] "Ordinary biological processes, they say, are simply
] glorified computational algorithms, or sets of
] instructions for operating on data. But instead of
] crunching binary numbers (0 and 1), the DNA computer uses
] base-four math, as it were--A, C, G, and T."

Interesting article on DNA computing. Requires free registration, but its worth it, and you won't get spammed. I promise.

The Scientist :: Coding with Life's Code, Nov. 25, 2002

Why is this leet as hell camera only 40 bucks? I thought as things got smaller, the price went up?:) What am I missing?

dealcam: Creative Labs CardCam 0.3 Megapixel Digital Camera Price Comparison

Tommaso Toffoli, a quantum computer researcher, puts it best: "In a sense, nature has been continually computing the 'next state' of the universe for billions of years; all we have to do — and, actually, all we can do — is 'hitch a ride' on this huge, ongoing Great Computation."

Wired 10.12: God Is the Machine

] "Church and state are getting involved in the
] gas-guzzling SUV debate.
] A coalition of religious and environmental groups is
] launching a "What Would Jesus Drive?" campaign Wednesday,
] hoping to get people to switch to more fuel-efficient
] cars. "

Man, this crap has been all over CNN the past two days. It makes me want to puke.

Everyone knows that the next time Jesus is in town, he is going to be pissed. He will be driving an SUV. And most likely, running people down with it GTA style while shouting "Sinners!!" out the window. (Stop right now and picture this in your head for a minute. It _will_ bring on a smile, reguardless of faith..)

_I_ know. Because I went to catholic high school. I am a vessel of christ (they told me so), I drive an SUV, and I want to run people down GTA style all day long while shouting "Sinners!!" out the window.. Doesn't everyone?

People, their Gods, and their cars. Sheesh!

[ROFL. I had to meme this if only for Rattles response alone. I am going to be laughing for hours now. - Nanochick]

New 'Jesus' campaign targets SUVs.

This website has a beautiful sound to it. Just go, and run your mouse around.....mmmmm:) Weird sounds make me happy:)

The Peoples Bureau For Consumer Information

oh, the typos

whoops

] "The first complete sequencing of protein from a fossil
] bone suggests that proteins can survive for millions of
] years - long enough to probe the evolution of many
] extinct species, including the ancestors of modern
] humans.
] For many years, biologists have deduced evolutionary
] relationships from the visible features of living animals
] and fossils. Molecular biology has given them a new tool
] for living animals - comparing DNA sequences. However,
] DNA survives for only a short time after death, so
] paleontologists have been limited to comparing the shapes
] and sizes of the bones of extinct species.
] But analyzing ancient proteins now gives them a new
] option, says Christina Nielsen-Marsh of the University of
] Newcastle, because their amino acid sequences reflect
] genetic codes."

New Scientist - Fossil protein breakthrough will probe evolution

] ""This is a failure at an elementary level," says Jane
] Rissler of the Union of Concerned Scientists in
] Washington, DC. "They couldn't distinguish corn from
] soybeans and remove them from a field. That's like
] failing nursery school." "

This was just sloppy. This is going to cause some sort of government action against further pharming...I can see it now, looming in the horizon. I don't know what they are doing pharming in a field normally used for food anyway....Why don't they have their own bloody greenhouses? Then, the argument about cross pollination is obsolete. hrmmmm.....

New Scientist - GM crop mishaps unite friends and foes

Decius wrote:
] We should go to the apple store on the 29th...

yeah...and we should buy me an ibook while we are there:)

Guy that makes sculpture out of pencil lead.

Seriously.

No shit.

[wow....this is impressive - Nanochick]

Pencil sharpener: Sculptor gets the lead out with miniature carvings