"Acceptance without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western religion, rejection without proof is the fundamental characteristic of Western science." - Gary Zukav

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Gamebook Creator - "I've developed a new application for creating Gamebooks. It is a BETA and still has to be thoroughly tested, but I was wondering if anyone is interested in seeing some screenshots or trying the BETA."

The Dutch hot chocolate mystique - "In the Netherlands, the love affair with real chocolate continues. To merit the name chocolate here no fats other than cocoa butter are allowed by law to be part of the end product."
someone: the best thing is that under these rules, malaysian chocolate is not considered chocolate

Police force admits it discriminated against white men - "The tribunal was told that two thirds of white men who applied to join the force in last year’s recruitment drive had been turned down. Every ethnic minority candidate who applied had been invited to an assessment centre."

The dryer that does the ironing - "It might be a housewife’s fantasy or a trendy bachelor’s dream: a machine that will dry and iron your clothes was unveiled in Madrid yesterday, raising the prospect that the hated household chore could become a thing of the past."
Wah, I want!

Teachers win right not to sing their national anthem - "401 school teachers sued the Tokyo metropolitan education board over its insistence that they should stand, visibly respect the flag and audibly chant the words to Japan’s national anthem, Kimigayo, at school ceremonies. The original idea behind the scheme was that teachers should set a clear example to pupils — a generation that Japan’s political old guard regard as lacking the sort of patriotism that supposedly drove Japan’s economic growth... The teacher plaintiffs... were told that the education board’s behaviour was an infringement of freedom of thought as guaranteed by Japan’s constitution... The teachers’ court battle has become the cause célèbre of liberal Japanese who regard patriotism drives in schools as a return to dark episodes of the country’s history."
National Education lessons we must learn from history... Is Freedom of Thought guaranteed in our constitution? Even if it is it's doubtless subject to provisions for Public Health, National Safety, Public Morality et al.

What's up with vacuum cleaner wounds to the penis? - "A 49-year-old man was vacuuming his friend's staircase in a loose-fitting dressing gown, when, intending to switch the machine off, he leaned across to reach the plug; 'at that moment his dressing gown became undone and his penis was sucked into the vacuum cleaner.'"

Who gets the most pleasure from sex, the man or the woman? - "Masters and Johnson published the chart for one woman who experienced a 43-second orgasm in which one can count at least 22 successive contractions."

Spyware Researchers Discover ID Theft Ring - "Spyware researchers picking apart one of the more notorious spyware programs have stumbled upon what appears to be a massive identity theft ring hijacking confidential data from millions of infected computers."

Knuttz's Stuff - USB Cooking - "30 USB connections can produce something around 500W, enough power to cook ;-)"

MIDAS: Homemade Dorm Room Home Automation System - "Since moving into my dorm this last fall, my roommate RJ Ryan and I have been working on creating the most elaborate automation system we could envision... Party Mode: When the button is hit, all the lights shut off, the blinds close, the displays show: "FEEL THE ENERGY" and a deep voice says this over the speakers with a deep bass beat in the background. Then intense music turns on along with the sound activated strobe light, laser light show, fog machine, black lights, revolving disco light, LCD visualization projector projected onto the blackout-screen, neon colored lights, computer screen Winamp visualization, oscilloscope showing the waveform of the music, and surveillance camera monitors."
Lucky no one at NUS tries this - they'd get expelled.

Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation® (LVR®) - Loose Vagina, Tighten your Vagina :: Parkway Aesthetic Clinic - "In one of our patient surveys, women were asked; do women want to be loose or relaxed or do women want to be tight? Women answered 100% - women want to be tight."
From an ad on Curiosa Felicitas.

Miracles of Modern Make-up - "These pictures prove what Modern Make-up can do…"