The Return of the Puppet Masters

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I hope I don't ever get eaten by a cat.
In a post from a few years ago titled, Do you love cats?, I wrote this:

Toxoplasma gondii is a favorite parasite of evolutionary biologists because it has an incredible property.  The parasite lives in the …

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Disaster Voyeurism

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How to get The Sartorialist to shoot you

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Questions which are rarely asked

Today it is from Megan McArdle:Veterinary spending is rising just about in line with human medical
spending.  Kudoes to AEI for publishing a graph that seriously
undercuts one of the major conservative arguments about health care: 
that the main problem is consumers …

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Which words make you wince?

Via Bookslut, here is an article on that topic.  Some contenders:pulchritude
chillax
hubby
no-brainer
webinar
staycation
any word starting with "mommy"What can you add to this list?

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Jane Jacobs Way

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Smelting iron ore in a microwave

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Are you moving to San Francisco?

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Couldn't agree more, though NYC still has my heart.
If so, Mat Honan has some expectation-adjusting advice for incoming residents.

If you're moving 3,000 (or even 300) miles to live in San Francisco; live in San Francisco. And by I don't simply …

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drunk

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Another iphone series..

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Game Theory

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Love War Games references...

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REQUIRED LISTENING: Palace Brothers, “New Partner” ...

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Brad Hovers

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Yes, I can fly.
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Iran Does Have Some Fishy Numbers

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19th century bike tricks

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The Schwinn Sting-Ray | A Lucky Boy’s First Fast Wheels

 
The Schwinn Stingray- sparking a boy's love affair with wheels.
 
If you were lucky enough to grow up without all the crap of today that sucks our kid’s time and energy– video games, the internet, satellite t.v., then you might remember what it was like to ride …

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Errol Morris series finished up

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Awesome.
Over on his NY Times blog, Errol Morris finishes up his excellent seven-part series on Vermeer forger Han van Meegeren. Here are the links to all seven parts: one, two, three, four, five, six, and seven. Tags: art  crime  errolmorris 

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Mad Men season three

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Designated Drivers

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Sherlock Holmes trailer

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Mike sent this to me first, but neat!
The trailer, in HD, of Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes movie with Robert Downey Jr. (as Holmes) and Jude Law (as Watson). Tags: guyritchie  judelaw  movies  robertdowneyjr  sherlockholmes  trailers

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Netflix Prize progress

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