The View of America from Iran

05/09/2007 at 1:41 AM (whatnot)

Noble Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi has argued that Washington’s policy of “helping” the cause of democracy in Iran “has made it more difficult for the more moderate factions within Iran’s power hierarchy to argue for an accommodation with the West.”

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An Ode to Ramen

05/09/2007 at 1:36 AM (whatnot)

Forget everything you think you know, and allow me to explain to you how ramen is SO much more than Cup o’Noodles.

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Knocked Up deleted scene – Kuni Gone Wild

05/09/2007 at 1:35 AM (whatnot)

Funny deleted scene from Knocked Up – Kuni Gone Wild

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Coming soon: hard drives with 1GB+ DDR RAM cache

05/09/2007 at 1:32 AM (whatnot)

Hybrid hard drives are, well, getting even more hybrid. DTS has announced a new hybrid that weds and a standard hard drive with 1GB of DDR cache memory with a realtime OS-on-a-chip for increased throughput.

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Great Mathematicians Who, After Solving Math Problems, Committed Suicide

05/09/2007 at 1:08 AM (whatnot)

Dangerous Knowledge – Rare British Documentary About Great Mathematicians Who, After Solving Certain Math Problems, All Have Gone Mad And Committed Suicide

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“Surrender Should NOT be an Option” by Ron Paul

05/09/2007 at 12:56 AM (whatnot)

Saddam Hussein has been removed. An elected government is now in place in Iraq that meets with US approval. The only weapon of mass destruction in Iraq is our military presence. Why are we still over there? Conventional wisdom would dictate that when the “mission is accomplished”, the victor goes home, and that is not considered a retreat.

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Gangster daughter sheds light on Japan underworld

05/09/2007 at 12:46 AM (whatnot)

TOKYO (Reuters) – With her dyed-brown long hair and tight designer jeans, Shoko Tendo looks like any other stylish young Japanese woman — until she removes her shirt to reveal the vivid tattoos covering her back and most of her…

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