Topic: ART - on October 15, 2009 at 9:52:00 AM CEST
The Hitchhiker’s Guide Turns 30
On October 12, 1979, a novelization of a popular British radio series first saw publication. In the next 22 years, its author would become an icon of humorous geek literature, would write four sequels to it, and would, tragically, die of a heart attack at the age of 49.
wired.com telegraph.co.ukdailygalaxy.comWhat on earth is 42? old shit
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Topic: SCIENCE - on October 15, 2009 at 9:51:00 AM CEST
New CMOS Camera Will Record Your Thoughts At 1,000,000 FPS
Scientists of the Megaframe project in Europe have developed a CMOS sensor so small that it can actually go inside a neuron channel and look at the thought signals in real time. Not to mention the fact that it can do so in 1024pixels and at a photon resolution too. This means that it can actually capture snapshots of photons. While this is an achievement on its own, a huge one, the practical uses of this CMOS camera are far more exciting.
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Topic: NATURE - on October 15, 2009 at 9:48:00 AM CEST
Lizards filmed 'walking on water'
A "Jesus Christ" lizard, filmed from above and below the water
Remarkable slow-motion footage has been taken of two lizards that seem to do the impossible - walk on water.
A high-definition film, shot at 2,000 frames per second, shows a brown basilisk lizard running across the surface of a pond in Belize.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 15, 2009 at 9:45:00 AM CEST
Hanfaktivisten beim Hanfanbau auf einer DEA Hauptquartier-Grünfläche verhaftet
Eine Gruppe von Hanfbauern und Geschäftsleute im Cannabis Business wurden bei einer Aktion des “zivilen Ungehorsams” auf einer Rasenfläche vor dem Hauptquartier der Drogenkontrollbehörde der USA (Drug Enforcement Agency, DEA), bei dem Versuch industriellen Faserhanfsamen zu pflanzen, verhaftet.
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Topic: DRUGS - on October 15, 2009 at 9:44:00 AM CEST
Farmers Arrested Trying to Plant Hemp at DEA Office
A 51-year-old grandfather who grows garbanzo beans and other crops in northwestern North Dakota was among the protesters arrested for planting hemp seeds on the lawn of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration offices.
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Topic: SEX - on October 15, 2009 at 9:42:00 AM CEST
Woman 'lured husband into woods with horny goat weed then slit his throat'
Joanne Hale, 39, gave husband Peter, 43, a natural aphrodisiac called 'horny goat weed' before she blindfolded him and led him into nearby woods.
The pair kissed, cuddled and ''rolled about on the leaves'' as part of a ''playful game'' to act out Mrs Hale's sexual fantasy.
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Topic: STRANGE - on October 15, 2009 at 9:39:00 AM CEST
Sweden burns rabbits to heat up winter
Swedish authorities have found an interesting solution to keeping warm through the cold winter months - they're burning thousands of bunny rabbits from Stockholm's parks for fuel.
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