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Friday, January 28, 2011

She’s a shooting star

WISE Captures Runaway Star Sending a Shockwave Through the Cosmos | Popular Science
“After losing a fellow star, its longtime companion, a star 20 times more massive than our sun is tearing through space on a cosmic bender, leaving a trail of displaced gas and dust in its wake. A new image from NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey (WISE) has captured the runaway star and its impact.”
Without any negative implications, I was referring to Nifer. To prove this, I will acquiesce with a link, which Nifer also shared, from Dr. Michio Kaku.
Monster snowstorms still spell global warming
“The weather seems to be going berserk, with more snow dumped on our beleaguered Northeastern cities in a month than in a year, paralyzing business and our lives. Records are being broken even as we speak.”
Okay, my concession is complete, please?
Know Your AnomalyGEARFUSE
“If you live in western Canada or the Continental U.S., your problem has a name: the Arctic Oscillation. Normally, low air pressure over the Arctic keeps cold air trapped at high latitudes. But if southern-latitude barometric pressure drops, the atmospheric dike between north and south weakens.”
Hello, mouth, insert foot.
WARNING: Weight Loss Posts Hijack Facebook Accounts
“The latest scam circulating on Facebook appears to hijack people’s accounts to post on their friends walls fake testimonials about weight loss pills.”
Twitter / The Manga Critic: “Proof that God exists. @PublishersWkly Snooki’s ‘Shore Thing’ Fails to Sell (8,998 copies sold on BookScan) http://bit.ly/fMBM8h.” Testify!
The Village Witch - The big heart of Twitter and why it’s so important
“The big heart of Twitter and why it’s so important Twitter has taught me a lot of things about the lives of others. It has taught me to be humble and it has reminded me that there are a lot of people...”
There are a lot of people in the world without clean water.
WaterAid America - Clean, safe water and sanitation for Africa and Asia
“Please make a tax-deductible gift today so we can reach our goal of bringing clean water to more than one million people in 2011.”
Challenge Starbucks to stop profiteering in the name of humanitarianism through the sale of Ethos bottled water, hosted at PetitionOnline.com.”
Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The World
“PARIS—At a press conference Tuesday, the World Heritage Committee officially recognized the Gap Between Rich and Poor as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World,’ describing the global wealth divide as the ‘most colossal and enduring of mankind’s creations.’”
Yes, with something from The Onion, I have just broken my serious tone.
FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages? | Popular Science
“Never. We’re probably stuck with our appendix, pinky toes, tailbone and just about all of our other evolutionary holdovers. Wisdom teeth may eventually go, but major changes like losing an appendage (teeth included) take millions and millions of years — who knows if humans will even be around.”
Yeah, there went any coherency this post had.
Mars slides behind the sun; NASA suspends rover command
“The team operating NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity will temporarily suspend commanding for 16 days after the rover’s seventh anniversary next week, but the rover will stay busy.”
Network Connection is needed.
Study: 89 Percent Of Networking Nonconsensual
“ATLANTA—A new study published Tuesday by Emory University determined that 89 percent of networking encounters occur forcibly and without the consent of one of the parties involved, a disturbing finding that suggests far more people are victims of unwanted career-related discussions.”

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