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Posts made in January, 2013

Washington State Initiative 522 – The GMO Warning Label Battle Rages On

Despite losing in the state with arguably the most anti-science crackpots in its citizenry - California - GMO activists in arguably the second most anti-science state - Washington - are determined to show the country why they should be number one. read...

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E=mc^2…In Spaaaace

The only thing that might have saved a sequel like "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, Jr."(1) was putting it in space. If you put ":In Space" at the end of anything, it gains instant credibility it might otherwise not have. (see The Muppets)(2)But some people, like Abraham Lincoln, don't need more credibility, they are already heroic.  So making Lincoln a Vampire Hunter is just showing off. And...

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E=mc^2…In Spaaaace

The only thing that might have saved a sequel like "Ace Ventura, Pet Detective, Jr."(1) was putting it in space. If you put ":In Space" at the end of anything, it gains instant credibility it might otherwise not have. (see The Muppets)(2)But some people, like Abraham Lincoln, don't need more credibility, they are already heroic.  So making Lincoln a Vampire Hunter is just showing off. And...

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TrackingPoint Rifle: Linux-Powered, And Can Make Anyone A Sharpshooter

TrackingPoint isn't just making a “smart gun”, they are making a “Precision Guided Firearm.” It has a computerized scope that provides a hunter with metrics like wind speed, incline, temperature, distance to target and more.  You can even stream the scope to an iPhone, so more experienced hunters can help younger hunters with spotting, by being able to see exactly what they’re...

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TrackingPoint Rifle: Linux-Powered, And Can Make Anyone A Sharpshooter

TrackingPoint isn't just making a “smart gun”, they are making a “Precision Guided Firearm.” It has a computerized scope that provides a hunter with metrics like wind speed, incline, temperature, distance to target and more.  You can even stream the scope to an iPhone, so more experienced hunters can help younger hunters with spotting, by being able to see exactly what they’re...

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