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From FuturePundit comes word that statin drugs are known to activate PPARalpha CR (Calorie Restriction) diets have been shown to increase average life expectancy. But who wants be hungry all the time and look like Flynn Boyle? Now Some researchers Continue reading Genetic Screen Identifies Compounds That Might Slow Aging
Via BoingBoing comes a story of a fellow getting hassled for carrying a Book by “security” doing are manditory bag searches happening on the NJ-NY Ferry, thanks to the RNC. This morning, they’re doing bag searches again to get on Continue reading "Sir, I feel that I need to confiscate this book."
Forbes.com Best of the Web in reviewing The Standard complains that The site lets you subscribe to RSS feeds, a complicated, XML-related way of reading news which doesn’t serve much purpose here. earth to Forbe’s…HELLO clueless…Pat I’d like to buy Continue reading To hard for them
How not to buy happiness (kottke.org) Considerable evidence suggests that if we use an increase in our incomes, as many of us do, simply to buy bigger houses and more expensive cars, then we do not end up any happier Continue reading Inconspicuous Goods
audi illusions Illusions’, a new spot for the Audi A6, is worth a second glance. Or two. Indeed, the more times you see ‘Illusions’, the more the sophisticated visual trickery concealed beneath its serene surface becomes apparent. The spot features Continue reading Escher meets Audi
NASA Gives OK to Fix Hubble Telescope (for some reason I want to shout) “Thunderbirds are a GO!” This is why it’s important, and things like this, although it’s almost too late give that one of four major Hubble instruments, Continue reading NASA Gives OK to Fix Hubble Telescope