- There’s a giant crack in Africa that will eventually become a new ocean. Which one will fall into the ocean first, Calfornia or Ethiopia?
- Nancy Pelosi’s health care bill is 1,990 pages long. The Republican alternative is 230 pages.
- Unintentional leadfoot: Safety analysts have found some 2,000 cases of Toyota cars—including Camry, Prius and Lexus models—accelerating without warning to speeds of up to 100 mph. Yes… the car did it on its own… that’s what happened.
- Remember the story about prison inmates getting the H1N1 vaccine when it’s not available for everyone else? Well now the Gitmo detainees are getting it. Interestingly the White House says it’s not happening, and the Pentagon says that it is.
- Here’s a new twist on the “people are ditching cable and watching things online” canard: Best Buy is preparing for a time when people no longer buy DVD’s.
- This is going to end well: Psychic ‘mind-reading’ computer will show your thoughts on screen. Isn’t this exactly how things started to go wrong in 2001: A Space Odyssey?
- Speaking of things you really don’t want to see, the “Moms like Me” blog is going to stream live video of a woman giving birth. Come on people, just because we can put anything online, doesn’t mean that we actually have to.
- “V” has gone from space lizards to a not so subtle swipe at Obamamania. First they’ll bring us hope and change, then they’ll cover us in meat tenderizer and slather us in BBQ sauce.
- Booming business? Guns and ammo. Whether it’s fright over possible tighter gun control regulation or something else of which one doesn’t want to think, people are buying so much ammo that there’s a shortage. Do you really NEED that stockpile you’re building? (Yes… yes I do)
- According to a study from the American Psychological Association, Chicagoans are increasingly stressed about work and job stability. We should talk Dan into making John and Cisco stress balls.
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Archive for November 4th, 2009
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Keith Conrad
Radio producer, internet enthusiast, all around nice guy. Keith can talk your ear off on everything from NASA's latest plans to what the Cubs need to do to win the World Series.