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Asteroid Probe Set to "Collide" With Earth

eiro0701 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 14:08:23 -0800

A 1,124-pound (510-kilogram) space probe will "collide" with our home planet in June 2010 to simulate an approaching asteroid, Japanese scientists have announced. "We will monitor its movements, and the data will enable us to accurately predict the future paths of asteroids that are on course to come close to the Earth."

Abandoned HBO Soundstage for "The Wire"

dersins — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:19:59 -0800

"So I found out yesterday that the soundstage for "The Wire" still existed. I wasted no time in visiting it and was there almost less than 24 hours [sic]. It's one of my favorite TV shows ever and I had to see this before everyone ruined it. The building is also scheduled for demolition and they are going to build a super market on it." NOTE: LINK CONTAINS SPOILERS There's lots of other goodness (and a lot of crap) at the LJ "Abandoned Places" community.

Set!

brevator — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 09:40:18 -0800

Set! Set! Set! (now @ NYTimes!) Learn to play. Get a deck! I love set! Yeah, this was once posted back in 2000, but now you can start a group game on NYT, so I figured this was worth a repost.

Release the nasty (please!)

rob511 — Wed, 22 Feb 2006 02:51:34 -0800

Say "cheese" — stinky, expensive, overprocessed American cheese. The venerable Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its set design for the Seventy-Eighth Academy Awards® Telecast. This year's edition is described as "an homage to old movie theaters" by designer Roy Christopher. "It's a no-holds-barred return to classic Hollywood glamour." Others may beg to differ.