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How insects breathe underwater - Boing Boing
MIT mathematicians have learned more about how insects breathe underwater by trapping a layer of air around their bodies. The scientists determined that insects can dive as deep as 30 meters without the bubbles bursting.

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John Abercrombie, originally uploaded by that.turtle.
John Abercrombie Trio at Riverspace Cafe in Nyack, NY 7/27/08

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Synthetic pot and the 1960s military - Boing Boing
In the 1960s, retired US Army colonel James S. Ketchum led efforts to develop a nonlethal incapacitating agent as a weapon for a “war without death.” Along with LSD, they experimented with synthetic cannabis, apparently similar in effect to hash oil but much stronger.
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Lab test: Apple gets iPhone 3G right for business | InfoWorld | Review | 2008-07-24 | By Tom Yager
With the iPhone 3G’s banner opening weekend and newsstands looking like a rack of brochures for the device, a review of the iPhone 3G at this point might be pro forma, except for one thing: Much of [...]

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New York Yankees ban sunblock “to fight terrorism” — sell replacements at $5/oz - Boing Boing
The NY Yankees banned sunblock at Yankee stadium “to prevent terrorism.” On a blistering hot day. And sold high-markup, crappy sunblock inside the gates. You know, as soon as we said “There is no price too high to pay [...]

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Trip Inside This House: 10 Questions
Friend of the family “Trip Inside This House” asks the great David Kilgour 10 questions. And he answers them.
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Ni Hao, originally uploaded by that.turtle.
He greeted me as I was taking pictures of the Hudson River from Tallman Mountain. The mouth said, “ni hao” while the eyes said, “take my picture.” So I did. This is between toothless grins. I realized, with regret, as I was driving away, that I didn’t show him the [...]

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Enter the Dragon with Live Soundtrack by Karsh Kale and MIDIval PunditZ, originally uploaded by that.turtle.
At one point during the movie a guy sitting right behind me, who was, based on all sensory evidence, drunk as a motherfucker, was escorted out of the venue by security. Presumably someone objected to his boisterous and animated conversation [...]

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What are we waiting for?, originally uploaded by that.turtle.
Flat tires are deflating.

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Beacon, originally uploaded by that.turtle.

“Excuse me sir, can you tell me what you’re taking pictures of?”
“That building there.”
“Do you know where you are?”
“Not really, no.”
“Police headquarters. Where are you from?”
“New Jersey. Norwood, New Jersey.
“May I see the pictures please?”
“Yes, here.”
“Ok, look, it’s not a good idea to take pictures in areas where there are police [...]

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