NASA: Mars Water Discovered, "Tasted" by Lander -- A First

"NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander quenched a longtime scientific thirst yesterday when it detected water in a soil sample—the first time liquid water on another planet has been touched or "tasted." "
Above: picture of Mars' polar caps taken from national geographic.

(full story and implications at http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080901-mars-water.html)

At last.

The Return of Nine Inch Nails

A great new lineup, with an even greater lights show...very much still pushing the boundaries.



courtesy of twce, taken at Pemberton, Seattle July 25, 2008 where the audience were blasted with a solid set of 31 friggin songs. Wish i was there.

cheers.

The Oldest Jokes of Time!

Chanced upon an amusing article from the BBC a few minutes ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7536918.stm).

It compiled some of the oldest jokes known to history. It seems the question-and-answer formula was the preferred mode of joke delivery then, as i believe it remains to be the case today.

Here's a couple:

Egypt 1600BC (I presume found on a papyrus by worker adobes): "How do you entertain a bored pharaoh? Sail a boatload of young women dressed only in fishing nets down the Nile - and urge the pharaoh to go fishing."

Sumeria/Iraq 1900BC: "Something which has never occurred since time immemorial; a young woman did not fart in her husband's lap,"

Britain 10th Century: "What hangs at a man's thigh and wants to poke the hole that it's often poked before? A key."

Popular themes were identified to be flatulence, and anything to do with women or sexual topics.
Haha. No pictures here. Well, maybe just a fitting one.