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Comment I'm gonna watch Babylon 5 again (Score 1) 955

by xski (#32328530) Attached to: <em>Lost</em> Ends

...its been long enough since my last view and after this I'm ready for something with a bit of long term planning and a more or less complete story arc that doesn't end me with staring at the TV going WTF? (Agreed, the last season of B5 wasn't awesome, but at least they had a decent excuse, they dealt with it reasonably well and we had an exec producer/writer that took the time to explain things to the fans).

Don't get me wrong, I've enjoyed Lost terribly after picking it up mid-season 3 on abc.com (I think last night was the first Lost ep I actually watched OTA). Its been a great deal of fun, so thanks to all involved for that. And thanks to ABC for putting up a decent quality video on their web site, I'd have never seen the show otherwise. Flash Sideways? Ya, I know, but just go with it, eh? Its a TV show.

Still, I was expecting quite a bit more explanation of things. For example, perhaps I missed it but I thought there was to be some explanation as to why the Dharma food drops were coming. (pointer, anyone?) I guess as long as it ends with Happily Ever After, I shouldn't complain too much.

And now... It was the dawn of the Third Age of mankind, ten years after the Earth-Minbari War...

Anyone else going to join in?
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Scientists Discover Booze That Won't Give You a Hangover Screenshot-sm 334

Posted by samzenpus from the go-ahead-and-have-another dept.
Kwang-il Kwon and Hye Gwang Jeong of Chungnam National University have discovered that drinking alcohol with oxygen bubbles added leads to fewer hangovers and a shorter sobering up time. People drinking the bubbly booze sobered up 20-30 minutes faster and had less severe and fewer hangovers than people who drank the non-fizzy stuff. Kwon said: "The oxygen-enriched alcohol beverage reduces plasma alcohol concentrations faster than a normal dissolved-oxygen alcohol beverage does. This could provide both clinical and real-life significance. The oxygen-enriched alcohol beverage would allow individuals to become sober faster, and reduce the side effects of acetaldehyde without a significant difference in alcohol's effects. Furthermore, the reduced time to a lower BAC may reduce alcohol-related accidents."
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Teacher Sells Ads On Tests Screenshot-sm 532

Posted by samzenpus from the pay-the-bills dept.
Tom Farber, a calculus teacher at Rancho Bernardo high school in San Diego, has come up with a unique way of covering district cuts to his supplies budget. He sells ads on his tests. "Tough times call for tough actions," Tom says. The price of an ad on a Mr. Farber Calc test is as follows: $10 for a quiz, $20 for a chapter test, and $30 for a semester final. Most of the ads are messages from parents but about a third of them come from local businesses. Principal Paul Robinson says reaction has been "mixed," but adds, "It's not like, 'This test is brought to you by McDonald's or Nike.'" I see his point. Being a local business whore is much better than being a multinational conglomerate whore.

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