Chemo drugs 'destroy brain cells'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6156961.stm

I wonder if they know if it targets certain brain cells more often than others....

Now reading

I've been a bit lax about keeping this up but I've gone through a couple of books since the last "now reading" posting.

I'm now reading: Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz

Another free book from BzzAgent. I like this deal - I get to read excerpts from books online and I get a free one every few weeks as a thank you. I've read a Dean Koontz book a long time ago and I remember liking it quite a bit, but this one seems to me to be a cut above what I remember reading. The language is very well formulated and the main character is incredibly likeable. I had this book with me when I went to a doctor's appointment and the doctor had read it and love it too.

Previous to this I read Grave Surpise by Chalaine Harris which was another free book from BzzAgent. This was fun reading a murder mystery with a X-filesish twist. Very readable but not very deep. Recommended light reading.

Before that I read yet another free book from BzzAgent Killing Rain by Barry Eisler a spy/assasin thriller. Another great fun read. Also recommended light reading.

UK's first vegetable oil trawler

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/working_lunch/6146580.stm

Neanderthal DNA secrets unlocked

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6146908.stm

Physics promises wireless power

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6129460.stm

Earth could seed Titan with life

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4819370.stm

Searching for 'our alien origins'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6146292.stm

Freaky...

Book Review: The No Asshole Rule by Robert Sutton

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/10/you_have_to_lov.html

'Only 50 years left' for sea fish

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6108414.stm

Patent boo boo

This was found in a published patent application, i.e. an application waiting for review by the Patent Office:

Someone probably got into a lot of trouble over this.

Found by:

http://www.okpatents.com/phosita/archives/2006/11/a_patent_application_or_a_soapbox.html

The actual patent application can be found at:

http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=%2220040161257%22.PGNR.&OS=DN/20040161257&RS=DN/20040161257

What American accent do you have?

What American accent do you have? Your Result: The Midland "You have a Midland accent" is just another way of saying "you don't have an accent." You probably are from the Midland (Pennsylvania, southern Ohio, southern Indiana, southern Illinois, and Missouri) but then for all we know you could be from Florida or Charleston or one of those big southern cities like Atlanta or Dallas. You have a good voice for TV and radio.
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Crescent Venus and Moon

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap061030.html

You're going to have to click on the picture to get the larger view and appreciate it, but what a great pic!

World of Warbiking

http://theweightlifter.blogspot.com/2006/10/low-cal-6011-min-warbiking-3-months-41.html

This is just great!

Warlike family fun

http://www.theage.com.au/news/games/warlike-family-fun/2006/10/30/1162056925501.html

Aside from the obvious gaming isn't evil message, there's a lesson to learn about being active in the raising of your kids.