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041229 16:13 Earth

worldchanging.com: Tsunamis: the geopolitical aftermath.

Reuters: Quake May Have Made Earth Wobble.

expressindia.com: Quake rattles earth orbit, alters Asia's map.

041228 23:31 Browsers

Mozilla's Type Ahead Find (now known as Find as you type) is the number one software innovations of 2004.

041213 13:06 Games

/. poll: Video game world I want to live in. I loved playing the Sims (when i still had time...) but i wouldn't want to live in that world because it's really a capitalist conspiracy to teach you the values of work and consumerism. A seven day week? No frelling way!

041206 01:00 Fun

Most fun i had in ages: Virtual bubblewrap. Put it on Manic Mode!!! (thanks - as so often - to boingboing)

Etiquette for non-virtual popping:

• Don't pop someone else's bubble wrap without permission. This could lead to Bad Things Happening to your person..
• It is always good form to offer to share your bubble wrap.
• Giving your bubble wrap to children is good for Karma points.

041206 01:00 War

Cost of the Iraq War with running counter.

041203 16:00 Health

Bush's abstinence-only programs:

Ineffective:

True, abstinence is the best answer. True, abstinence does work 100 percent of the time. If you never have sex, you will never get pregnant, become HIV-positive or contract any sexually transmitted disease. But expecting all teenagers to save their first sexual experience until their wedding night is like telling them not to get acne. They may want to say no, but their body wants to say yes.

Dishonest:

One text, for example, teaches that simply touching another person's genitals "can result in pregnancy." Others assert that sexual activity increases the risk of cervical cancer, that having an abortion means a woman is more prone to commit suicide, and that men need "little or no preparation for sex, while a woman often needs hours of mental and emotional preparation." None of this is supported by any scientific evidence.

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