"Microsoft Technical Support vs. The Psychic Friends Network: Which Provides Better Support for Microsoft Products?" (Via GMSV.)

The famous nude statue "David" by Michaelangelo is actually normally endowed allowing for "pre-fight tension". Here's the full frontal view for reference. (Via SciTechDaily.)

Cell phones you can't have yet.

Should you stay off the road immediately after the Super Bowl?

Scientists want to change the definition of the kilogram.

"Will looking directly at a solar eclipse make you go blind?"

Gay men read maps like women.

Three new moons discovered around Saturn have been given the provisional names of Methone, Pallene, and Polydeuces. (For astronomy geeks, Polydeuces is located in one of the stable Lagrange "Trojan points" between Saturn and its moon Dione.)

The Shroud of Turin image could have been produced by very simple technology available to any medieval forger. (Via J. Snowhite.)

"Interesting solution to irritating cellphone users": Via IPList.

There is one technique I have used successfully to alleviate the annoyance.

When someone talks on their cell phone, pull out a pen and paper and take notes. I do this in airports, especially. Usually folks move away, but if they ask, you remind them that it is a public space and all conversations are in the public domain and may be used by journalists or bloggers.

If someone is arguing on the phone with a boy/girlfriend or spouse, you can suggest that [insert name overheard] might be available for a date. If they are talking business, just do a Marlowe, look professional and don't deny you are an industrial spy.

It is funny that many people seem to think they have the right to a private conversation as they are shouting all over a public place. They hate it when people listen in. And taking notes? They can get very annoyed about that!

The pen is mightier than the phone! Try it, I think you'll be impressed, or at least amused, by the reaction. And you'll enjoy more peace and quiet.

IMHO, it also sounds like an interesting way to get the crap beat out of you...

Bizarre legal story of the day: Man meets woman. Man has oral sex with woman. Woman keeps the sperm, uses it to impregnate herself, then sues for child support. Man counter-sues for emotional distress and "sperm theft". Although the emotional distress claim is still active, the "sperm theft" claim was dismissed. On that point, the court decided:

...[W]hen plaintiff "delivered" his sperm, it was a gift -- an absolute and irrevocable transfer of title to property from a donor to a donee... There was no agreement that the original deposit would be returned upon request.

(Via Mike Williams.)

Geeky Wal-Mart games.

Couple's final photos "an echo from the grave": A digital camera was recovered from a beach in Thailand that contains the final photographs taken by a Canadian couple killed in the tsunami, including the oncoming wave. (Via Linkfilter.)

Voyage of an Antarctic iceberg.

Synesthesia update. Apparently some researchers divide synesthetes into "perceptual" vs. "conceptual" subtypes.

"Creatures Frozen for 32,000 Years Still Alive"

Astronomers believe they have discovered a galaxy with no stars, consisting only of dark matter. Here's a related story.

"One of the best predictors of a man's income at age 50 is his height at the age of 1." (Via SciTechDaily.)

Can Terrorists Build the Bomb?

The Five-Billion-Star Hotel. It will cost $1 million/night, but the view should be incredible.