Word of the day and some paranoia

Word of the day: hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia


And now some paranoia from the US from earlier this week.
1) Canadian coins are spying on them!
2) Tattoo artists should report suspicious people. (please look at what makes for "suspicious behaviour". I think the "changing appearance" one alone would qualify many of my friends.)


I end, of course, with a cute kitty video.

Helpful note

Note to people using keylogging sites to keep track of what their children are doing on the computer. Please remember that said site is also recording your passwords, and if the kids become aware of it, you might find yourself coutner-hacked.

And now for Finnish speed metal by way of red squirrels and giant pinecones?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbx6QUoGpdY

Nature's Six Most Diabolical Predators

Courtesy of Cracked.

Love that Portia spider.

Polytechnique

Geneviève Bergeron, Hélène Colgan, Nathalie Croteau, Barbara Daigneault, Anne-Marie Edward, Maud Haviernick, Maryse Laganière, Maryse Leclair, Anne-Marie Lemay, Sonia Pelletier, Michèle Richard, Annie St-Arneault, Annie Turcotte, Barbara Klucznik-Widajewicz.

Other people's photos

First, some interesting photos of actors reprising/echoing some of their iconic roles.

Then, a
shallow appeal to the "hot geek babe" stereotype.

I've mentioned my profound shallowness, yes?

Popular Science puts out a gorgeous gallery of the year's best science pictures.

Finally, Jesus and Mo