciencenews.org)

Scientists say we can see sound (livescience.com)

How to Become a Late Riser: 5 Reasons Why Sleeping In Every Day Will Boost your Productivity (lifeevolver.com)

The Surprising Truth Behind the Construction of the Great Pyramids (livescience.com)



|economics|

How China has changed the world (smh.com.au)

What They Teach you at Harvard Business School: My Two Years Inside the Cauldron of Capitalism by Philip Delves Broughton (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk)

How to Conceal Massive Economic Collapse (globalresearch.ca)

Dollar intervention: Facts versus ideology (itulip.com)

Steve Saville On The US Dollar And Gold (globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com)



|fun/geek|

The World of Web Trolling (nytimes.com)

Timeline: the chronology of cannabis (cannabis.net)

5 things we learned about Michael Phelps (nbcolympics.com)

Olympic FAIL compilation (uk.youtube.com)

Think Photosynth was impressive? Have a look at the latest photo viewing creation by the University of Washington and Microsoft Research (istartedsomething.com)

The Web Entrepreneur's Customer Service Toolbox: 100 Hacks and Resources (insidecrm.com)

Cats on the Blink (amos.indiana.edu)

Amazing High Speed Captures of the Kayes Effect (c00lstuff.com)

War in South Osetia - 89 pictures made by a Russian soldier. (navoine.ru)