Delicious LiveJournal Links for 6-7-2008

[andrewducker]

• lj_releases: Release R31
  Most importantly "OpenID users with verified e-mails can comment in journals where "registered users only" commenting policy is in effect"
  (tags: livejournal)
• Key to All Optical Illusions Discovered
  Well, possibly an exaggeration, but still a fascinating theory
  (tags: science psychology illusion vision brains eyes)
• The cheesy secret behind successful decision making - Science, News - The Independent
  Psychologists who manipulated the diets of volunteers to alter their serotonin levels found that when the levels were low the volunteers were more likely to allow emotion to rule their heads and make decisions that harmed their long-term interests.
  (tags: serotonin neuroscience brains psychology)
• Toenails point to heart disease
  Measuring the nicotine content in toenail clippings can help predict a woman's heart disease risk. Analysis of toenails from more than 62,500 women showed double the level of nicotine in those with heart disease than those without the condition.
  (tags: health smoking)
• Sugar Bush Squirrel-The Superstar Squirrel- Supermodel & Military Mascot
  Just when you thought life couldn't get any odder - a crazy woman decides that dressing up her pet squirrel in military clothes is the height of patriotism
  (tags: animals funny military wtf photography)
• $45 trillion needed to combat warming
  Over the next 40 years, that is. About 1% of GDP. Gonna need a lot of nuclear power plants.
  (tags: power technology global_warming future)

Comments

[makyo.livejournal.com]

Ah yes, the patriotic grey squirrel, a potent symbol for current US foreign policy. I expect the endangered red squirrels are classed as 'insurgents'.