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I’m really enjoying the ‘Downfall’ parodies (and the surrounding drama, and the parodies of the drama).

via the cooks den

I’ve been around the DIY / hacking world for a while now, thought I knew the field, but this site is amazing.

I was in Istanbul recently, which was great; the Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern, the Spice Bazaar, wonderful friends, and this incredible butter ball.

thanks to Glenn for the photo.

“enabling access to your shotgun while in the lying position in your bed”.

Yes folks, it’s real.

The theme here is obviously home defence, but I guess if you can’t live with the fear any longer, your gun is also conveniently located for a suicide attempt.

As links between mobile phone usage and brain tumours become more evident there is some good news, mobile phones may also enhance your memory and prevent the development of Alzheimer’s disease.

Via LiveScience

Yesterday was the 43rd anniversary of the death and subsequent freezing of Dr. Bedford – the worlds first successful cryogenics patient (successful in the fact that he is still frozen and, unfortunately, also still dead).

Quoting from the 1967 issue of Freeze-Wait-Reanimate,

there may be some hope for reanimation in the distant future when reanimation techniques have been perfected and a cure for cancer [the cause of death] has been found. [1]

Dr. Bedford, a retired psychology professor from Los Angeles, was 73 at the time of the procedure. Below we see Dr Bedford’s daughter-in-law Cecilia patiently awaiting his return.

Images from Cryonics 1991

Breaking News from The Age:

But don’t just take my word for it.

(ed. 15th Jan. Link now broken – or fixed, depends on your point of view)

Via Backstoryesque

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