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"Carol Gambrel went to a bakery to buy her 22-year old daughter Laura a cake to celebrate her recent graduation from Indiana University. She got one of those photo cakes and requested the icer add a cap on top of Laura's head. But, you know, cap sounds a lot like cat." - ronin from Bookmarklet

"The newest addition to human anatomy is just 15 microns thick, but its discovery will make eye surgery safer and simpler. Harminder Dua, a professor at the University of Nottingham, recently found a new layer in the human cornea, and he's calling it (can you guess?) Dua's layer. Dua's layer sits at the back of the cornea, which previously had only five known layers. Dua and his colleagues discovered the new body part by injecting air into the corneas of eyes that had been donated for research and using an electron microscope to scan each separated layer." - ronin from Bookmarklet

"Ever wanted to see a cockatiel whistling the theme to Hayao Miyazaki's animated classic 'My Neighbor Totoro' with a little musical accompaniment by its caretaker? Well you're in luck. Man, if I had that bird I would have him singing that song all day long, and my life would be better because of it. Then, when my roommate can't stand it anymore and finally threatens, "IT'S EITHER THE BIRD OR ME!" I'll ask if he needs any help throwing garbage bags of his stuff down the stairs." - ronin from Bookmarklet

"Toilet seats: your penis belongs dangling in front them, not crushed underneath them, but try telling that to America’s dumb kids. A new study published in urology journal BJU International (summarized in Reuters under the ominous headline “Falling toilet seats: Rare but growing risk for boys”) found that emergency room visits prompted by toilet seats slamming down onto little boys’ penises with the righteous fury of an angry God increased by a rate of 100 per year between 2002 and 2010." - ronin from Bookmarklet

I wonder if porn actors can seriously apply for disability for that…. - Victor Ganata

"Popular anti-depressant Prozac might be easing the pain of depression for humans, but apparently it's turning fish into crazed homicidal maniacs: according to a new study, fish are eating traces of the drug found in wastewater, and they're becoming more aggressive, anxious, anti-social and in some cases, driven to kill each other. Elizabeth Wurtzel did not predict this." - ronin from Bookmarklet

Is that the one you got from Monoprice? Has it actually arrived, yet? - Jimminy

Is it held together by glue? Screws? - ronin

Yeah, it arrived. I'mma send it back for a replacement ASAP. I think it might be a lack of glue. I couldn't find any loose or missing screws, and one review of this model said their panel was loose too and they fixed it with glue. But mine is ridiculously loose and I don't want to just glue it, esp because even if I did, it wouldn't sit flush with the case anyways. - Andrew C (✓)

"The Texas Board of Education has drawn scrutiny in recent years for its efforts to revise its curriculum to favor more conservative-friendly versions of history and science. After revising textbooks last year to emphasize Christian influences on the Founding Fathers and introduce Intelligent Design to biology classes, the Board voted nine to zero today to change official nomenclature regarding slavery. In Texas, students will now be taught that slaves were not kidnapped and exploited against their will, but were actually “unpaid interns.” “While African workers were not compensated monetarily,” the new curriculum guidelines acknowledge, “by working outside picking cotton, they gained valuable career experience and were provided with ample networking opportunities.”" - April Russo from Bookmarklet

Hey, I thought it was for real at first, too. Quite believable. - April Russo

Huh, Hyori's making a comeback this year eh? The poor eyebrows they inflicted on the girl in this video. ;-p And she kinda reminds me of an Asian Megan Fox in this. - ronin from Bookmarklet

True. Sadly, most of her songs sound so derivative on every single one of her comeback albums, that it's silly they even accused her. - Anika

Hm, interesting, so the price difference isn't really that big since the PS4 doesn't come w/the Move. Seems like the Xbox is better for those who want to do everything on one machine but the PS4 is the better option if less game restrictions is more important. - ronin from Bookmarklet

Another Vocaloid-related song I actually like. - ronin from Bookmarklet

Wow. Yeah, that certainly changes the light I see this in. - Spidra Webster

I wouldn't be surprised if they charged him with treason and espionage, but I think if they convict him (if they can even catch him), sentencing him to death would be an absolute political nightmare. - Victor Ganata

There's a National Lobster Day? - ronin from Bookmarklet

Ugh. - ronin from Bookmarklet

:( - Halil

Hyori!!! =) - ronin from Bookmarklet

This song was the answer on an episode of Running Man. Kim Jong Kook couldn't get it right and Gary looked pissed. - Anika

Maybe just a fresh OS re-install? - ronin

Perfect excuse. - Eric - Too Hot

Really too bad that they disbanded last year. Between them and SCANDAL I was in girl rock heaven for awhile there. - ronin from Bookmarklet

I hate to be that girl the next day. - ronin from Bookmarklet

That's just wrong, and should be illegal. - Georgia

Dammit, every time I see this picture I want to stop into the pho place and get a pearl milk tea. Or ooooh, avocado shake with pearl. Shit, now I just want pho. DAMN YOU STEPHEN MACK. - Hookuh Tinypants

"An 11-year-old boy's rendition of the national anthem at Game 3 of the NBA finals brought the usual appreciative applause Tuesday, but outside AT&T Center in San Antonio, his performance brought a darker reaction from some posters on social media -- and eventually an online backlash against their racist comments." - ronin from Bookmarklet

That's so sad. - Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart

"Benfield's videos, released earlier this week, display many of the oarfish's defining characteristics. Its body, which is estimated to be between 16 to 22 feet long, is seen oriented vertically, head facing the surface of the water and tail pointing towards the sea floor. Protruding from the top of its head are several dorsal fin rays." - ronin from Bookmarklet

"Five tries. Five failures. Australian Chloe McCardel became the latest endurance athlete undone by the warm waters and fierce jellyfish of the Florida Straits, abandoning Wednesday night her attempt to become the first person to swim across nonstop without a shark cage. Her team said she stopped "due to a severe debilitating jellyfish sting" as she stroked through the dark waters. The 28-year-old from Melbourne lasted just 11 hours after swimming off from Havana." - ronin from Bookmarklet

Who knew choosing paint colors would be such a pain. Too many damn hues that are too much alike. Colors all blending into one. Eyes tired... - ronin from Bookmarklet

I have paint chips and flip books here and 5 years later I still can't discern differences between certain colors. - Anika

Otters are so cute! - Kelli H. from Android

Cool! I've only ever seen them in zoos! - Yvonne from FFHound!

Guess that's why Dick didn't take the plunge. He's in the free dev program. - Mary B: #TeamMonique

Worked fine the second time. I think I may have accidentally screwed it up on the first go because there's one part during the install process where the phone goes completely blank and unresponsive for awhile and I rebooted it cause I thought it was done. - ronin

Wasn't there a loophole to get this without being in the dev program? - Leo

20 seconds? Who has 20 seconds to spare? =p - ronin from Bookmarklet

Hopefully doctors and nurses do! - Andrew C (✓)

I teach my nephews to sing 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' as they wash, which, yes, comes out to approximately 20 seconds. - Leo

There's a Rolls Royce of Lobster? - ronin from Bookmarklet

"Shintaro Hayashi never expected his job to lead him to the underworld. The prosthetics maker built a career making silicone body parts for patients with breast cancer, or legs and arms for those injured in serious accidents. But a decade ago, he started to notice a change in the clientele at his Tokyo-based company, Aiwa Gishi. "I started to see a gradual increase in people who were asking for prosthetic pinkies," Hayashi, 39, said. "They weren't the standard small, medium or large, but custom-made pinkies."" - ronin

"A new website currently going viral in Taiwan allows users to peruse the various uniforms worn by girls (only girls) across the island (and some schools on the mainland, because creepiness knows no borders). While many photos appear to have been taken from social media, some of the photo subjects, as Rocket News 24 leeringly notes, "look like models" dressed up as schoolgirls. Of course, even if all the photos were so obviously posed the site would still be pretty creepy. However, just like Reddit's thankfully now defunct /r/jailbait and /r/creepshots forums, the sharing of photos of underage girls without their consent for creeps on the internet to ogle is highly unethical and gross (and potentially illegal)." - ronin from Bookmarklet

0_o - Joe Silence

*pre-orders* - Tinfoil 2.0

I always wanted to upgrade the CPU on my Mac Pro but usage-wise I don't think I'm actually held back currently by it. Plus I'm afraid of screwing things up majorly. =) Got 5 drives crammed into it though and all my RAM slots are full. Also added an extra vid card to handle my third display. I'm ok w/external expansion I think since I don't usually use PCIe for anything. - ronin