2004-10-23

andrewducker: (Default)
2004-10-23 12:01 pm

Good Lord

First really-impressive tech advancement I've heard about in ages:

Brain cells cultured in a jar have been taught to fly a simulated plane.

The only question I have is - how did they teach it that crashing was bad?
andrewducker: (Default)
2004-10-23 01:14 pm

Hurrah for Scientology

Children put on play about scientology, get threatening phone calls.

here
andrewducker: (Default)
2004-10-23 01:20 pm

Stolen Joke

Sitting by the window of her convent, Sister Barbara opened a letter from home. Inside was a $100 bill from her parents. But as she read the letter, she noticed a shabbily dressed stranger sitting on the curb outside the convent.

Quickly, she wrote, DON'T DESPAIR on a piece of paper, wrapped the $100 bill in it, got the man's attention and tossed it out the window to him. The stranger picked it up, and with a puzzled expression went down the street.

The next day, Sister Barbara was told that a man was at the convent door, insisting on seeing her. She went down and found the stranger waiting. Without a word, he handed her a huge wad of $100 bills. "What's this?" she asked.

"That's the $8,000 you have coming, Sister," he replied. "DON'T DESPAIR paid 80-1."

(stolen from [livejournal.com profile] drjon)
andrewducker: (Default)
2004-10-23 02:36 pm

I've checked everywhere

I've looked all over the packaging and nowhere does it say "Warning, may cause sudden, intense rage and the urge to strangle the cat."

I wonder if I could sue the makers of Super-Monkeyball.