by | Sep 8, 2013 | Weirdness
from The San Jose Mercury News Car hackers slam on brakes at freeway speeds By Tom Krisher/Associated Press DETROIT — As cars become more like PCs on wheels, what’s to stop a hacker from taking over yours? In recent demonstrations, hackers have shown they...
by | Aug 28, 2013 | Weirdness
from edible geography The Pickle Index By NICOLA | Published: AUGUST 14, 2013 IMAGE: Two heads of whole zha cai with chilli paste; photograph by Sjschen via Wikipedia. Chinese officials, charged with moving 250 million rural farmers into cities over the next...
by | Aug 26, 2013 | Weirdness
from Paste Magazine Dentist Who Bought John Lennon’s Molar at Auction Wants to Use the Tooth to Clone the Late Singer BY NICK PETRILLO It looks like the plot has thickened in the never-ending tale of John Lennon’s decayed tooth. In an interview with The Sun, Canadian...
by | Aug 21, 2013 | Weirdness
from The Daily Mirror Queen’s swan found barbecued near Windsor Castle riverbank WARNING: Graphic image. The bird was butchered and cooked before its remains were dumped close to the river By Barrie White One of the Queen’s swans has been found killed and...
by | Aug 15, 2013 | Weirdness
from Crain’s Famed piano maker Steinway sold for $499M After a last-minute bid canceled a planned sale to Kohlberg & Co., Steinway is selling itself to Paulson & Co. for a $3-per-share premium over the earlier offer. (AP) — The famed piano maker...
by | Aug 10, 2013 | Weirdness
from SPACE.com Applicants for One-Way Mars Trip to Descend on Washington by Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer A coterie of aspiring Martians will descend on Washington, D.C. on Saturday (Aug. 3) for the first Million Martian Meeting. The group consists of applicants for...
