http://www.sadhat.com/sadhat.com - the ultimate source for the best news in the universeen-us http://xkcd.com/1040/ Obsidian - the bowie/mercury joke is awesome. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/03/us/justices-approve-strip-searches-for-any-offense.html Obsidian - to be clear, it justifies a strip search for any offense that results in arrest and detention in jail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV1PieRdSaI jester - Sad, but most likely true. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQkpTSXUsJE jester - Saddest video I've seen in quite some time (it's long). https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/go-to-trial-crash-the-justice-system.html?_r=1 Obsidian - laziness, fear, and pragmatism are the obstacles. http://www.npr.org/blogs/krulwich/2012/02/24/147367644/six-legged-giant-finds-secret-hideaway-hides-for-80-years Obsidian - awesome. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8830066/Band-creates-the-most-relaxing-tune-ever.html claws03 - Reminds me of pink floyd without vocals. http://www.infowars.com/10-things-that-every-american-should-know-about-the-federal-reserve/ Obsidian - as with anything associated with Alex Jones, this article should be taken with a grain of salt. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/589217 Obsidian - awesome resource. Sagan did something like that in the "cosmos" series. http://todaytravel.today.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/12/10138570-tips-from-well-traveled-families Obsidian - oh, how optimistic you are. http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/01/scotus-re-copyright-decision/ jester - What a coincidence that this opinion comes down on SOPA blackout day... http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/story/2012-01-10/CDC-38-million-US-adults-binge-drink/52483012/1 Obsidian - so what? When i was listening to a related story on npr last night, i could not help but wonder what relevance the term binge drinker is supposed to have. it is merely a classification and nowhere does anyone say that it is a bad thing or what the problem with being a binge drinker is [in and of itself] http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/01/05/new-law-requires-photo-id-to-buy-drain-cleaner/ jester - This is absurd. How will this prevent any future similar crimes? http://www.addictinginfo.org/2012/01/05/31-rick-santorum-quotes-that-prove-he-would-be-a-destructive-president/ jester - #15 is the scariest to me http://gizmodo.com/5865808/has-nasas-satellite-captured-an-unidentified-object-near-mercury Obsidian - I am really disgusted with the way other news agencies have described this story. Some of them want to suggest that the phenomenon is unexplained in the headline, but yet within two paragraphs of most of the stories the non-exciting explanation is given. http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/telecom/story/2011-11-23/fcc-att-tmobile/51355918/1 jester - Since when has any merger /created/ jobs? Nice try AT&T! http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/11/michigan_republicans_give_anti-bullying_bill_a_mor.php?ref=fpb jester - This basically defeats the whole purpose of the bill! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFA-rOls8YA&feature=relmfu chris - My favorite is the Einstein vs Stephen Hawking. http://news.yahoo.com/landmark-hanoi-hotel-unearths-vietnam-war-bunker-080754510.html jester - I've been to this hotel! It's awesome! http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/10/justice/amish-crime/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 dunn - crazy this made national news. this happened just a half hour from my house.