Comment I often dream... (Score 1) 147
of a world without patents.
Comment Re:Sobol is dead when the book begins (Score 2, Funny) 395
Your not fooling anyone
Comment Raccoons and Retards (Score 1) 118
You know Raccoons and Retards are attracted to shiny objects.
Dubai Is Building a Refrigerated Beach 249
dataxtream writes "The world's first refrigerated beach is to be built at a luxury hotel in Dubai, located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. The beach will include heat-absorbing pipes under the sand along with large wind blowers, which will keep tourists cool and guard their feet against the hot sand. Half of me says these guys need a reality check, the other half wants to go there." I believe I've just thought of a way we could solve this whole global warming thing I've been hearing about.
Comment Vitamins T, H and C (Score 1) 707
Some people like a couple of cups of coffee in the morning, I like a couple of bong rips.
Feed Natural Tumor Suppressor Variants Discovered, Could Lead to New Therapies For Di (sciencedaily.com)
Building on a 2005 discovery of an enzyme that is a natural tumor suppressor, researchers have now identified two variants of that enzyme which could provide new targets for therapies to treat diabetes, heart and neurological disease.
Feed Doctor - Patient Communication Has A Real Impact On Health (sciencedaily.com)
Good doctor-patient communication makes a difference not only in patient satisfaction but in patient outcomes including resolution of chronic headaches, changes in emotional states, lower blood sugar values in diabetics, improved blood pressure readings in hypertensives, and other important health indicators.
Feed Restless Legs Syndrome Increases Risk Of Heart Disease (sciencedaily.com)
People with restless legs syndrome (RLS), especially the elderly, may be at an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a recent study.
Feed News: mStand for laptops complements iMacs, Cinema Displays (macworld.com)
Submission + - Why cell phones are still grounded
jcatcw writes: Mike Elgan argues that the the real reason that cell phones calls are not allowed is fear of crowd control problems if calls are allowed during flight. Also, the airlines like keeping passengers ignorant about ground conditions. The two public reasons, interference with other systems, could easily be tested, but neither the FAA nor the FCC manage to do such testing.
