24French
Writer with a day job. Too smartass usually and confusingly hyper-femme as well! But balance is good.
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"Tiny flying machines can be used for everything from indoor surveillance to exploring collapsed buildings, but simply making smaller versions of planes and helicopters doesn't work very... more-
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Making mini-bats for human odd jobs is much better than real bat coercion. And they look radical... more14 other responses to this -
LONDON – British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm from embryonic stem cells for the first time, an accomplishment they say may someday help infertile men father... more-
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...because there's such a lack of it in the world today? more15 other responses to this -
Hackers who commandeer your computer are bad enough. Now scientists worry that someday, they’ll try to take over your brain. In the past year, researchers have developed technology that... more-
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Brain hacking's been going on for years! And not just by advertising. Science needs to catch up with reality. more8 other responses to this -
What's the best way to show the world that you love America this July 4th? Though we don't recommend it, you could always shoot some bottle rockets out of your butt! infoMania is a... more-
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Radical butt-offing. The invention of the camera has been crucial to the advancement of humankind...or at least our culture. more11 other responses to this -
In his weekly roundup of the crazy world of 24-hour media madness, Conor Knighton looks at Megan Joy's awful version of 'Rockin Robin' on American Idol. This week he also looks at... more-
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Media coverage has gone apeshit. Usually, I can avoid the bizarro stupido idioto cable "news" - but not last week (had to watch). So coverage of the coverage is... more5 other responses to this -
This week on infoMania we take a look at the wall-to-wall Michael Jackson media madness. Conor tries to figure out what the heck Nancy Grace is so mad about. Ben lays out his thoughts on the... more-
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Damn - missed the IM T-shirt giveaway window. Now will go shirtless. more84 other responses to this -
Project Nomad is a mechanical vehicle concept by designer Jason Battersby. The vehicle--designed like a horse--can climb steep grades and even navigate rocks and boulders. Best part, it finds... more-
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This looks like a wishful thinking mock-up. but even if it worked, the Borg horse is no replacement for the real thing. It looks more like a sabertooth lion. more20 other responses to this -
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The Minnesota Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Democrat Al Franken the winner of a tight U.S. Senate race over Republican Norm Coleman, which should give Democrats the 60-seat majority they need... more-
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Yeeha! The election process can work sometimes! more87 other responses to this
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- What I would Change About the World:
- Fewer organizations. More people willing to buck the system.
- Current Project:
- manuscripts in process
- Influences/Heroes:
- Various dead poets, some live ones. Various scientists. Jane Goodall. Michelle Paver, JK Rowling, Al Gore, Yoko Ono, Chuck Close
- Organizations:
- Growing up Catholic has left me organization wary.
- Political Bent:
- Common sense with some wishful thinking.
- Favorite Bands:
- Propellarheads (still), Airborne Toxic Event, A3.
- Favorite Directors:
- Altman, Gilliam, Tarantino, Kieslowski, PT Anderson, Guillermo Del Torres.
- Favorite Movies:
- Recently love "The Lives of Others." Remember liking the original "Planet of the Apes" a lot...otherwise, brain-freeze. It's all one big film festival.
- Favorite TV Shows:
- Angels in America was genius. Battlestar Gallactica. Rome was pretty outrageous. I'm a suck for nature shows.
