Quantum Physics Double Slit Experiment

Cool quantum physics video.

Drug company greed

This NY Times article (registration required) takes an interesting look at a cancer drug's ridiculous price spike. These are the kind of things that drive health insurance prices through the roof (well, if insurance even covers it; so many drugs aren't even covered by health insurance anymore. In this case, the drug manufacturer is trying to get insurers to pay their new, inflated prices -- well, of course they want the insurers to pay. Most people can't afford a $500.00 a month prescription). Outrageous. Sigh. Via Imitatio Christi.

Why do malformed URLs redirect to Microsoft?

Click the title to find out why. What can we do about it? Why, this: HTTP.

Bill Frist plays dirty politics

Bill Frist threatens to re-structure the Intelligence Committee in order to block NSA hearings.

Maybe black holes don't exist after all

Which really cramps some science fiction concepts. Link.

George Orwell would be proud

It seems Homeland Security is alerted if you pay too much on your credit card bill. Via Digg.