Delicious LiveJournal Links for 5-31-2010

[andrewducker]

• Guillermo Del Toro quits The Hobbit movies!
  (tags: thehobbit GuillermoDelToro)
• Israel declares war on Turkey. Well, kinda (they attacked Turkish ships in international waters)
  (tags: israel turkey)
• Why Sex and the City 2 is a science fiction movie
  It's the only possible explanation!
  (tags: movies review funny)
• Pictures hidden in the music of aphex twin (and others)
  (tags: music art audio graphics visualization)
• Acupuncture pain molecule pinpointed
  (tags: acupuncture biology research)

Comments

[momentsmusicaux.livejournal.com]

The article says they need more research for the acupuncture thing, but it's pretty cool if it turns out to be proven. I still wouldn't let them near me though...

[andrewducker]

Definitely needs more research, but an interesting start.

[drdoug.livejournal.com]

Sure, more research required (it's rare that I don't argue that), but the evidence that it is effective is patchy to say the least. I'm with Edzard Ernst: "The curious thing with acupuncture is that we seem to understand better and better how it might work and, at the same time, we have more and more reason to doubt that it works."

[andrewducker]

I've seen enough stuff to be at least persuadable. Particularly stuff which indicates that the needles help, but the positioning of them is completely arbitrary.

[captainlucy.livejournal.com]

The SATC2 review is one of the finest things I have read this year.
Possibly ever.
Suddenly, everything becomes clear. Now please excuse me, I think I have to go and roll 2d10 san loss...

[gonzo21.livejournal.com]

I ~suspect~ an act of piracy on the high seas/decleration of war against Turkey, also means a decleration against NATO too.

Remarkably stupid move for some IDF commander to have made. If it was sanctioned at the highest levels, then... heavens knows what the Israelis are trying to do.