Why we need more emoticons :-)
Wired News: The Secret Cause of Flame Wars: "According to recent research published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, I've only a 50-50 chance of ascertaining the tone of any e-mail message. The study also shows that people think they've correctly interpreted the tone of e-mails they receive 90 percent of the time."
Full article
here
Hey Aliens! Suck on This!
40-metre profanity spotted from space: "Those of you with Google Earth can have a closer look here (.kmz file). The less highly-evolved can try Google Maps here or should look a couple of hundred metres west of the aforementioned village of Billingley. ®"
Lost World Found!!
This is cooler than cool. Just when we think we have trampled every square inch of the planet, it turns out that there is an oasis filled with creatures never before discovered or thought to be gone.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | New species found in Papua 'Eden':
"An international team of scientists says it has found a 'lost world' in the Indonesian jungle that is home to dozens of new animal and plant species. 'It's as close to the Garden of Eden as you're going to find on Earth,' said Bruce Beehler, co-leader of the group."
Don't Tell Adrian Monk About This One
Bottled Water: Nectar of the Frauds?: "Water, water everywhere and we are duped into buying it bottled. Consumers spend a collective $100 billion every year on bottled water in the belief--often mistaken, as it happens--that this is better for us than what flows from our taps, according to environmental think tank the Earth Policy Institute (EPI).
For a fraction of that sum, everyone on the planet could have safe drinking water and proper sanitation."
The Unholy Offspring of George Lucas and Don King
New York Daily News - Home - Meet Jabba the nut:
"A 38-year-old bald 'Star Wars' geek who called himself The Emperor formed a fight club on his Staten Island school bus - encouraging kids to descend into the dark side and beat their classmates, authorities said yesterday."
And to think I just had a bus driver who let kids smoke pot in the back.
'Baby Jessica' Marries Small-Town Sweetheart | Jessica McClure, Marriage : People.com
'Baby Jessica' Marries Small-Town Sweetheart | Jessica McClure, Marriage : People.com:
"Jessica McClure, the toddler who captured the nation's heart and evoked its prayers 18 years ago from 22 feet below the surface of this oil patch town, is a married woman.
McClure – now 19 and a student at Midland College – was married Saturday to Daniel Morales, 32, at a Church of Christ in a small rural community outside of the town. The couple met at a day-care center where Morales’s sister worked with the bride. "
Not much of a story - until you get to this:
"At 25, McClure stands to earn a trust fund reportedly valued in excess of $1 million, made up of contributions from well-wishers around the world. "WTF? She's going to be a millionaire because she was dumb enough to fall down a well? I'm going to go outside and walk in front of a cab and just wait for the money to roll in the door.
