@Stabitha
Do it. I'll sign up with you. With enough people we can declare it a religion and qualify for tax exempt status.

“The Japanese are just better than the rest of us.”

Right... case in point:

http://gizmodo.com/5159074/image-of-the-day-why-japan-why

@kalel
You got served! Now is it on?

Delightful!

See, this is why internet polls are worthless.

@monia
Once the variations grow drastic enough wouldn't that be considered a new species? It seems like your point of view isn't really that different from that of evolution with the exception of a semantic argument over how one defines "species".

@ceo
Don't be silly. That epidemic didn't affect Europeans so it doesn't count.

But seriously, that's a good point. The combination of influenza, small pox, and various other diseases that were introduced from Europe killed millions and is a pretty big omission.

Also, interesting factoid: the Spanish called the 1918 flu the "French Flu". Kinda like how syphilis was called "French disease" in Italy and "Italian disease" in France.

@Kalel
yuk yuk yuk :D

On another note, no OS is 100% secure. Bound to happen. Nothing to see here folks.

"Are most Twitter posts merely inane, or do they carry the faint whiff of the insane?"

Can't it be both?

I'm training to be an oncologist and it is so wonderful to see the biology so elegantly rendered. It's such a powerful tool and there needs to be more of these types animations to educate future scientists as well as the public at large. A few years ago a media lab at Harvard produced a similar video along these lines:

http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/6850.html

The lab also has a version of video with narration instead of music so to explain what is going on.

http://multimedia.mcb.harvard.edu/anim_innerlife_hi.html

As much as I hate Twitter, this study is really stretching it. It's just a medium of communications, like the telephone, telegraph, or email. It's amoral... though still incredibly stupid.

"Those who think she’s too young are wrong and they are being unfair to her."

Damn straight. Just like it's unfair to deny kindergardeners their god given right to work in coal mines or automobile factories.

This turtle has better health insurance than I do.

Charles Barkley Shut up and Jam Gaiden should be on this list. It's random and hilarious.

Short of the alcohol or tobacco industries. Alot of life affirming ads for their products as well.

Regardless, this one was especially warm and fuzzy.