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Pancake prison riot in Canada

Think of this prison riot the next time you joke about pancakes on Metafilter.
posted to MetaFilter by birdsquared at 12:50 PM on December 12, 2005 (43 comments)

Why not call it adamantium?

Harder than diamond. Compress C60 with heat, and get the hardest substance known. But will it be pretty?
posted to MetaFilter by birdsquared at 1:47 PM on August 30, 2005 (10 comments)

CSI in training

Want to learn to be a CSI? It's the U.S. government's multimedia website to train police and evidence recovery personnel. You can try the tests - the advanced one will tell you if you convicted the accused or not. Pretty slick for Uncle Sam.
posted to MetaFilter by birdsquared at 6:05 PM on August 8, 2005 (22 comments)

The Net can scar your mind

Disney goatse? I dare you to see this if you know what goatse is and not have the image of Mickey's colon telling time...[Completely SFW] via boingboing
posted to MetaFilter by birdsquared at 10:04 PM on June 3, 2005 (34 comments)

Software salesforce

Jedi mind tricks:No. AI mind tricks: yes. You need to read this. Not that you will necessarily know when you need to be aware. From Wired.
posted to MetaFilter by birdsquared at 10:24 AM on May 31, 2005 (23 comments)

UK sharp knife ban?

The end of the British slasher film? [Article on NYT which needs account.] Love the phrase (with reference) "Once resistance from clothing and skin is overcome, little extra force is required to injure vital organs, increasing the chance of a fatality (likened to cutting into a ripe melon)."
posted to MetaFilter by birdsquared at 12:49 PM on May 27, 2005 (17 comments)