within the crainium http://www.crainium.net/ Mostly humor, most of the time. en Copyright 2012 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:04:35 -0600 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Croatia ]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/croatia.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/croatia.html Video clip Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:04:35 -0600 The Nile valley at night Nile-at-night.jpg

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]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/the_nile_valley_at_night.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/the_nile_valley_at_night.html Image collection Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:03:24 -0600 Flying the Rhine valley ]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/flying_the_rhine_valley.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/flying_the_rhine_valley.html Video clip Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:02:56 -0600 Got a permit for that teaspoon? Teaspoon is 'drug paraphernalia', Sainsbury's tells Grocer journo

When is a teaspoon not a teaspoon? When it’s “drug paraphernalia”, The Grocer discovered this week.

The Grocer’s own senior reporter Elinor Zuke was shocked when an age verification alert was triggered by a £1.19 pack of six Basics teaspoons at a self-scan checkout in The Grocer’s local Sainsbury’s store in West Green, Crawley.

When she asked why the purchase had to be verified, she was told the spoons “could be used as drug paraphernalia”.

“I couldn’t understand what the problem was - when the supervisor said it was because they could be used as drug paraphernalia I was completely shocked,” Zuke said.

“I would imagine the vast majority of spoons sold by Sainsbury’s are used for nothing more nefarious than stirring a cup of tea. Having to prove I was over 18 to buy them seemed total madness.” [...]

]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/redlining_the_zero_tolerance_m.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/redlining_the_zero_tolerance_m.html Big old goofy world Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:01:18 -0600 You couldn't pay me enough It's the Real Deal, too.

H.T. Danilo

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Via Hit & Run

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Via The Borderline Sociopathic Blog For Boys

]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/another_candidate_for_a_myster.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/another_candidate_for_a_myster.html Video clip Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:02:37 -0600 Parts is parts 3D Printer Creates Elderly Woman's New Jawbone

When surgeons replaced the infected lower jawbone of an 83-year-old woman, they needed a fast replacement tailored to fit the patient's existing bone structure, nerves and muscles. That medical dilemma inspired a world-first achievement -- creating a customized jawbone from scratch with 3D printing technology.

]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/print_me_a_new_one.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/print_me_a_new_one.html Straight dope Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:01:09 -0600 Dave drove a Ford Ford Motor Company wasn't very happy about this Super Bowl ad from GM. So they fired off a nastygram: Ford Tells GM, NBC To Pull Apocalypse-Themed Chevy Super Bowl Ad.

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Via The Daily What

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FEBRUARY 3--A naked burglar covered in chocolate and peanut butter was arrested early Tuesday after workers found him inside a Kentucky supermarket.

]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/at_least_his_outfit_was_coordi.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/at_least_his_outfit_was_coordi.html Big old goofy world Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:01:34 -0600 Pushing the limit Wait until about the 1:15 mark.

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Via David Thompson

]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/the_cats_house.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/the_cats_house.html Image collection Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:03:53 -0600 TGFB (9) Jack in the Box Creates a Bacon Milkshake

Jack in the Box is now serving a Bacon Milkshake. Yes, it's real, and yes, they are hoping it will cause some sort of bacon-fueled mass hysteria, so it's "as limited as limited can be." Denny's produced a Maple Bacon Sundae for their Baconalia promotion, so it's not unheard of for a chain to add bacon to dessert, although word on the street is the Jack in the Box shake uses bacon-flavored syrup and not actual porky goodness.

H.T. Jeff G

]]> http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/tgfb_9.html http://www.crainium.net/jdjArchives/2012/02/tgfb_9.html Big old goofy world Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:01:52 -0600