Is that guy on drugs?

I am going to get my eyes measured today for wavefront LASIK. I have wanted to do this for a while, but waited until the 3d technology was affordable ($2400). Surprisingly, the costs in Calgary were about the same for this kind of surgery. I guess the equipment costs take a while to recoup.

I’ve done my homework on my doc of course. He likes to travel and teach, always a good sign.

So if you see me wandering around today with pupils the size of dinner plates, don’t worry.

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The Sun is a great magazine. If you asked me if I would subscribe to a thin literary mag, I would have said ‘Put me on your do not call list’. Well, actually I would do that anyway, but the point is, I didn’t even know I would be interested in it.

This month there is an amazing interview with Daniel Ellsberg (Crusade Against The Abuse Of Presidential Power, From Nixon To Bush). They have a pdf link to some of the story here. I highly recommend it.

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Ah Monsanto, about time someone smacked you down: EPO revokes patent on Indian wheat

Interesting… The influence of sexual orientation on vowel production

Evidence of ‘jungle yeti’ found.

And to go with the above, Dinosaur tracks found in Swiss mountains

Seems that homeland security is freaking people out: The US Attorneys were informed that without a doubt an attack was going to be perpetrated in the US within the next 6 weeks, prior to the elections. Link.

Lastly, bitter irony: Iraqi nuke site looting after the war is putting materials back on the black market.

Travel shows and Khan

This will be a busy weekend. Little Italy festival, Ray at Night, and One Nation at the Whistle Stop. Too bad I have so much work to do :(

There are few travel shows out there, and even fewer that I like. Recently I have added Michael Palin’s shows to my very limited play-list (which is mostly A Cook’s Tour and Lonely Planet). His new series is on The Himalayas, and is quite amazing. I will not miss the other 5 episodes.

We all knew it, but now it is official: The latest and most definitive findings came this week from the head of the U.S. weapons hunt in Iraq, Charles Duelfer. He concluded that Saddam did not have stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons, had no programs to make them or nuclear bombs, and had little ability to revive the banned weapons programs.

Bush now says Saddam had the ability to make weapons and give them to terrorists, an assertion he repeated Thursday. But Duelfer and other experts now say that is probably is false as well.

Archaeologists have unearthed the site of Genghis Khan’s palace and believe the long-sought grave of the 13th century Mongolian warrior is somewhere nearby

I just tried this out, pretty cool: Google SMS

For all you ipod nuts: iPodder

Underground SDSU station nearly finished

smartcar

Wired covers the 70mpg Smart Fortwo car and their future plans in the US. Gizmo also covers some of their other designs. I want a smart fortwo cabrio, that thing looks fun. The articles are disappointing though. The only model they are bringing to the US is a Smart SUV. Uhg. As if the market needs more SUVs. Look at the prius – if you give the people an alternative, they will take it.

Anyone who has seen a full sized moose in real life is surprised by it’s size. But how about a giant deer with 88 pounds of 10.5 foot antlers?