Nine years were spent on an investigation into accusations of child abuse by the priests in Catholic Church run schools for Ireland's castaway children. A 2,600 page report detailed widespread child labor violations, beatings, and rape. This has been going on long enough that many of the violators have long since died. The church admits to the crimes but simply moved the priests to new jobs and doesn't release their names. Many of the victims are getting old and have been pushing to have the names of these priests revealed.
In this video, one of the victims lambasts a politician who organized cover-up of priest names.
And here scum of the Earth, Bill Donohue, flatly denies that anything happened. [link]
The administration of Florida Atlantic University intends to sell off two subs owned by their Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. They don't have replacement subs. They don't have replacement vessels or plan to get some. The potential buyers haven't the resources to properly use the vessels. There is a petition to get them to cancel the sale. You can read more on the site. [link]
From The Onion: "Oh, No! It's Making Well-Reasoned Arguments Backed With Facts! Run!" by Matthew Barnes. [link]
Awesome cakes based on childrens' books. [link]
I grew up near Wichita. I remember when the city spent a summer gripped by an anti-choice group called "Operation Rescue". Their tactics made them pariahs and turned many people away from their cause and none to the cause. The clinic they protested was run by a Dr. Tiller. Dr. Tiller had been repeatedly shot, his home and office vandalized, and he needed a body guard. He was assassinated by a religious terrorist (if the assassin was any non-Christian faith everyone else would use that term, too) while in church last weekend.
Someone put up a list of pro-choice charities you might want to contribute to. [link]
What's the guy from "Flight of the Navigator" doing now? [link]
Dr Who fans, a "10 Doctors" storyline has wrapped up after a couple of years. You can read the whole thing after the link. It's very well done. It's not much more than pencil art but you can easily hear the actual actors reading the dialog. [link]
Part 1 of a pretty sweet computer case mod. It's explained in a good deal of detail. Pictures and video available. [link]
Zombies vs Plants video game trailer.
...and some game play.
50 years of space monkeys. [link]
Early drafts of Star Wars. [link]
Sulfur mining pics. [link]
Laser company invents puke ray. [link]
Just as they're being phased out they find how to make incandescent bulbs brighter. [link]
With all the news about GM's bankruptcy and bailout it's worth taking a moment to remember what they once were. All I really remember of them is the last decade or two. The years when they refused to make cars that people actually wanted. This article tells a bit about what they once were and why there's some nostalgia for them. [link]
An app to show what areas will be flooded with different levels of sea rise. [link]
A slick fix for my teeny kitchen. [link]
I'd want something like #15 in the photo gallery.
Something to let you draw directions to somewhere or figure how far you walked. [link]
This one shows where I marched a friend around DC.
Make your bike an electric bike. [link]
I had a previous model in this line. It worked pretty well 9 years ago and is probably better now. It doesn't eat away your tires like some other kits do.
What will you reincarnate as? [link]
I'll be a parrot.
Old story. The Tuttle, OK website goes down and a politician who thinks he's a computer expert blames the makers of the operating system for hacking their site. These are the e-mails exchanged. [link]
Biblical marriage as explained by America's Best Christian.
Lego art. [link]
Henson's 11.
Han Solo P.I.
Brian Blessed to play Odin in the upcoming Thor movie based on the Marvel Comics character. I'm gonna go see the movie just to see that. [link]
How to seduce an uninterested friend. [link]
Toy Story 3 teaser. [link]
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