Things banned by the Bible punishable by death

76 things banned in the Bible, most of which are punishable by death Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net An oldie but good­ie single-purpose Tum­blr list­ing things banned in Leviti­cus, the banny-est of all scrip­tures. The sex stuff you can imag­ine (no bonk­ing ani­mals, dudes if you are a dude, divorcées, your grand­moth­er, or your own chil­dren… RT … Continue reading Things banned by the Bible punishable by death

Breast cancer exploitation and the pink nausea

Possibly the worst example of “pink nausea” and breast cancer exploitation ever Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As I said to can­cer pals on Twit­ter ear­li­er today, if my loved ones arrange a funer­al for me where every­one is dressed like this, I swear unto you that I will come back from the dead and stab every­one … Continue reading Breast cancer exploitation and the pink nausea

Why you do not need to be irradiated by airport security

For those about to opt-out: a TSA scanning machine cheat-sheet Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net As Cory notes in this pre-Thanksgiving trav­el day post, some trav­el­ers in Amer­i­ca will be opt­ing out of scan­ning machines in TSA lines for pri­va­cy con­cerns, or for health and safe­ty rea­sons. I want­ed to post a reminder, how­ev­er, tha… RT @xeni: … Continue reading Why you do not need to be irradiated by airport security

The long term side effects of cancer treatment: chemo brain

New evidence of ‘chemo brain’ proves cognitive damage from cancer treatment isn’t ‘all in your head’ Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Can­cer sur­vivors every­where are nod­ding in agree­ment today: “chemo brain” is real, as those of us who have expe­ri­enced the cog­ni­tive dam­age asso­ci­at­ed with chemother­a­py already know. Mem­o­ry loss, prob­lems with con­cen­tra­tion an… RT @BoingBoing: New … Continue reading The long term side effects of cancer treatment: chemo brain

What jellyfish can teach us about immortality

Do jellyfish hold the secret to immortality, and a cure for cancer? Xeni Jardin, boingboing.net Nathaniel Rich on the so-called “immor­tal jel­ly­fish,” Tur­ri­top­sis dohrnii: “[It] seems able to sur­vive, and pro­lif­er­ate, in every ocean in the world. It is pos­si­ble to imag­ine a dis­tant future in which most other species of li… RT @BoingBoing: Do … Continue reading What jellyfish can teach us about immortality