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Date: February 6th, 2008

Magnets Gone Bad

6 February, 2008 (16:43) | Antiscience, Body, Physics | 5 comments

Why is striking woo so easy on the internet?
My knee has been bothering me, and the knee brace I have used in the past (which AFAICT stabilizes against some lateral movement) wasn’t helping me. The problem appears to be consistent with patellar tendinitis, aka jumper’s knee (and yes, mister fancy-pants word-check software, thatisthe correct [...]

Ethical Dilemmas

6 February, 2008 (06:52) | Cartoon, Humor, Links | No comments

A man is content. Is it justifiable to pose an ethical dilemma that gives him a miserable headache?
Ran across The allegory of the trolley problem paradox
(via Uncertain Principles)