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I think there was a trilogy of movies back in the 90s that warned us about trying this…
The Pyrenean ibex, a form of wild mountain goat, was officially declared extinct in 2000 when the last-known animal of its kind was found dead in northern Spain.
Shortly before its death, scientists preserved skin samples of the goat, […]

Some scientists now believe that the age old habit of kids eating dirt and chewing on toys that have been FSM knows where is good for you. The exposure to bacteria helps program the immune system.
In studies of what is called the hygiene hypothesis, researchers are concluding that organisms like the millions of bacteria, viruses […]

How to demo software – Joel on Software –
Cash 4 Gold would like to melt down and recast their reputation –
Seed: 2009 Will Be a Year of Panic –

Hey look, it’s a homeschooling post! We got a form letter from Spotsylvania County Schools this week about Breck taking the AP tests. He’s only 9th grade, so we aren’t worrying about for another couple of years. (Although I bet he would do just fine on the history and geography tests today). However, there were […]

These are my links for January 29th 19:16 through January 30th 00:01:

Strategic Baseball Simulator by David Schmidt. Baseball Simulation. –
Reading Comprehension: A Terrible Thing To Waste | Techdirt – Some people really are too stupid to be allowed on the Internet.

I’m not sure what is worse in this story. That Latoya Bradley was teaching her kids how to steal at WalMart, or that she ditched them and fled the scene when confronted.

A simpler way to save: the 60% solution – MSN Money –

Avalon Hill Statis Pro Baseball Cards –

NYT photographer Bill Cunningham was not assigned to the inauguration. he bought a train ticket and came down on his own. His photo essay may be my favorite media to come out of the festivities yet.