Saturday in nyc

Hello and good morning. I'm in the city for the weekend, so this will be my only post. Everyone have a great 3-day weekend, and if you dont have Columbus day off then it sucks for you!!




Big Banks Are Selling Us Out on Climate Change (alternet.org)

"Who we are" explained to the extraterrestrials (PICs) (pantherhouse.com)

Bush defends torture (wsws.org)

Earth slices open, exposing three-toed dinosaur footprints, offering evidence of a two-legged carnivore strolling along the water. (news.yahoo.com)

Chinese Factory Workers Work 'Inside' Huge Metal Press (liveleak.com)

If a man buys you new boobs or pays your rent, he may have good reason to think he has some input into the decisions you make. I don’t know why you don’t see that if you treat a man like your human wallet, then you can bet he will feel as though he has purchased your freedom. (savingadvice.com)

Warning: Do You Recognize These 8 Body Language Killers? (ririanproject.com)

I am creating artificial life, declares US gene pioneer (guardian.co.uk)

"We got more information out of a German general with a game of chess or Ping-Pong than they do today, with their torture," said Henry Kolm, 90, an MIT physicist who had been assigned to play chess in Germany with Hitler's deputy, Rudolf Hess. (washingtonpost.com)

Scientists may have found the cause of type 2 diabetes (abc.net.au)

Aha: Scientists may have found appendix’s purpose (msnbc.msn.com)

The Secret of Intangible Wealth: The World Bank asks why some countries are poor and some countries are rich. Fascinating results. (reason.com)

Energy Lost From Hot Engines Could Save Billions If Converted Into Electricity (sciencedaily.com)

By the way, firms like Blackwater were outlawed in the United States in the 1800's. And that law is still on the books! (theseminal.com)

Jon Stewart: "So in summation, the bill takes money from cigarettes and gives it to poor sick children." George Bush: "That's why I'm going to veto the bill." (bravenewfilms.org)

The Army is denying GI Bill education benefits to the 1,000+ soldiers who have just returned from the longest tour served by any ground combat unit in Iraq. Their orders were specifically written for 729 days, one short of the 730 needed to qualify. (wcsh6.com)

New plastic is strong as steel, transparent (physorg.com)

"Washington Post: Ron Paul's Candidacy is Provoking a Revival of Libertarian Conservatism" (newsandpolicy.com)

...But you have to compare it to the current political process where idiots elect liars to transfer wealth to crooks. (dilbertblog.typepad.com)

House passes bill to end Blackwater immunity (msnbc.msn.com)

We have war criminals in the White House. What are we going to do about it? (andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com)

Burma’s monks start to fight back (thefirstpost.co.uk)

Debunking "Stupid In America": John Stossel Right Wing Propagandist at work (dailyhowler.com)