Daily Blend: 03/16/10 – Makes me wish I were an astronaut, too

Well, kinda. But then, I wouldn’t be able to post random bits of news and miscellaneous interesting stuff. Like this.

No, waterboarding is not just “dunking someone in water”
An in-depth look at the infamous CIA torture memos issued to rationalize (and legalize) the “enhanced interrogation techniques” used on Gitmo detainees reveals how gruesome and inhumane the methods truly were – despite certain immoral asshats claiming otherwise.
(via Dispatches From the Culture Wars)

“And I get to see this live, 24/7, every day!”
Amazing videos shot by astronaut Soichi Noguchi from the International Space Station (ISS). So that’s what it looks like to hurtle around the Earth at about 28,000 miles-per-hour … (Note: follow him on Twitter, too!)
(via The Daily Grail)

Sherlock Holmes would be all bamboozled by this doozy of a mystery
That is, why in the hell is Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s old Victorian home being allowed to fall into ruin? Seriously, no-one has any interest in preserving historical buildings anymore?
(via The Daily Grail)

It’s always a bad sign when he suddenly turns sweet
Following accusations of being too harsh, PZ Myers responds to new crank mail in a tone that could generously be called “uncharacteristic”. I don’t always agree with PZ’s oft-excessively judgmental tone, but this was just hilarious.

Told you God was a sleazeball
What sort of a man plans to have sex with a sleeping woman and later commit sui-fili-patricide? Oh, the divine man. Right.
(via Friendly Atheist)

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