Just file this under I for I-told-you-so...

Apparently, and much to EVERYONE's surprise, teens who take pledges of abstinence have just as much sex as those who don't. As a bonus, they are less likely to practice safe sex.

I'm not sure I really support that as the official national position on sex ed. What do you think?

Dude. I could TOTALLY stay in bed for 90 days and $17,000.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/05/qa-nasa-scienti.html

No, no. Not pizza AND beer. Pizza beer. The Onion AV Club reviewed it.

This is cool:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/crew/exp6/spacechronicles4.html

For those who haven't seen it yet, there is a review here that shows the canned cheeseburger in all it's reheated and eaten glory. I think the guy's faces that he makes are really excellent, but I think he's mostly just playing.

It does look a little.... wet.

I've just read this article about a museum in Sao Paulo was robbed of two paintings, one of which was a Picasso of estimated worth $50M. During the brouhaha, it was revealed that, at the time of the robbery, there was no active surveillance (security guard), the cameras didn't get a good picture (no infrared), and this might be the kicker.... there's no insurance on the collection.

I'm not a huge fan of insurance, I find it to be akin to blackmail in many cases. It's protection money. Yes, sometimes, it's good to have it. Most of the time.... However, and this is a big however, I don't have a multi-million dollar collection of fine art.

(which is why it's in my blog, instead of as a story...)

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A new species of giant spitting cobra, measuring nearly nine feet and possessing enough venom to kill at least 15 people, has been discovered in Kenya, a conservation group said on Friday.

Wired has written up a top-10 of modern snake oil preparations, products that purport to give the purchaser improved health and well-being, but which apparently do nothing at all, unless you were suffering from an unbearably heavy load of cash in your pocket.

My favorite is the 2', AU$300 extension cord.

This XKCD comic will very probably cause you to groan and laugh at the same time.

It's safe for work, unless your boss is going to ask you what it means.

The year is 2099. Modern science and medical technology have conquered senescence, and you are feeling young, spry, and (given your age) pretty wise. What implant, bodily alteration, or systemic symbiosis is it, that you've saved up all your cereal box tops to buy?