Linux may be the better desktop, but the public doesn’t want to learn it.
The folks over at LaptopMag.com have an interview with MSI’s Director of U.S. Sales Andy Tung about the new MSI Wind Netbook that’s been selling like crazy. One of the topics touched on is the high...
View ArticleSwearing appears to lower perceptions of pain. (#Blogathon)
This is another news item that’s been out for awhile and I’ve been meaning to mention it because it deals with a topic near and dear to me: Swearing. For the longest time it was assumed that swearing...
View ArticleResearch says milk does not increase mucus production.
How many times have you had someone tell you to avoid drinking milk or consuming other dairy products when you’ve got a cold? It’s one of those bits of conventional wisdom that everyone seems to know,...
View ArticleStudy suggests people attribute their own views to God.
Susan B. Anthony said in 1896: I distrust those people who know so well what God wants them to do because I notice it always coincides with their own desires. The above is not news to anyone who is...
View ArticleNew study suggest Near Death Experiences likely caused by CO2.
A new study suggest that too much CO2 in the blood during heart attacks is the likely cause of the so-called Near-Death Experience: In the new study, researchers investigated whether different levels...
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New research suggests daily diet soda intake might lead to heart attacks or...
Have a diet coke and a stroke! Yeah, probably not the best advertising slogan. Well this is just fucking great: Just as you were starting to feel virtuous for having switched from sugary sodas to low-...
View ArticleNew study suggests religion is dieing out in 9 countries. Cue Religious Right...
Here’s a headline that’s sure to rile up the Religious Right: BBC News – Religion may become extinct in nine nations, study says. A study using census data from nine countries shows that religion there...
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Just face it: The Universe is out to kill you.
Sometimes this is all it takes. I love my doctor because she’s willing to just lay the truth out for me without beating around the bush. I had to see her on Monday for a checkup because the folks at...
View ArticleNew research suggests artificial sweeteners no help in battle against obesity.
Well this just fucking sucks: Epidemiologists from the School of Medicine at The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio reported data showing that diet soft drink consumption is...
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Two more studies suggest that taking vitamin supplements may do more harm...
The conventional wisdom for years has been that if you want to stay healthy you should take vitamin supplements every day, but a growing body of evidence is showing that, not only is it not necessary,...
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