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| Chinese Woman Put Her Life Online Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:57 PM PST
 Beijing resident Chen Xiao was tired of making plans for her life and having them ruined by natural, economic and personal disasters. So she decided to hand over her personal decision-making to China’s hundreds of millions of Internet users. "I figured if other people came up with things for me to do, I might stumble upon something new and better." Web users, known in China as netizens, have been finding plenty of things for Chen to do, from delivering pet food, to caring for stray cats, to taking a hot lunch to a homeless man, to attending the birth of a child. And she’s been able to make money at it, charging about $3 an hour. Chen won’t do anything illegal, immoral or violent, although she’s been asked.
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| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:57 PM PST
 Inspired by a similar idea in Atlanta early last year, a writer left two disposable cameras on park benches in Brooklyn and Manhattan. With just a note telling people to take any photo they like and her hope that someone wouldn’t run away with the cameras she left them for the day. On returning she found the cameras exactly as she’s left them, with no exposures left. The developed photographs are an interesting slice of city life across one day. From the Upcoming |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 09:55 PM PST
 A black fungus is spreading across the prehistoric murals in the Lascaux cave in France, and scientists aren’t sure what to do about it. At the moment, the cave is completely sealed in the hopes that the cave "will heal itself," said Marc Gaulthier, head of the Lascaux Caves International Scientific Committtee. The fungus problem is exacerbated by rising temperatures that prevent air from circulating inside the caverns, Gaulthier said. The paintings are estimated to be between 15,000 and 17,500 years old. Link - via nagonthelake (image credit: AP/Pierre Andrieu) From the Upcoming |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 04:05 PM PST |
| The Inboxes of 15 Fictional Villains Posted: 27 Feb 2009 04:00 PM PST  Cracked.com held a reader contest to see who could come up with the most appropriate villain inbox. This one wasn’t the winner, but it was my favorite. |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 03:40 PM PST  A stingray weighing close to 900 pounds? This 6.6-ft.-wide giant stingray was caught, measured and released in Thailand this week, part of a National Geographic scientific expedition to search for giant fish. It may well be the largest known freshwater fish in the world. University of Nevada biologist Zeb Hogan, a National Geographic Emerging Explorer, was pleased to discover healthy populations of giant stingray in Thailand, where once the fish were considered critically endangered. Freshwater giant stingrays are among the largest of the approximately 200 species of rays. They are found in just a few rivers in Southeast Asia and northern Australia. More about the Megafishes Project here. (image credit: Zeb Hogan) From the Upcoming |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 08:23 AM PST |
| Posted: 27 Feb 2009 08:00 AM PST  The cutest rat you’ve ever seen is named Bug, and she’s quite the internet darling. Bug is owned by 18-year-old photographer Jessica Florence. 3-year-old Bug doesn’t mind posing with a variety of props.
Link to story. Link to Bug’s Flickr set. -via Unique Daily (image credit: Jessica Florence) |
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