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forget atlantis, wouldn’t it be cool if they found noah’s ark? (and no, not that one, we know where that is, silly!).

and i’m betting the tzohar was a stone.

You have fifteen seconds. Using standard math notation, English words, or both, name a single whole number—not an infinity—on a blank index card. Be precise enough for any reasonable modern mathematician to determine exactly what number you’ve named, by consulting only your card and, if necessary, the published literature.

Be honest (after all, nothing is at stake here except pride) and don’t read the comments (i.e. other people’s entries) until you’ve done your own. I’m abstaining from this contest so as to not risk losing. 15 seconds is up.

unless you’re already dead, don’t do drug tests. ever.

jono says: i hope these robots aren’t controlled by StarNet satellites, because i think we all know what will happen then… that woman’s getting snapped in half…
Aging Japan builds robot to look after elderly (the man in black is Mr. Japan).

In other [robot-]news: the US Army has deployed robots in iraq in violation of asimov’s first law to ensure non-robot domination.

What do the superheroes Mothman, Atom Smasher, Marvel Boy, Leviathan, and the Thing all have in common? They’re all Jews. Don’t believe me? The internet never lies

for all those yosefblog scholars among us: Under Odysseus is a blog written by Eurylochus, a Greek participating in the Trojan War.

“There was a lot of shit-talking. Hector kept shouting that Ajax wasn’t much of a substitution for Achilles. Ajax would respond that Hector was just flattering himself.”

(via kottke)

another turn in ferrari case (previously mentioned here and here)

this brings back memories. some guy decided to write 100 companies asking for free stuff, and is posting his results: The $39 Experiment

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Joe Morgenstern: In watching a film before the hype, critics get a very different picture