From tommy's inexplicable science link:

A recent analysis of the only known natural nuclear reactor, which was active nearly 2 billion years ago at what is now Oklo in Gabon, also suggests something about light's interaction with matter has changed.

There was a natural nuclear reactor on earth? I thought that only happened on the sun. This is as boggling as accidentally making a black hole in your lab. I suspect scientists are just making shit up.

I'm going to snag that when I get home. Might actually make me feel better. Charlie (the iPod shuffle) is on the fritz though, and I think I may have to reinstall his software.

There was a natural nuclear reactor on earth?

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My shuffle is named chiclet. This doesn't help prevent me putting it in my mouth.

I thought that only happened on the sun. This is as boggling as accidentally making a black hole in your lab. I suspect scientists are just making shit up.

You know, I wonder if they're pissed about the anti-science vibe out there with this administration and have decided to show us what really whacked out stuff they can come up with. "Oh yeah? Invisible guy made the world in a week? Fine. We made a mini black hole in the lab."

I named mine Charlie because he's wee. If When Mr. H buys me a pretty mini one it will be named Claire, and if when my parents buy me the big honkin' one it will be Hurley.

I do not put Charlie in my mouth.

HanPanda

HanPanda - half of it is panda and the other half is some other animal. There are more than 100 types of HanPanda and they live happily in the "HanPanda Kingdom".

The Japanese are much more advanced in their plush-animal hybridization technology than we are.

Naming mine Charlie would definitely not help me not put it in my mouth. My 40GB dealie is named TARDIS, well, because it made sense. This does not stop Frankie from putting it in her mouth.

Huh. You'd think that half Hello Kitty, half panda would result in the cutest thing ever, but it turns out? Not so much.