Years ago I got sucked into Graham Hancock's books, such as Fingerprints of the Gods. They are fascinating and fun, and I wanted to believe in the mysteries that they propose, such as a long civilization that lived in Antartica. But today I found it fun to read Bad Archaeology's debunking of Graham's lost civilization. (Via RB.)
This is a really funny blog from a guy that has a love-hate relationship with Hello Kitty:
I should know by now that there is no such thing as a normal conversation when you live in Hello Kitty Hell. If the conversation has anything to do with something that might be needed, I will find it at our doorstep a week later in all its Hello Kittiness. That is how the Hello Kitty yoga mat arrived...
I am hereby providing public notice that no one has permission to use, possess, or traffic in this 128-bit integer: C6 0C E1 9D C1 6F E1 0F 60 48 13 B3 4E 62 81 27. If you are found in possession of it, it is classified as an illegal circumvention device under the DMCA - anyone subject to US law caught distributing it can be punished under the DMCA's anti-trafficking section, for which the DMCA's Safe Harbor provisions do not apply.
This is the most disgusting botanical news I've read.