From National Geographic News via DIGG.com: “It might come as a surprise to many people that in the U.S. patent system human DNA is treated like other natural chemical products,” said Fiona Murray, a business and science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, and a co-author of the study. The article says [...]

Believe me, I’m not trying to make you mad. Some things, while maddening, are important to experience. While perusing archive.org I came across this set of three videos documenting the activities of a few “election challengers” in an Ohio neighborhood during last year’s presidential election. How would you feel if you had Republican operatives (quite [...]

From USA Today via Yahoo!: …But Ford Motor recently has sought to disband industry efforts to set voluntary standards for how automakers can reduce deaths and injuries, according to three automaker officials involved in the talks. And Ford wonders why people won’t buy their cars? Darn safety standards, always getting in the way. rob

The President gave a decent speech last night, proving once again that he’s always game to show up and stand on the rubble after the fact. 17 days after hurricane Katrina, the president takes responsibility for the slow federal response. Or does he? While he professes compassion, he continues to practice the kind of gross [...]