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  1. almostaskier

    Calling All Vote Swayers: Comedy Competition

    Sup everyone. I didn't know if we still did this sort of thing, but a quick glance at NSG revealed NS is still a powerhouse of online vote swaying, so here's the deal. UCSC has four finalists in the running for the NCCC comedy competition. I, unfortunately, am not one of those finalists, but...
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    My intern project was on the Colbert Report!

    If you're bored and into Marine Science, here you go. Background: I've been interning with UCSC researchers that tag and track northern elephant seals at Año Nuevo since the beginning of the quarter. You can check their work out at www.topp.org. Part of the internship is outreach, and this...
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    Canadian Parliament dissolved

    http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1839371,00.html?xid=rss-topstories You can just "dissolve" parliament? I guess y'all need to go out and vote again canucks.
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    From Russia, With Hate.

    It seems that in other parts of the world, the insidious hate against all foreigners and immigrants of color is given freer reign. Imagine if the opponents of immigration in the US could allow themselves to express their ideas in this same way. The parallels of both discourses, after all, are...
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    I saw a man die at Dodge Ridge today.

    Today a man died at Dodge Ridge, under chair 8, between pillars 8 and 9. I was on the chair above him. I saw him ski down the black diamond, then come to a slow stop as my dad and I came up to him. He swayed a bit, then crumpled over. He moved his arms out to next to his side, then stopped...
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    Creativity Incarnate: Patrick Melcher

    I love this part... So much fun and tech... If you like this, try Richie Jackson and Randy Ploesser if you want more traditional stuff.
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    The Government Deception on Iran...

    So, as you may know, Iran stopped nuclear weapons development round the time we went to war with Iraq. So says every single intelligence agency we have, including Mossad, it would seem. So this means we've had a bit of fear mongering coming for a while, as suspected, yet still on a scale not...
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    Only in America...

    Do people have so much free time... http://www.landoverbaptist.net/showthread.php?t=5602
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    Fullpipe skating...

    http://www.chilloutzone.de/files/07111905.html Amazing.
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    Echochrome: Inside MC Escher's Mind

    Holy crap does this game look cool... http://www.liquidgeneration.com/Media/Videos/Viral_Videos/Animation/Echochrome_Inside_MC_Eschers_Mind/ For PSP.
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    Al Gore Shares Nobel Peace Prize With UN Panel

    http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/13/world/13nobel.html?ref=us The question most of the articles end up asking is if he'll run for president as well... Thoughts?
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    D3o finally incorporated into consumerwear!

    For those of you who may remember, a while back there was news of a substance that was extremely flexible, yet also extremely shock resistant. The molecules behave as a liquid normally, and then behave as a solid when impacted. It was amazing, we all pined for some sort of application to snow...
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    Perhaps the Best Two Halo Videos Ever.

    Halo 2: http://stage6.divx.com/Halo-Montages/video/1282892/GuN-Sh0t---2nd-Halo-2-montage Halo 3 Beta: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oaew10Kbsg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8N1u1xyrrg&mode=related&search=
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    Ethanol vehicles pose significant health risk, Stanford study says.

    http://news-service.stanford.edu/news/2007/april18/ethanol-041807.html Stanford Report, April 18, 2007 Ethanol vehicles pose significant risk to health, new study finds BY MARK SHWARTZ // Mark Z. Jacobson Los Angeles smog Using ethanol-based fuel instead of gasoline would likely increase...
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    NEW LOGIN PAGE WIFF GARRET RUSSEL

    Dude! most amazingest picture ever!
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    An actual threat?

    http://www.playfuls.com/news_004779_Global_Solutions_Sought_for_Dangerous_Incoming_Asteroids.html This feels eerily paranoid... 75% of the country is ocean... an asteroid, even IF it managed to get through the atmosphere with enough mass to do any sort of harm, which would imply a perfect...
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    One of the greatest cinematic achievements of all time.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKCF1oWod-M&NR Ninjas have just taken a point on pirates.
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    Best laugh. Ever

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4Y4keqTV6w So funny.
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    New "I hate NY" website up!

    Yeah! www.ihateny.net
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    Merry Swedish Christmas, Christmas Eve, Christmas, and Happy New Year !

    Voilà! All neatly wrapped into one! Merry Everything! Break out the eggnog and julmust! We're eating roast beast! Presents! The gift of giving! Snow for those lucky bums who have it! Yay!
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