It’s probably not a good sign that when I read that scientists had managed to cloak things from infrared waves, my first thought was “I bet pot growers would like to know this.”
Tag: drugs
Linkwad.
- Burrrrrrn. Of course, the US and Britain tied. Do they go Dutch?
- Giz (who, if you recall, had some electronics seized after their iPhone 4 leak) has an overview on the police recording issue.
- Prescription heroin could help addicts who don’t respond to methadone. On the other hand: “If I was using, I would go to a clinic to get a free wake up, sure, but then I’m gonna steal some shit, cop a bundle.”
- The no-longer-racist Kinect (AKA Project Natal) gets all official.
- Have a travel budget but no idea where to go? Kayak’s Explore option is your salvation (Via Kottke)
Introducing…
The “day-ending pile o’ links” post is becoming more common, with Ezra Klein’s Reconciliation (and morning-starter Wonkbook), Matt Yglesias’ Endgame, Andrew Sullivan’s Daily Wrap, Dave Weigel’s Last Call, etc. I do a lot of link-sharing, both here and on Google Reader, so I might as well post more than once a week. However, since this is not a Grown-Up Intellectual Blog, I see no need to give it an appealing name.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome… to Linkwad. Today’s the Memorial Day +1 edition, though most of them won’t be thematic.
- “Soldiers’ small talk in the Afghan war” (HT: The Browser)
- “The Battle for Kingston, Jamaica“
- “A crack in the Stoic’s armor“
- “Silver or Lead (abstract, subs. required) and accompanying podcast
“All you see is the wackness.”
At Caroline‘s urging, I watched The Wackness a while back, and loved it. Now, the studio’s spreading the love all the way to Amsterdam:
WIN A TRIP TO AMSTERDAM AND A BAG OF MARIJUANA!
Yes, you heard us correctly! We’re offering the chance for you to win a fabulous weekend break for 2 to the city of smoke itself, the beautiful Amsterdam. But that’s not all… the lucky winner will also be able to pick up a complimentary bag of skunk from legendary Amsterdam café, Hill Street Blues.Hidden within one of the first 1,000 DVDs of The Wackness is a Golden Ticket. Find the Golden Ticket and you win!* It’s that simple.
And you don’t even have to buy a DVD–just email competitions@revolvergroup.com with the subject line “Golden Ticket”. That… is pretty cool. (HT: Boing Boing)
Shrooms at Johns Hopkins.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins are looking for volunteers with a present or past cancer diagnosis for a “scientific study of self-exploration and personal meaning,” which will involve taking psilocybin, the hallucinogen found in psychotropic mushrooms. If you’re 21-70, have cancer and are “feeling down about [it],” form a line to the right.