Papa Palmérino Sorgente, the Pope of Montréal
posted to MetaFilter by XMLicious at 9:05 PM on February 28, 2008 (11 comments)

Quantum Mechanics: Myths and Facts (pdf), a recently-updated paper on the Cornell arXiv peer-review site. By Hrvoje Nikolić of the Rudjer Bošković Institute in Croatia.
posted to MetaFilter by XMLicious at 1:21 PM on February 25, 2008 (47 comments)

The Tata Nano (pic) is a car that costs less new than the amount I've spent on gas during single car trips, recently announced to the auto market in India. The Chery QQ ^, successful , widely exported, and recognized as the Hostage Taker's Vehicle of Choice by China Car Times, is the runner-up for the world's cheapest car but is still approximately twice as expensive. Yes indeed, the price of gas is not going to come back down. So much for my coast-to-coast road trips.
posted to MetaFilter by XMLicious at 5:16 AM on February 3, 2008 (43 comments)

Continuing the recent theme of horrifying parasites, here's an infectious little nematode that makes its host swell up into a plump, juicy, red berry so that birds will mistakenly eat its bloated ichorous abdomen and spread the eggs. (via)
posted to MetaFilter by XMLicious at 6:41 AM on January 21, 2008 (31 comments)

Sony says no to porn on Blu-ray Disc
posted to MetaFilter by XMLicious at 11:07 AM on January 19, 2007 (63 comments)

Can the Marketing Universe be saved from the expanding event horizon of the ravenous black hole that is Google?
posted to MetaFilter by XMLicious at 12:30 AM on November 2, 2006 (14 comments)