SKIRMISHER

* Astronauts finally discover that the Space Station’s vibrations are being caused by metal-on-metal grating, and not by good old astronaut-on-astronaut hardcore action.

* University of Utah scientists have created worms (C. elegans) as gay as a row of moustache-twirling reality TV show judges.

* What you’ve always wanted to know about the secrets of Internet bandwidth but were too much of a pussy to ask.

* And remember: The “Terms of Use” specifically says never fuck the inflatable sex doll while in a public restroom. Because that would be, you know, weird.

* “A squirrel I locked my eyes with” may not be a popular choice when it comes to things you masturbate to, but this guy insists on a heartwarming moral lesson: masturbate when you can before it’s too late!

* At 839 teraflops, NEC’s SX-9 is currently the world’s fastest super-fucking-computer.

* Bad news: “naughty aliens” are again testing their secret weapons. Good news: their “lab rats of choice” are villagers of Canneto di Caronia, in Sicily, Italy. You are safe.

* Meet the hospital patients from hell.

* John Doyle wants to control the Internet. Who doesn’t?

* Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper can now be viewed online at a heart-stopping 16 billion pixels of resolution.

* Hitachi’s “Powder/Dust” RFID chip is the world’s smallest RFID chip at a fraction of a millimeter in dimension, and it has incredible potential applications.

* Tattoos are out; branding is in. Just like how cows do it!

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