Musicplasma Search engine

liveplasma music, movies, search engine and discovery engine

I can't remember if I posted this already, but even if I did, it is still worth another mention. Musicplasma is this wierd search engine thingie that show connections between bands, movies, actors, and/or directors. The movie stuff is new since the last time I tried it. I dunno know about the movie part, but the music stuff is pretty cool. Give it a spin.

First Invisible Galaxy Discovered in Cosmology Breakthrough

Yahoo! News - First Invisible Galaxy Discovered in Cosmology Breakthrough

Astronomers have discovered an invisible galaxy that could be the first of many that will help unravel one of the universe's greatest mysteries.
The object appears to be made mostly of "dark matter," material of an unknown nature that can't be seen.

A whole galaxy of dark matter....how twisted is that?

Scientists: Sea of Ice Discovered on Mars

Yahoo! News - Scientists: Sea of Ice Discovered on Mars

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Images relayed by a European space probe reveal the existence of a sea of ice close to the equator of Mars, scientists said Tuesday at a conference in the Netherlands. The existence of water or ice would significantly increase the chance that microscopic life may also be found on Mars.

Holy shit. Mind you, it ain't tiny either. Like 500 miles wide and long.

Oldest Known Pet Cat? 9,500-Year-Old Burial Found on Cyprus

Oldest Known Pet Cat? 9,500-Year-Old Burial Found on Cyprus

The carefully interred remains of a human and a cat were found buried with seashells, polished stones, and other decorative artifacts in a 9,500-year-old grave site on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. This new find, from the Neolithic village of Shillourokambos, predates early Egyptian art depicting cats by 4,000 years or more.

Finally found that cat article I was telling Ebbie about.

Smith & Wesson 460XVR is highest velocity revolver

Smith & Wesson 460XVR is highest velocity revolver

An extension of the 1911 pistol series, the 460XVR ($1253), which was actually introduced by the company on January 28, delivers a muzzle velocity of 2300 feet-per-second.

Holy crap.

Texas Teens Increased Sex After Abstinence Program

Yahoo! News - Texas Teens Increased Sex After Abstinence Program

Abstinence-only sex education programs, a major plank in President Bush (news - web sites)'s education plan, have had no impact on teenagers' behavior in his home state of Texas, according to a new study.
Despite taking courses emphasizing abstinence-only themes, teenagers in 29 high schools became increasingly sexually active, mirroring the overall state trends, according to the study conducted by researchers at Texas A&M University.

Wow, rocket science going on here. Apparently, telling kids not to do stuff because it is bad for them doesn't work. Man, who would have seen that one coming? For more in depth coverage consult Southpark Episode 507. Fortunately for idiots and the religious right season 5 of Southpark is now available for sale.

Time Warner Cable to Offer Free AOL

Yahoo! News - Time Warner Cable to Offer Free AOL

Time Warner Cable plans to offer its high-speed Internet customers free access to America Online service, in a deal that could potentially add 3 million more high-speed subscribers at the cable division, Time Warner executives said on Monday.

Interesting move. Wonder what this will do to revenues.