Friday, March 12, 2010

Friday Links: March 12

15 house plants you can use as air purifier (and I can turn to crispy brown vegitation). [link]

Vatican personnel caught in gay prostitution ring. [link]

Another anti-gay senator busted picking up men. [link]
What's the difference between a Democrat and a Republican?
When Democrats cheat on their wives it's with another woman.

Pedophile priests in the Netherlands, too. [link]

Ground to water to air hovercraft.

Fast food dominance infographic. [link]

I shot the... [link]

Recently another gay hating Senator was busted for drunk driving after coming out of a gay nightclub with another man. Now this California state senator has come out of the closet at age 55. [link]
I think the guy was scum for spending his life working to deprive a group of people of equal rights, but I have to applaud him for coming out of the closet instead of continuing to live the lie he made of his life. His punishment for his discrimination is the knowledge that he's wasted 3/4 of his life. I hope he can enjoy what time he has left.

Remarkably honest church. [link]

Game: Steambirds - turn based plane battles. [link]

Tasmanian Devils are quickly dying off because of a contagious cancer that spreads when they bite each other in the face. But there seems to be a colony of them with a natural immunity. [link]

Graphic - Budget forecasts based on different bills. [link]

Baby woolly mammoth on display in Chicago. [link]

Build your own R2-D2.
Full plans available from the R2-D2 builders club. [link]

Graphic - Disclaimers to put in textbooks. [link]

If you've got a clear sky between now and the 16th could you take some star readings and record them here? It helps them build a better guide to light pollution and viewing areas. [link]

The obligatory astronaut squirrels link. [link]

Making of Invader Zim "facts". [link]

The end of YouTube's broadcast day.

Game - Robot Wants Kitty. Navigate a maze to unlock skills to help you get to the kitty. [link]

Old woman growing horns. [link]
She's lucky she's in China. They may be oppressive, but most places with living conditions like hers she would likely have been burned to death by now. Actually, she probably would have died 60 years ago.

Totally ripped fish.

New way of generating electricity. [link]
I gotta say, I love me some carbon nanotubes, but when do we get our fraking space elevator already?!

Christianity and the Constitution. [link]

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