winter link dump

A double blind test of astrology:
http://www.muller.lbl.gov/papers/Astrology-Carlson.pdf

Does Stimulus Stimulate? An in-depth analysis of the history and philosophy behind economic stimuli:
http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/22/stimulus-keynes-taxes-oped-cx_bb_0123bartlett.html?partner=email

Johnny Depp in Japan:
http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1763610

Scientists threatened with prosecution by lie detector company:
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dn.se%2FDNet%2Fjsp%2Fpolopoly.jsp%3Fd%3D1298%26a%3D877743&sl=sv&tl=en&history_state0=http://www.su.se/english/about/news_and_events/scientists_threatened_with_legal_action


Japanese guy spends over $170,000 on sex dolls.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGfaQCY_bo4

Gothic octopus dress:
http://www.vecona.de/fotoalbum/cabaret/cabaret_gothique.html

Fidel Castro's blog:
http://monthlyreview.org/castro/

Fox's hysterical coverage of Anonymous (they're apparently "domestic terrorists" but they still "get BIG lulz!"):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNO6G4ApJQY

Prop 8 the Musical:
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/c0cf508ff8/prop-8-the-musical-starring-jack-black-john-c-reilly-and-many-more-from-fod-team-jack-black-craig-robinson-john-c-reilly-and-rashida-jones

Some Sandra Good interviews--this is sort of the impression I had of California liberals/hippies before I moved here--thank god not all of them turned out to be this braindead:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0Xzuj74fBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNv7NopYFUg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMLc7FhlnL8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPMAhjV2rkE

Ironear--apparently, the "bolts for earrings" look I had in 1998 and 1999 was just ahead of the fashion trends:
http://veleda.livejournal.com/591493.html?view=4050821#t4050821

Atlas Shrugged, updated for the 2008 financial crisis:
http://mcsweeneys.net/2008/11/20tucker.html

The Demise of Dating:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/opinion/13blow.html?_r=1&em

really creepy short video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__XhXf9rPI

The detox myth:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7811083.stm

History of Star Trek Porn:
http://io9.com/5120311/to-boldly-go-there-a-history-of-star-trek-porn-with-clips-%5Bnsfw%5D

Validation (short film):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cbk980jV7Ao

Harper's Index of the Bush regime (Bush has the same approval rating as Joseph Stalin!?):
http://harpers.org/archive/2009/01/0082319

Barack and Michelle's fisting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neCIg0BiXbE

Wired article with video of 1st Annual Seasteading Conference (I appear in the front row a few times in the videos):
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/magazine/17-02/mf_seasteading?currentPage=all

Where Sweatshops are a dream:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/opinion/15kristof.html?_r=1

The sprinkler rainbow conspiracy theory:
http://community.livejournal.com/physics/505866.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qFdbUEq5s

1981 News story on "computer newspapers", the future of newspaper reporting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WCTn4FljUQ

Singularity University:
http://singularityu.org/

What Michael Phelps should have said about his pot:
http://www.theagitator.com/2009/02/01/a-letter-id-like-to-see-but-wont/

Don't make fun of grad students, Bart:
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=9586447068&oid=2213843823

Ecstasy is as dangerous as horseback riding:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7876425.stm

MMR-autism-link guy gets nailed for scientific fraud (how could people have been so gullible? to the point where they put their children at risk for horrible diseases and death, just because some crackpot made up some data on his whopping 12 supposed samples?):
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683671.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683643.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683687.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/health/article5683642.ece

BMI of playboy playmate vs average American woman:
http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2009/st_infoporn_1702

Joaquin Phoenix's spaced out interview with David Letterman:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAQ4x7rgS6I
(and for comparison... Farrah Fawcett's interview with David Letterman):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUmojv8Ui9g