[ Not that i know any of the biology here, but it seems like a pretty cool concept... thought the biology folks around here would appreciate it... -k]

A subway map of cancer pathways

] A district court in Boston has used the DMCA to grant a
] preliminary injunction against a third party service
] vendor who tried to fix StorageTek tape library backup
] systems for legitimate purchasers of the system.

[ Fun and games with modern law. Awesome! -k]

LawGeek: DMCA hammer comes down on tech service vendor

[ Fark can go off the deep end sometimes, but there's some pretty funny stuff in here... -k]

FARK.com: (1025820) Photoshop other New York Post front-page scoops (link goes to most recent one)

[ Thought this was kind of a fun friday evening diversion... i've seen all but 11 :

passion of the christ
shrek 2
finding nemo
toy story 2
big fat greek wedding
cast away
gone with the wind
pearl harbor
home alone 2
tarzan
meet the parents
-k]

standing on the bus stop - sucking on a lollipop.

] While iPods sizzle, Macs and laptops are sluggish. It
] doesn't have to be that way. Here's how to get that
] computer market share surging

[ Hmmm. Nothing i haven't heard before. Over and over again, in fact. I'm not sure i agree with most of these, though it's possible that a non-all-in-one system is a good call. I mean, I'd certainly like to see the prices come down, but now that I'm among those who can afford to pay the premium for style, i appreciate the difference it makes and i'm not convinced it can be done on the cheap. -k]

BW Online | July 8, 2004 | A Six-Step Plan for Apple

] The effort to defy Bush and bridle the law's powers lost
] by 210-210, with a majority needed to prevail. The
] amendment appeared on its way to victory as the roll
] call's normal 15-minute time limit expired, but GOP
] leaders kept the vote open for 23 more minutes as they
] persuaded about 10 Republicans who initially supported
] the provision to change their votes.
]
] "Shame, shame, shame," Democrats chanted as the minutes
] passed and votes were switched. The tactic was
] reminiscent of last year's House passage of the Medicare
] overhaul measure, when GOP leaders held the vote open for
] an extra three hours until they got the votes they
] needed.
]
] "You win some, and some get stolen," Rep. C.L. Butch
] Otter, R-Idaho, a sponsor of the defeated provision and
] one of Congress' more conservative members, told a
] reporter.

[ So damn shady. -k]

Yahoo! News - Bush Wins; House Leaves Patriot Act As Is

] Should science tell the truth? You'd think that question
] would need no answer. But in the vortex known as
] Washington, DC, the obvious too often gets bent.

[ Good (short) article by Mr. Lessig regarding some of the political and social aspects of nano research... worth a read. -k]

Wired 12.07: VIEW

d000de, this is fux0ring l33t!!!

[ AH, New York. -k]

PartyBike Seven-Person Bike

not good old scotty! :(

[ that fucking blows -k]

James Doohan, 'Trek's' Scotty, has Alzheimer's

] X Prize contender Burt Rutan says his team has solved a
] control problem that threw its spacecraft off course
] during a historic flight last month and that the next
] time the ship flies it will be to capture the $10 million
] space jackpot.

Wired News: SpaceShipOne Back on Course