Could this all just be measurement error? But the people who'd know are taking these findings seriously, so probably not.

Photons have to travel at the speed of light because they have no mass. What if there were a way for neutrinos to have negative mass?

That's probably too freaky even for physics.

Is there a way to do some arm-waving about string theory that makes this all work?

"Skeptic, but believe we need to take action now."

A lot is getting lost in translation:

"[Shanghai is the proposed "innovation house" to promote public hands lathe machine tool has everything you will] newspaper reported use of machine tools, lathe? Are not interested in DIY a stool? Shanghai Science and Technology Commission plans to "second five" during the construction of 100 "innovation house", each area of not less than 100 square meters, equipped with wood lathes, metal lathes, saws and drill grinding combined machine, milling machine and other tools, the first streets in the four pilot projects."

But is it ergonomic? After about the tenth zombie he's gonna get carpal tunnel and then he'll REALLY be in trouble.

Both genders raise children, and that's the relevant learning curve for this argument.

So it only makes sense if monkeys are flying out of Reed Hastings' butt?

If that's really what they were thinking, they're nuts. Their streaming selection is awful.

Let's not forget cognitivefun.net. Great free site, lots of game-like brain exercises, and sporting a clean no-nonsense design Slashdotters will love.

And we don't have to rely on reports of folks just feeling better. N-back practice has been shown to correlate with working memory gains and likely with fluid intelligence as well. Single was as good as dual in one study.

I can hear Abe Simpson saying the same thing!

"Back in MY day..."

Not at all. No way would I ever put my real birthday on a website; too tempting for identity thieves.

Did you know that you can sing the lyrics to 'On Top Of Spaghetti' to the tune of Go Ask Alice?

Do that a couple of times a week and you'll never need antidepressants.

This joke isn't just old. It's been aged to perfection!

The mistakes we make at naptime can haunt us for the rest of our lives.

"if only someone would apply this type of random reward & leveling system to education, we could work wonders"

Khan Academy does a pretty good job with this. And while cognitive fun is more about cognitive improvement than education, it's pretty addictive.

I bet the loss in users is nothing compared to the proportion of users who keep their accounts but don't use the site, or view without ever posting. The site is an unpleasant minefield of tiny little areas you never want to click on. If users are declining when so many people have more than one account, I bet they're tanking more than they'll ever want to admit.