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Capital Idea
I was reading a charming little article at New Scientist, called “How Does it Feel to Die?”, and came across the following passage: Despite the public boasting of several prominent executioners in late 19th-century Britain, a 1992 analysis of the remains of 34 prisoners found that in only about half of cases was the cause…
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We Got a New Camera
So this is a photo-blog now. The camera is a Canon Powershot SD750 and it’s very nice. It can recognize human faces and focus on them, just like The Terminator. It has not, however, killed anybody or time traveled. Yet. I don’t like people much, though, so I only take pictures of dogs. Cuuuute! Cuuuuuuute!…
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It Hurts When I Wii
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, check out what the creators of the Nintendo Wii game Manhunt are doing to promote the game. They’re giving away a blood-covered Wii. And it’s not just cheesy cartoon blobs; it really looks like someone got the urge to play Super Paper Mario after murdering their family. P.S.…
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