Yack, yack, yack... http://dating.blameitonlove.com/list.php?8 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:56:14 -0700 Phorum 5.2-dev http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8584,8584#msg-8584 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8584,8584#msg-8584 A blogger has noticed that the oil giant altered a photograph of its Houston crisis room, cutting and pasting three underwater images into a wall of video feeds from remotely operated undersea vehicles. The altered photo is displayed prominently on the company's Web site.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/19/AR2010071905256.html]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:12:14 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8583,8583#msg-8583 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8583,8583#msg-8583 ScienceDaily (July 18, 2010) — A universal influenza vaccine -- so-called because it could potentially provide protection from all flu strains for decades -- may become a reality because of research led by scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100716125837.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:09:01 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8579,8579#msg-8579 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8579,8579#msg-8579 First off, as many have documented even in the mainstream media, the gathering was peaceful if not happy from 5:30 until much later in the evening. I saw and heard young person after young person get up on the podium and speak with their full hearts and minds. Some of them I knew, most I did not.

http://oaklandlocal.com/blogs/2010/07/69-year-old-retired-school-principal-beaten-school-board-director-arrested-last-night-]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Fri, 09 Jul 2010 18:27:09 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8575,8575#msg-8575 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8575,8575#msg-8575 Everything we know in science fiction is wrong. Well, maybe not everything, but Sam Vaknin, Ph.D., has identified 10 things that sci-fi always screws up. Essentially, Vaknin argues that many of the assumptions made by sci-fi creators and fans, which form the core of many of the genre's stories, have no basis in fact or even logic when it comes to alien races and our possible interaction with them.

http://scifiwire.com/2010/06/10-things-science-fiction.php]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Wed, 30 Jun 2010 17:00:28 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8574,8574#msg-8574 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8574,8574#msg-8574 Ken Abbott, a former project control supervisor on BP's Atlantis deepwater oil rig, was fired in 2009 after expressing concerns about the safety of the operation.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/17/bp-supervisor-fired-for-e_n_616400.html]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:12:30 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8573,8573#msg-8573 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8573,8573#msg-8573 Scientists have for the first time identified the symptoms associated with what has been termed late-onset hypogonadism or "male menopause" caused by a reduction in testosterone production in aging men.

http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/QVDPd2vNzso/100616171639.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:37:55 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8572,8572#msg-8572 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8572,8572#msg-8572 This morning, a number of major advocacy groups, including the ACLU, EFF, and CDT, sent Facebook an open letter detailing some of the outstanding issues with Facebook privacy. The groups’ letter acknowledged that Facebook has made strides recently on this front, especially with its launch of new, simpler privacy controls, but that it hasn’t addressed some major privacy issues, like the fact that the controversial Instant Personalization feature is automatically opt-in.Wasting no time, Facebook has just responded with an open letter of its own.

http://techcrunch.com/2010/06/16/advocacy-groups-poke-more-holes-in-facebook-privacy-facebook-responds/]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:33:53 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8571,8571#msg-8571 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8571,8571#msg-8571
]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:57:37 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8569,8569#msg-8569 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8569,8569#msg-8569 When we heard that Elton John played at Rush Limbaugh’s recent fourth wedding, it took us a few minutes to get our jaws back up.

http://msmagazine.com/blog/blog/2010/06/14/feminist-litmus-test-elton-john-plays-rush-limbaughs-wedding/]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:42:08 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8567,8567#msg-8567 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8567,8567#msg-8567 AT&T announced this week that it will phase out unlimited data plans and start a metered approach with tethering available for an extra cost. And although some elements of the new data plans will work for some customers, AT&T is moving in the opposite direction they should be going. I'm tired of multiple data plans, artificial caps, and arbitrary monthly usage charges. And I'm tired of paying the same companies multiple times for what is, essentially, the exact same service. That service? Data.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-20006667-256.html]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:44:38 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8566,8566#msg-8566 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8566,8566#msg-8566 ScienceDaily (June 2, 2010) — Scientists are reporting new evidence that capsaicin, the stuff that gives chili peppers their kick, may cause weight loss and fight fat buildup by triggering certain beneficial protein changes in the body. Their study, which could lead to new treatments for obesity, appears in ACS' monthly Journal of Proteome Research.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100602121202.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 03 Jun 2010 13:54:11 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8565,8565#msg-8565 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8565,8565#msg-8565 SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A South Lake Tahoe man has filed a class action lawsuit against the popular social networking website Facebook.com, claiming the site divulged personal information to advertisers against its privacy policy.

http://www.sierrasun.com/ARTICLE/20100602/NEWS/100609974/-1/RSS]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:52:21 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8563,8563#msg-8563 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8563,8563#msg-8563 ScienceDaily (May 31, 2010) — University of Michigan scientists have provided the most detailed picture yet of a key receptor in the brain that influences the effectiveness of serotonin-related antidepressants, such as Prozac.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100531155433.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 31 May 2010 18:17:17 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8560,8560#msg-8560 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8560,8560#msg-8560 So Joe McGinnis (The Selling of the President; Fatal Vision; Going to Extremes) has moved next door to Sarah Palin ("You betcha!"; "In what respect, Charlie?"; "All of them."). And Palin's first, instinctive, most characteristic response has been to leeringly imply the author's temptation to pedophilia, to send hubby over to act (in McGinnis' words) "increasingly hostile," and then to complain as though she is being ill-used.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ellis-weiner/the-stupidity-of-sarah-pa_b_594400.html]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Sun, 30 May 2010 19:58:53 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8559,8559#msg-8559 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8559,8559#msg-8559 The activist groups waging what amounts to an undeclared war against the social-networking site for the last year, complete with no fewer than three letters to federal regulators claiming Facebook's actions are illegal, said Thursday that they're hardly ready to declare a truce. (See our Q&A with CEO Mark Zuckerberg and instructions on changing your settings.) Even the simplified options, including slicing the number of settings from 50 to around 15 and consolidating seven pages of choices into three pages, weren't enough to draw much in the way of praise from avowed critics of the Internet's second-largest Web site.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-20006220-38.html]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 27 May 2010 17:13:06 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8554,8554#msg-8554 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8554,8554#msg-8554 ScienceDaily (May 24, 2010) — Scientists in the UK and the U.S. have discovered that a protein which responds to stress can halt the degeneration of muscle mass caused during the body's aging process.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100524101341.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 24 May 2010 15:16:24 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8553,8553#msg-8553 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8553,8553#msg-8553
]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Fri, 30 Apr 2010 19:00:33 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8552,8552#msg-8552 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8552,8552#msg-8552 ScienceDaily (Apr. 29, 2010) — Many women have no doubt been waiting a long time for this: the neuropeptide oytocin enhances male empathy. This substance also increases sensitivity to so-called "social multipliers," such as approving or disapproving looks. This is revealed in a study conducted by scientists at Bonn University and the Babraham Institute of Cambridge, which has now appeared in the Journal of Neuroscience.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100429083024.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 29 Apr 2010 15:43:21 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8541,8541#msg-8541 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8541,8541#msg-8541 ScienceDaily (Apr. 4, 2010) — Simple advice can reduce the risk of weight regain after a very-low-energy diet: the secret to keeping the weight off is to switch back to normal food gradually, reveals a dissertation from the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, which also contains new research results for patients who have undergone obesity surgery.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/04/100404203155.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Sun, 04 Apr 2010 20:10:47 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8535,8535#msg-8535 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8535,8535#msg-8535 Disney filmmakers have warned actresses not to seek a role in the next “Pirates of the Caribbean” movie if they have breast implants.

http://inyourface.freedomblogging.com/2010/03/22/disney-bans-breast-implants-in-pirates/16141/]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:34:43 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8533,8533#msg-8533 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8533,8533#msg-8533 (Reuters) - A suborbital spaceship owned by aspiring space tourism operator Virgin Galactic was airlifted into the skies over California's Mojave Desert on Monday for its debut test flight.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE62L5V320100322]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:55:51 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8532,8532#msg-8532 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8532,8532#msg-8532 Both Linux and Windows have their followers. The question is- which is better? While Windows is known for its user friendly features, Linux wins hands down owing to its varied feature set.

http://www.fedora-linux.com/blog/The-Battle-of-Technology--Linux-Vs-Windows?]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Fri, 19 Mar 2010 01:38:16 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8530,8530#msg-8530 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8530,8530#msg-8530
]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:28:02 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8529,8529#msg-8529 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8529,8529#msg-8529 ScienceDaily (Mar. 16, 2010) — The Internet is expected to be inundated in the future with billions of gigabytes (or exabytes) of data as high-definition video and other bandwidth-busting downloads become the norm. The cost of upgrading the Internet for this so-called "exaflood" could make Web connections too expensive for most consumers. Internet service providers may be able to keep prices down by opening up an express-lane for large data hauls.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100315230004.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:36:39 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8527,8527#msg-8527 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8527,8527#msg-8527 WASHINGTON—In a bold new measure intended to address unemployment among young professionals, lawmakers from across the political spectrum agreed on legislation Tuesday to subsidize the cryogenic freezing of recent college graduates until the job market recovers.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/new_college_graduates_to_be]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:31:32 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8526,8526#msg-8526 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8526,8526#msg-8526 http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/14/actor-peter-graves-dies/]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:02:06 -0700 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8523,8523#msg-8523 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8523,8523#msg-8523 ScienceDaily (Mar. 8, 2010) — A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what people in northern climates need to get through the long winter, according to researchers at Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON). This nutrient lifts mood during cold weather months when days are short and more time is spent indoors.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/03/100303162854.htm]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:30:16 -0800 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8520,8520#msg-8520 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8520,8520#msg-8520 ScienceDaily (Mar. 2, 2010) — Oxygen for ethanol oxidation is supplied through breathing, the stomach, and the skin. There is a great deal of genetic and environmental variability in the pharmacokinetics of alcohol absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination. A new study has found that increasing dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may help to reduce alcohol-related side effects and accidents.

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]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:34:16 -0800 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8502,8502#msg-8502 http://dating.blameitonlove.com/read.php?8,8502,8502#msg-8502 Google is teaming up with the National Security Agency to investigate the recent hack attack against its network in a bid to prevent another assault, according to The Washington Post.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/02/google-seeks-nsa-help]]> eeek General Talk and Chat Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:03:04 -0800