Chemistry Kit Chemophobia - via Chemical & Engineering News - Meet the Chemistry 60: 60 Fun Activities With No Chemicals.  That's right.  It's a chemistry set.  With no chemicals.  The article says it best - "chalk up another victory for mass hysteria".

Student, 20, named Mexico police chief - via News.com.au - I hope I'm wrong, but my crystal ball is telling me that this girl is going to wind up getting herself killed.  The idealism of youth is unfortunately not bulletproof.
 
Man facing 10 year prison sentence for downloading Simpsons porn - via Nerve.com - Child pornography is disgusting and those who produce and distribute it deserve every friend they make in the prison showers.  That said, since the Simpsons is a cartoon then no actual children were victimized or abused in the production of the images in question.  I don't understand how this guy could have been prosecuted on child pornography charges, let alone how his lawyer could have allowed him to enter a guilty plea.
 
Woman stabbed classmate in anger management session - via SeattlePI.com - You know you shouldn't laugh, but you also know you want to.  It might be time to fire the person teaching conflict resolution here.
 
Physicists Discover Universal "Wet-Dog Shake" Rule - via TechnologyReview.com - You can sleep a little easier tonight, one of the greatest scientific mysteries has been solved.  According to this article researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a mathematical model to solve for the ideal frequency of oscillation for a wet dog to shake itself dry.  Who funds this shit?

Beyond God and atheism: Why I am a 'possibilian' - via NewScientist.com - An interesting opinion piece on the nature of science, faith, atheism, religion and the spaces in between.  I'm not sure I like the term "possibilian".  It sounds like an invading species of alien reptiles...like on "V".
 
Malware running on graphics cards - via Slashdot.org - Contains a link to a .PDF outlining the feasibility of malware running on a GPU to bypass antivirus software.  I don't think it's as big a deal as the study makes it out to be, but it's an interesting concept anyway.  I don't see a reason why antivirus software couldn't be adapted to protect against this.
 
102 Year-Old Lens on Canon 5D mkII - via Wired.com - A century-old lens mated to a modern digital camera with interesting results.
 
Saskatoon schools go easy on plagiarism - via CBC.ca - A ridiculous new trend in education that I really hope doesn't catch on.  The article states that "As long as a student hands in an assignment at some point, no marks are docked.  The same applies to students caught plagiarizing."  Is anybody else concerned about how this will condition kids to behave once they move beyond high school?  Imagine their surprise when they go to university and learn that they can't submit someone else's work as their own.  Better yet, what will they do with work deadlines when they get a legitimate job in the real world? 
 
U.S. Wants Broader Internet Wiretap Authority - via FOXNews.com - No shit!  This actually came from FOX News.  I was surprised too.  Oh wait, nevermind.  It actually links back to an article in the New York Times.  Long story short, the U.S. government wants back doors built into any encrypted digital communication for wiretap purposes.  No big deal on its face, but it never takes very long for this kind of master key to either be leaked or hacked.  I can't see any encryption having this sort of back door built in being very trusted or secure in the long term.  Watch for this one to be sold as necessary to fight the terrorists who hate our freedom.