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I once loved a woman, a child I'm told / I gave her my heart, but she [...] Posted at MonkeyFilter May 13, 15:00 GMT I once loved a woman, a child I'm told / I gave her my heart, but she wanted my soul... Suze Rotolo, the girl from the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, speaks about being in love with a 20 yr old Bob, Iran War is imminent, according to Justin Raimondo. Posted at American Samizdat: Rebel Scum Since 2001 May 13, 13:50 GMT Also posted: [fnord] Carpet bombing in cyberspace Posted at KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News May 13, 13:17 GMT "America needs a network that can project power by building an af.mil robot network (botnet) that can direct such massive amounts of traffic to target computers that they can no longer communicate and become no more useful to our adversaries than hunks of metal and plastic," says Col. Charles W. Williamson III, judge advocate, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency. ... Also posted: Two New Ways to Explore the Virtual Universe, in Vivid 3-D Pangea Day Posted at Bernie DeKoven, funsmith May 13, 12:50 GMT [pic]Walleyball is a one of the films produced as part of the Pangea Day celebration. It is a demonstration of how the power of play can transform a border fence into a volleyball net - a dividing [...] This, From That Posted at KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News May 13, 12:41 GMT A new report from the Institute for the Future argues that do-it-yourself "makers" could force enormous changes in the ways that goods and services are designed and manufactured. The renewed urge to tinker, along with flexible manufacturing technologies, could shift production from big companies and stores to communities of makers and consumers. (Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/13/science/13make.html?_r=1&ref=science&oref=slogin) Also posted: Google Wants to Help Web Sites Make New Friends Startup can detect tiny traces of cancer markers in blood samples A Faster Way to Detect Heart Attacks Engineering by Scientists on Embryo Stirs Criticism How the brain detects the emotions of others Playground Politics Posted at growabrain May 13, 07:42 GMT Playground Politics They Said He Was Unprepared Imagine What We Can Draw From Obama It Could Happen To You Spell Change All 15 Obama In 30 Seconds finalists on Move On Dot Com A new Grow-a-Brain category of unusual links... O HAI HERE IZ A HEDLYNE Posted at Exploding Aardvark May 13, 07:23 GMT Great tits cope well with warming (BBC) The James J. Kriegsmann collection Posted at growabrain May 13, 07:01 GMT The James J. Kriegsmann collection Discarded Photographs Found in a Venice Alleyway by a friend of Jennifer Sharpe. An NPR story. (From Plep in NYC) Oh! Dr. Kinsey! A Photographic Reaction to the Kinsey Report, by Lawrence Lariar, 1953. (From... "The Rip" (Portishead):I can't get enough of this album. Posted at POSTHUMAN BLUES May 13, 06:50 GMT "The Rip" (Portishead): I can't get enough of this album. Also posted: This has been a Posthuman Blues public service announcement. I may never wear slacks again -- although, truthfully, I find this ad's [...] Cory Doctorow asks:Who needs terrorists to rip America apart when you've [...] Nietzsche on YouTube Posted at growabrain May 13, 04:17 GMT Nietzsche 'Last Days' Whether these clips are authentic has been debated, but, they a remarkable look at Nietzsche's 'last days' in Weimar in the summer of 1899 (the photo stills by Hans Olde are common) ... Nietzsche died on August... Also posted: Personal submarines How to Be a Brainiac. Posted at MonkeyFilter May 12, 21:30 GMT How to Be a Brainiac. Memorizing make you smart! Or should I say "more smart"! Put away the little notepad and exercise your brain. Remember stuff. Start with this poem. Also posted: Things Younger Than John McCain The world's first piece of online conceptual video game art. Sphere Play Posted at Bernie DeKoven, funsmith May 12, 15:10 GMT [pic]You know those beautiful crystal-looking balls you see jugglers play with - the kind they roll on the backs of their hands and arms and stuff? Ever wonder where you can get them? Well, wonder no more, or make your own wonders. Try Out [...] Dead Man Eating Posted at MonkeyFilter May 12, 12:10 GMT Dead Man Eating chronicles the final meal requests of prisoners executed in the United States since 2002, as well as some details about the crimes they were convicted of, and their trials. (Although I can't find the statistic posted on the site now, they did a count finding that the most common request was for a cheeseburger, followed by fried chicken, then steak.) Historically, the final meal was seen as a way of preventing the spirit of the [...]