Monthly Archives: February 2012

Moyers: Why Religion Should Not Dictate Our Politics | Sex & Relationships | AlterNet

Posted on Saturday, 18 February, 2012 by Jacob

But here’s what Republicans don’t get, or won’t tell you. And what Obama manifestly does get. First, the war’s already lost: 98 percent of Catholic women of child-bearing age have used contraceptives. Second, on many major issues, the bishops are … Continue reading →

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My Windows Environment (Recommended Applications)

Posted on Friday, 17 February, 2012 by Jacob

  I just recently received a new lappy from work, and aside from some minor hardware updates it has 8 GB of RAM instead of the 4 GB of the predecessor. Hence, it is running Windows x64, which necessitates a … Continue reading →

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Meet the .0000063% Aiming to Buy the White House

Posted on Friday, 17 February, 2012 by Jacob

‎The results can already be seen in the first primaries and caucuses: an onslaught of money and a demobilized electorate. It’s undoubtedly no coincidence that, when compared with 2008, turnout was down 25 percent in Florida, and that, this time … Continue reading →

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Man Digs Out Basement Using Radio Controlled Toy Tractors

Posted on Friday, 17 February, 2012 by Jacob

For the past 7 years, Joe has been digging out his basement at an average annual rate of 8 to 9 cubic feet using nothing more than RC tractors and trucks. And we’re talking about the whole nine yards here … Continue reading →

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DNA Nanorobot Halts Growth of Cancer Cells

Posted on Friday, 17 February, 2012 by Jacob

DNA origami, a technique for making structures from DNA, has been used to build devices that can seek out and potentially destroy cancer cells. The nanorobots use a similar system to cells in the immune system to engage with receptors … Continue reading →

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Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria ‘Nuggets’

Posted on Thursday, 16 February, 2012 by Jacob

One problem: the story is a load of bunk at worst, a non-story at best, standing for little more than the proposition that low-income children in NC’s low-income pre-K program whose parents don’t send them to school with enough healthy … Continue reading →

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Programming Error Doomed Russian Mars Probe : Discovery News

Posted on Tuesday, 7 February, 2012 by Jacob

“So it turns out U.S. radars weren’t to blame for the unfortunate demise of Russia’s Phobos-Grunt Mars sample return mission — it was a computer programming error that doomed the probe, a government board investigating the accident has determined.” According … Continue reading →

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Before Endorsement, Trump Trashed Romney: Hes Going To Lose, Hed Get Rid Of Jobs | ThinkProgress

Posted on Thursday, 2 February, 2012 by Jacob

Donald Trump is expected to endorse GOP front-runner Mitt Romney today in Las Vegas. But The Donald wasn’t always so hot on Romney. Some thoughts Trump offered on Romney over the past year … via Before Endorsement, Trump Trashed Romney: … Continue reading →

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