Just had to share this snippet from today’s Borowitz Report:
Elsewhere, exposure to alcohol advertising may be a contributing factor to underage drinking, according to a new study published today in “Duh” magazine.
That’s exactly how I felt after reading about those findings. Of course, it will still take 20 years before the alcohol industry actually owns up to the problem.
From “yesterday’s New Scientist”:http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8507:
bq. The first evidence that some of the basic organic building blocks of life can exist in an Earth-like orbit around a young Sun-like star has been provided by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope.
Nicely done. I can’t wait to go visit some of these places…
I have no idea what to make of “this”:http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15567&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=25613. What. were. they. thinking?!?
Extra points if anyone can tell me how it’s actually supposed to work. I’m a little afraid to imagine.
It’s kinda late in the day, but this is the first chance I’ve had to wish you all a happy and healthy solstice. Enjoy this very long night safe in the knowledge that the sun willl return tomorrow and again the day after.
The artsy folks at “Rebar”:http://www.rebargroup.org/ recently converted a 2-hour parking space in San Francisco into a “temporary urban park”:http://www.rebargroup.org/projects/parking/ complete with grass, tree, and park bench. The reason:
bq. One of the more critical issues facing outdoor urban human habitat is the increasing paucity of space for humans to rest, relax, or just do nothing.
bq. For example, more than 70% of San Francisco’s downtown outdoor space is dedicated to the private vehicle, while only a fraction of that space is allocated to the public realm.
Sounds good to me. I’ll be sure to put some change in the meter if I happen past one of these.