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This is not only cool technology, it’s environmentally friendlier.

This week’s most SFnal story (so far, at least): this one about imimplanting chips in the hands of police so that only they can fire their weapons…

Ah, spring! What better time to celebrate flower power? The use of flowers for gifts and decoration has a long history (the ancient Romans and the Chinese were wild about roses), but to a plant our infatuation might seem a little kinky: flowers are plants’ reproductive organs. Or, to be more precise, they’re the reproductive …

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It’s true! A giant sinkhole is swallowing cars near downtown Timmins. A punishment, perhaps?

Via E. L. Chen, something to do instead of whatever it is you’re supposed to be doing right now, which probably isn’t reading blogs: 1. Grab the nearest book. 2. Open the book to page 23. 3. Find the fifth sentence. 4. Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. …

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A dwarf mouse named Yoda turned 4 on Saturday, or roughly 136 in human years.

As a cat lover, I find this story about an archaeological find that seems to indicate some kind of human-cat bonding thousands of years earlier than previously thought proof that our ancient ancestors were very intelligent people.

This story is an interesting description of Canada’s Da Vinci Project entry in the X-Prize, interesting primarily because of its description of Kindersley, Saskatchewan, as a “remote site.” Nothing remote about it, unless you live in Toronto; it’s simply an easy car ride along respectable roads. That said, even though it’s probably only about a …

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Here’s an excellent article dispelling some of the bizarre theories prevalent among the non- or anti-religious derived from their (mis)understanding of George W. Bush’s religious beliefs.

Humans like to build impressive things–witness the Pyramids. Today’s technology is making possible feats of engineering that would have seemed like science fiction just a few years ago. In the current issue of Popular Science, Carl Hoffman provides a round-up of upcoming engineering marvels. I’m just going to mention a few. One sure path to …

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I’m experimenting with a photoblog; just a few scenic pictures of Regina up right now. Exposure Manager, the host, is currently in beta, but it looks promising, and it’s pretty cheap, too (the 30-day demo is free, but a year with unlimited storage is only $40 U.S.).

Apparently, watching too much television at too early an age may contribute to attention-deficit… I’m sorry, I forgot what I was talking about.