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Thursday, 17 May 2012
quote [ Cologne-based rapper Najafi has drawn the wrath of Shiite Muslims after publishing a song that appeared to make fun of the 10th imam. Following a fatwa by an Iranian ayatollah, he has received death threats, and there is a $100,000 bounty on his head. Now he is under police protection but insists he will keep making music. ]
I'm not calling this another 'Satanic Verses' furore, but it has all the right ingredients. I wonder how many will say it was his own fault.
[politics] [by pleaides@10:22amGMT] [1 comment] |
quote [ The music industry wants LimeWire to pay up to $75 trillion in damages after losing a copyright infringement claim. That's right . . . $75 trillion. Manhattan federal Judge Kimba Wood has labeled this request "absurd." ]
[by foobar@4:42amGMT] [+2 Old] [14 comments] |
quote [ A man who had been paralyzed from the waist down and had lost all function in both his hands can move his fingers after doctors rewired his nerves to bypass the damaged ones in a pioneering surgical procedure, according to a case study published on Tuesday. ]
Nice!
[sci&tech] [by lilmookieesquire@12:04amGMT] [+9 Good] [11 comments] |
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Wednesday, 16 May 2012
quote [ Mexico's archaeology institute downplays theories that the ancient Mayas predicted some sort of apocalypse would occur in 2012, but on Thursday it acknowledged that a second reference to the date exists on a carved fragment found at a southern Mexico ruin site. ]
Links are pros and cons on what may or may not happen.
Hope everyone enjoys the ride [sci&tech] [by 0000000000@10:50pmGMT] [+3 Funny] [19 comments] |
quote [ Susan Cain argues in this passionate talk, introverts bring extraordinary talents and abilities to the world, and should be encouraged and celebrated. ]
May shed some light on why some of us like to be alone and inside... on the comp maybe heheh me anyway :P
[by bon35@10:41pmGMT] [12 comments] |
quote [ A new startup company’s $10 space posters come with a chance to win a ride on a suborbital space vehicle. ]
Space! For a helluva lot less than hundreds of thousands of dollars :)
[sci&tech] [by keela@10:36pmGMT] [+2] [4 comments] |
quote [ Kenyan Muslim leaders from the coast region have condemned President Barack Obama's support of same sex marriages. "Simply because he has risen to be the President of a super power does not mean he can now start acting as God. He is nothing in the eyes of God and his plans will not succeed just like those who preceded him in such plans," said Council of Imams and Preachers Organising Secretary Sheikh Mohammed Khalifa. ]
[politics] [by Ankylosaur@7:26pmGMT] [+8 Funny] [21 comments] |
quote [ Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit ]
Here we freakin go again. How many time are these ideologues going to run the country to the edge of the cliff hoping the brakes don't fail.
[politics] [by bbqkink@2:43amGMT] [+7 Informative] [61 comments] |
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012
The link is a single youtube video of a TED talk.
[by -_-@9:49pmGMT] [+8 Interesting] [46 comments] I wanted to share this with you. Mainly though, without posting an "Ask SE", I hope to spark a conversation on the subject of creativity. To that end, I would also like to link to this short story by Spider Robinson. |
ASK SE: What cable or satellite provider do you use and what has your experience been?
quote [ Marked NSFW because...well..this is SE ]
I've been trying to decide on who to switch my cable to (or satellite). What service do you use, and how has your experience with that company been?
In my area I have the options of DirectTV and Dish network. Link to some redhead pics and vids in extended. [by faustsloki@2:04pmGMT] [+2 Interesting] [56 comments] |
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