Mel Gibson filming the story of hanukkah

Cant help but respect Mel for this! First - the Maccabees story is one of the great stories never told by like anyone so Mel's really got a chance to do another Braveheart. And Mel - hes like - wanna call me a anti-semite? Fine I'll make a movie about Jewish people. Tyrion Lannister said "If they want to give you a name take it make it your own. Then they can’t hurt you with it anymore." Look like Mel took him to heart. 

NASA tests long range ship engine

This is the one that is suppose to get us to Mars

The price of pot

I thought this map from Wired was pretty interesting as it charts the cost of an ounce of pot per state like gasbuddy does for gas. I'm not advocating usage btw..but if you absolutely have to use chemicals to relax..pot is easier on your body than beer or any other non legal option. As long as you dont smoke it. Costco or other warehouse stores sell humidifiers that are easily converted into bongs.
All the benefits without inhaling the toxic stuff from burning things

History of MMOs

An MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online games) is a game that is capable of supporting 1000s of players at the same time and contains at least one virtual world that remains active when the user leaves. The current largest western MMO is World of Warcraft with 11 million subscribers. China's "Happy Farm" has it beat with 228 million subscribers and an average of 23 million users logged in every day. 

This awesome chart depicts most of the history of massive online gaming. I actually started playing MMOs with a game called Neverwinter Nights (seen in the picture above) which debuted in 1991. This chart has the added effect of making one feel really old.

Random interesting news links

Lots of interesting news links that defy categorization and dont merit their own post. Several are from Fark.

Kids play with 2 headed baby cow
Children with older fathers at greater risk of mental illness
Teen pretended to be ER doctor..why would anyone do this?
Florida has more "pain clinics" than Mcdonalds locations 
Obama scraps new clean air laws
Man-bear-Pig reborn in Guatemala
Molasses apparently is a cure-all for toxic waste
21yo UCLA student joins Libyan resistance; calls it a "vacation"
Blind people using sonar like bats or dolphins 

George Lucus makes changes to Star Wars

Via Evil Avatar, news that Geroge Lucus has added something to the final battle between Luke and the Emperor. Click the link to learn more!

Did Odds On Promotions steal 30k from kid?

So an 11yo kid successfully shoots a puck into the little teeny tiny hole for one of those halftime contests. But because his twin brother's name is on the ticket they get nothing. Lame. Odds On Promotions will instead donate 20k to hockey programs in the area and the kids get to attend a hockey camp at the rink free of charge. Fair trade ?