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PATH: BS | So-They-Say Your Tax Dollars At Work: Fake Articles In Iraqi Newspapers Posted by Pile (9193 views) [E-Mail link] [Newspapers] [So-They-Say] The U.S. military plans to continue paying Iraqi newspapers to publish articles favorable to the United States after an inquiry found no fault with the controversial practice, the top U.S. general in Iraq said Friday. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article MENSA Members Invent New Words Posted by Pile (11197 views) [E-Mail link] [Humor] [So-They-Say] The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again asked readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing of one letter, and supply a new definition. Here are this year's {2005} winners: 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period. See the rest... READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Engineer Claims Alphabetical Keyboard More Efficient Posted by Pile (10714 views) [E-Mail link] [So-They-Say] [Faulty Products] John Parkinson, 62-year-old electrical engineer is showing off a new, rival keyboard design next month at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. After years of hunt-and-peck typing, he's convinced that his new alphabetically-arranged keyboard is an improvement over the traditional QWERTY design. Imagine the possibilities: now you can type as smoothly on your desktop as you do on your cell phone! READ MORE | 1 comment since 2005-12-30 15:18:52 | Comment on this Article Here Comes The Science: How Lightsabers Work Posted by Pile (10717 views) [E-Mail link] [So-They-Say] [Viral Marketing] The web site Howstuffworks.com used to be a pretty neat site, until like traditional media they decided to completely eradicate the line between editorial and advertising. In the wake of the next Star Wars movie, they've taken to publishing articles such as How Stuff Works: a Lightsaber. Ok, I can appreciate the humor of the article, but I still think there's something wrong about a science-oriented site tainting their content with viral marketing propaganda. Is there anything left that hasn't been branded by the team of Star Wars marketing whores? READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Destroying the Earth Isn't As Easy As You Think.. Or Is It? Posted by Pile (9289 views) [E-Mail link] [Environment] [So-They-Say] If you were an evil scientific genius, what would be the best way to destroy the earth? Time travel? A microscopic black hole? Matter-antimatter reaction? READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Scientists Use HIV Virus to Attack Cancer Posted by Pile (9328 views) [E-Mail link] [Eureka!] [So-They-Say] Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles have tweaked HIV to create a gene therapy that attacks cancer tumors in mice. How can they tell? Well they also attached Fire-fly proteins and then watched the glowing virus do its work. What's that sound you say? It's a thousand hollywood writers folding this into upcoming plots of CSI, JAG, ER and Third Watch episodes. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Western Journalists in Iraq: "Hotel Reporters" Posted by Pile (8720 views) [E-Mail link] [News Media] [So-They-Say] If you're an average person around the world who seeks out various sources for your news and information, in all likelihood, you may know more about Iraq than the western journalists who are there trying to cover the war. It's so dangerous in the area, that most reporters are confined to their hotel, relaying x-hand accounts of events, or even if they manage to get outside, the typical way is via military escort, at which point they're taken to scenes set up specifically for them. Don't expect much from these "Hotel Reporters" unless you're looking for details on the amenities at the Fallujah Hilton. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article British Surfer Claims that He Rode the Tsunami Posted by wizeGurl (8735 views) [E-Mail link] [So-They-Say] You say horrific tragedy that kills vast numbers of people...he says "Hang ten!" READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Uri Geller claims John Lennon saw aliens Posted by Pile (9520 views) [E-Mail link] [So-They-Say] [Psychic Dorks] John Lennon once had an encounter with aliens, according to phychic Uri Geller. The legendary Beatle, who was murdered in 1980, told Uri he was visited by extra-terrestrials when he was in bed with wife Yoko Ono in 1975. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article Scientist says soon people may live to be 1,000 years old Posted by Pile (9132 views) [E-Mail link] [So-They-Say] Life expectancy is increasing in the developed world. But Cambridge University geneticist Aubrey de Grey believes it will soon extend dramatically to 1,000. He believes that the person who may live to 1,000 may be 60 years old right now. Great. Now all those "In my day.." jokes won't seem so exaggerated. READ MORE | No comments | Comment on this Article 10 Articles displayed. Show More Articles.

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