• The Environment

    Nature's Grossest Creatures

    By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 12.12.2008 10 Comments

    A good dose of nature can still soothe the psyche of the modern human, but sometimes nature, red in tooth and claw, can also just gross you out. Wasps turn helpless caterpillars into a 24x7 buffet for young ones, mama mantis snacks on the head of its former lover, and a frog gives new meaning to oral fixation when nurturing the kiddies.

    12.12.2008 at 08:40pm - Comment by Ophiguris

    Hmm, Only the Bot fly really seems disgusting X_X. Especially because, from the looks of it, that thing tears right through flesh and burrows /IN/ your body. That's what creeps me out most Oo. As for the rest, they're not so bad. The Blob Fish DOES look a little creepy though, I suppose underwater, they might have some mass and may be able to support themselves, as whales do until they are on land. And seriously, why is there no Port Jackson Shark?

  • Science

    Dear Mr. President

    By Posted on 10.28.2008 5 Comments

    Good morning, Senator (or should I say "President-elect"?), and congratulations. You talked during your campaign about using the Internet to engage with regular folks, and surely you did. So did your opponent. The last time I checked, the two of you had amassed about two million friends between you on Facebook and MySpace, and another few hundred thousand followers on Twitter and YouTube.

    10.27.2008 at 12:39pm - Comment by Ophiguris

    Is. . . anyone worried about hacking? I mean, modern computer users can get in to even the Pentagon and such. Some hackers can take over whole computers even. I'm canadian, and also very inexperienced : P. But how fool proof /IS/ the government's system? There was a quote from an ex-CIA agent; "Bring me 50 of the world's best hackers, and I will bring this country to its knees" In order to set up an interactive community, AND online as well, there will need to be several hundreds of layers of security precautions. More so, what about leaks? Getting a hold of a government operator would be easier, and you could be breaking into servers in and out easily. As well, you'd have hundreds of members in such a community, and I don't think the president can handle ALL of them. You'd need thousands of staff, all trained to best answer questions. And even then, it's not really average american-president interaction. It's like talking to Kid's Help Phone, trying to figure out your life.



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