You had your dose of random automotive news from me, now have some random science. Actually, does making something colder than absolute zero qualify to be call SCIENCE! instead?

http://www.nature.com/news/quantum-gas- ... ro-1.12146

There must be some way to tie this to PMMM, since they're already using magical girls to fight the Dark Energy driving the universe apart.
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

What's the current rules or guidelines for mecha in fenspace?  Also anyone doing anything with the gundam fen like during the war or such?

This heatmobile WILL catch you up!

http://www.autoweek.com/article/2014060 ... /140609926
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"Anko, what you do in your free time is your own choice. Use it wisely. And if you do not use it wisely, make sure you thoroughly enjoy whatever unwise thing you are doing." - HymnOfRagnorok as Orochimaru at SpaceBattles
woot Med. Eng., verb, 1st & 3rd pers. prsnt. sg. know, knows

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/04/us/navajo ... ?hpt=hp_t3]The last Navajo codetalker from WWII has passed awy.
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

Currently, Schlock Mercenary's site includes a cartoon drawn by Howard Tayler, "Clockwork Departure," specifically to commemorate Jay Lake, who died Sunday.  His writing included a clockpunk series beginning with Mainspring.
The reference at the Schlock site was the first I'd ever even heard of Jay Lake.  To judge from the comments people attached to "Clockwork Departure," that was my loss.  He wasn't quite 50 yet.  The saying, "Taken too soon," comes to mind.

If you don't normally read Schlock Mercenary, I nevertheless urge you to visit the site this week at least to see "Clockwork Departure."  
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Big Brother is watching you.  And damn, you are so bloody BORING.

Since the founding of the United States there have been few things that haven't changed. One of those things was a simple rule, the United States does not negotiate with terrorists ever. Over the weekend the President decided that we would trade five known terrorists currently residing in Gitmo for one hostage soldier. His explanation and justification was that he was trading POW's with another government. Tell me, what country does the Taliban rule. Are they not a fallen regime now recognized as a terrorist group which makes the soldier a hostage of terrorists and not a POW. What impetus is there now keep the terrorists from taking more hostages to get back people that they want or need. Remember, these are the ppeople who have sworn themselves to our destruction, don't give them what they want.
 

I was trawling about for news about the new Sailor Moon Crystal, and found this little tidbit about Viz, the company who's producing it.
Namely, that they acquired the rights to the entire Sailor Moon catalog (all seasons, 3 movies, unedited) with plans to release them both in subtitled and eventually (newly) dubbed form.

Needless to say, actually seeing the old shows may soon be a lot easier than it has been in decades, given the crazy rights spillover of different seasons, and I'm seriously intrigued to see what some of the more modern voice actor talent these days could make of a new Sailor Moon dub (particularly one not deviating so sharply from the source material).
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"Oh, silver blade, forged in the depths of the beyond. Heed my summons and purge those who stand in my way. Lay
waste."

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/01/showbiz/ann-b-davis-dies/]Ann B. Davis has died.
-- Bob
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Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.

My grandmother passed away this afternoon.
She was 92 years old.
She'd been very ill for a couple of weeks, and it looks like her heart couldn't keep up with it.
I wasn't able to be with her today, but I was there last night when the priest came to give her Last Rites.The rest of the family was with her today. She passed on peacefully.
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Sucrose Octanitrate.
Proof positive that with sufficient motivation, you can make anything explode.

Is there a, "So you just realized you are a self-aware AI," web site/forum (and how many that aren't joke pages)? Is anyone actively looking for signs an AI just woke up? And how easy is it to get from the Earthbound net to the interwave?
Specifically wonder in regards to Ema in the 2015/6 timeframe, but earlier is a good question too.
Sort of a follow on to earlier wondering about whether there were (reputable) sites with, "So you've just been biomodded..." advice. My suspicion is that there is likely quite a bit of misinformation or just plain trolling sites out there...
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Will the transhumanist future have catgirls? Does Japan still exist? Well, there is your answer.