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The weekend coffee has bees. And ants. Zombie ants.

August 21st, 2010 2 comments
Have you ever wondered what happens if you put a jar over top of a hole in a beehive?

If the answer to that is “no”, you will be kicking yourself for not wondering about this sooner after seeing what happens.
Here at the Big Bad Blog, we love math jokes. This one is fantastic.
It would seem that the security features on touchscreen phones can be hacked using a ‘smudge attack’. This information will feature in an upcoming episode of Burn Notice, most probably.
Things you have always known but never bothered to test empirically: Women with larger breasts have an easier time hitchhiking.
Georgia Pacific, a maker of paper towel dispensers you find in restrooms, is suing for trademark infringement as people are using paper towels from other brands in their machines.
Everything you need to know about parasite powered zombie ants.
While creationism (and its variants) do not belong in the science classroom, not being science, do they belong elsewhere? Religion class? Philosophy? History? Albert Meyer argues not. Personally, I would like to see it as a subject to be tested in a class on Critical Thinking.
In case you do not know what a Rickroll is, there is now court testimony explaining it on record, thanks to hacker Christopher Poole.
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The weekend coffee, cat armour and turtle sharks

August 14th, 2010 No comments
I would not be surprised if some of the readers of the Big Bad Blog immediately leave the site to check out the cost of plane tickets to New York, on discovery that there will be Doctor Who themed burlesque.
Some of the advice being given about being sensitive to the different customs of foreigners in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics is hilarious.

For instance, when speaking with Mexicans, avoid mentioning their war with America in 1845-6.

Why would I start a conversation with a random Mexican on that particular topic?
Science discovers what is being called a Life of Brian effect in the human brain. Not terribly interesting, other than the name being awesome.
Apparently having sexual relations with a mannequin in a public park is not legal in West Virginia.

Who knew?
A porn star showing pubic hair causing a backlash?

You wouldn’t think so, but apparently that’s what happened after Sasha Grey went nude on HBO’s Entourage
There’s been lots on baby names in our coffee this week — a trend that we’re continuing over the weekend.

Your name also has an effect on what you do and where you live. Denises become dentists, Louises tend to live in St Louis. And so on.
I’m generally not a fan of arguments that would not convince anybody. After all — the point of arguing something is to convince somebody (even if that somebody is yourself).

But I can’t help but enjoying the argument that gay marriage is good because it brings us closer to a Sci Fi utopia.
German radioactive boars are running amok.
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This weekend coffee has lots of Fett and some food

August 7th, 2010 1 comment
A strange process involving The Daily Mail creates brain eating vaccines.
Scientists love little more than destroying childhood memories.

Triceratops — ex-communicated from the legion of dinosaurs.
Note to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies: When sending legal threats, it is best to get the law right.
Somewhere in Indiana, there is a doctor who ought to be stripped of his license.
The Internet … where strange affairs and second marriages are discovered and/or researched through Facebook.
I still remember running.
An important note — it is unwise to receive a blowjob while cooking pancakes.
If you do not wish to know how large the frightening holes in Internet privacy are, I suggest that you do not click on this link.
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The weekend coffee, featuring frogs and the solution to sparkling vampires

July 31st, 2010 No comments
Note to would-be phone thieves: try not to steal a phone that is being used as part of a GPS tracking demonstration.
Got arthritis? It might be a good idea to get drunk.
Frogs did not always land on their feet. Once upon a time, they would belly flop and slide on their faces.
Apparently a Battleship movie is in the works. Based on the board game.

Candyland, too.
Note to residents of Missouri: Acting in a flirtatious manner towards a video camera implies consent to having your shirt pulled off on the video, and a video of your tits to be sold for profit.
Australia plans on snooping on what their citizens do while on the Internet.

How? We can’t tell you because 90% of the document is censored.

Why is it censored? To prevent debate. Seriously.

Australia is still supposed to be a democracy, right?
“Why would vampires sparkle?” is a common refrain these days. “That’s stupid.”

Well, boys and girls, they might sparkle … if they were insects! Butterflies, to be more exact.
Here’s a big surprise: The software industry makes up statistics to support their views on software piracy.
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