From the Round File

Why the First Cowboy To Draw Always Gets Shot
Very interesting... I had never really noticed this before... but I guess it is a survival mechanism...

USPTO Won't Accept Upside Down Faxes
Our government at work... isn't surprising, is it? And this might also explain how some patents are filed before others, but the last ones get the patent...

ESA Conducts Mars Terraforming Experiments On ISS
Are we planning this already? We cannot even get back to the moon!

The Lancet Recants Study Linking Autism To Vaccine
Is this one of the cellphone radiation type stories? It does, it doesn't, it does, it doesn't..."
It would be interesting to see what other research shows...

St. George parents concerned over football team photos - February 2nd, 2010 @ 10:03pm
Guns, Kids, Football, Race cars, Motorcycles... they all go together like peanut butter and jelly on toast!
So long as they are learning "responsibility" with guns, I don't see an issue here.

FCC Probes Google and T-Mobile For Double-Whammy Fees
So typical...
But the nice part is, you can get one of the Nexus phones for $49 if you stick with the 2 year thing...

Study: Nearly half of soda fountains contaminated with fecal matter - January 11th, 2010 @ 3:49pm - By Dr. Kim Mulvihill

I think the mythbusters did a story on this kind of thing...

Speaking of Mythbusters...
Maybe they should try these on for size...
Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death
and
Hearts Actually Can Break