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2008 October

Gecko Glue Is Stickiest Yet

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new type of dry glue designed to mimic gecko feet is 10 times stickier than the gravity-defying lizards, and three times stickier than other gecko-inspired glues, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.

“It’s the stickiest dry glue yet,” said Liming Dai of the university of Dayton, who reported on the glue in the [...]

Holee Shit! Now THAT’s a Library!

Nothing quite prepares you for the culture shock of Jay Walker’s library. You exit the austere parlor of his New England home and pass through a hallway into the bibliographic equivalent of a Disney ride. Stuffed with landmark tomes and eye-grabbing historical objects—on the walls, on tables, standing on the floor—the room occupies about 3,600 [...]

Make-Believe Maverick

I have no problem with this story, as opposed to the questionable one entitled “My Holiday With John McCain.”  It will be published in the October 16 issue of Rolling Stone.
This is the story of the real John McCain, the one who has been
hiding in plain sight. It is the story of a man who [...]

Mohandas K. Gandhi

Today is the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), Indian social reformer, activist and pacifist.  Learn more here.

May as well laugh…


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