For millions of Americans, the housing crisis began well before last year's front-page collapse. Bigotry and criminalization by an unjust system of policing and incarceration, combined with economic privation, have kept even the meager privilege of a subprime mortgage or slumlord lease out of reach for many. As the crisis unfolds, the number of homeless will grow. Have any additional advice? picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

If you’re a Star Trek fan, you’ve surely considered the differences between the captains in the various series, even if you don’t have a favorite. And, while Sisko, Janeway, and even Archer have their fans, the quintessential Star Trek debate has been, since TNG premiered nearly 22 years ago, who’s the better captain: Kirk or Picard? I am unashamed of my love of Picard. ... read full post picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

One of the two young men suspected of killing a fledgling barred owl June 8 in Eureka's Sequoia Park has confessed, according to Game Warden Josh Zulliger. Update to This picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

A homeless man was acquitted of charges that he smacked a fellow transient in the face with a skateboard as the victim was engaged in a conversation about quantum physics in South San Francisco, authorities said today. Wouldn't you loved to have seen that.
Update to DoggyLives story picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

Authorities said a couple got into a fight using Cheetos. Alright, how many ways can you hurt someone with a cheeto? picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

The problem with working for a magazine about the future is that things don’t always—in fact, rarely—happen as you say they’re going to, and readers let you know. The call I’ve been getting harassed about for almost four years now: colored bubbles that don't leave stains. picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

How many people does it take to break the Internet? On June 25, we found out it's just one -- if that one is Michael Jackson. The biggest showbiz story of the year saw the troubled star take a good slice of the Internet with him, as the ripples caused by the news of his death swept around the globe. Livejournal broke too. picked by psycmoe 5 months ago

This was in the news this morning, and royally ruined my entire day The fledgling barred owl was huddled in a hollow tree in Eureka's Sequoia Park, peering out at passersby who strolled along the nearby park road. Onlookers notified wildlife officials about the young owl's location on Wednesday, and would later report the bird appeared healthy but anxious as it clacked its beak in the forest u... read full post picked by psycmoe 6 months ago

Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre want to line the walls of your home with mushrooms. The young entrepreneurs have created a strong, low-cost biomaterial that could replace the expensive, environmentally harmful Styrofoam and plastics used in wall insulation, as well as in packaging and a host of other products. picked by psycmoe 6 months ago

Friday kicks off Northern California's annual Kinetic Grand Championship, a three-day race in which teams aboard pedal-powered works of art move across 42 miles of road, sand and water.
I'll be at the beer garden, sponsored by Belgium Brewing Company, Saturday night. picked by psycmoe 6 months ago

It's been more than 100 years since the shadow of a California condor passed over carrion on the North Coast, and the Yurok Tribe is now trying to bring back the great-winged bird. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

In a world first that could bring hope to thousands of schizophrenics, Melbourne scientists have discovered that a form of the disease is linked to a lack of certain proteins in the brain's lining. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

One in five students dropped out of a California high school last year - about the same as the year before, state Superintendent Jack O'Connell announced Tuesday. The graduation rate also held at about 68 percent. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

On Monday night, two men fled from a police convoy driving on State Route 299. According to officials, they wore body armor and fired at police cars with an AK-47 assault rifle through the windows of a gold Jeep Grand Cherokee.

Highway 299 is terrifying at normal speeds! picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

His was the first photo of a missing child to appear on a milk carton. Almost 30 years later, Etan Patz is still missing.

Distressing picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

Try to imagine a thousand bucks worth of razors. Now, those little packs of eight refills cost around twenty, depending on your brand, but still... picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

Mr Bird says: "The interesting thing is that they can do so many of these clever things that primates can do - sometimes they can do them even better. But their brain is completely different from the mammalian brain.
Everybody together now: "roawk. roaawk. roawk." picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

It is a matter of considerable importance to Neapolitans. that the dried blood of Saint Januarius - or San Gennaro as he is called here - miraculously turns to liquid. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

For the mathematically challenged, Thursday's date, 5/7/09, is one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers.

(A reminder of THIS picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

A DRB collection of some incredible and fantastical clocks and watches. The last entry is an exciting DIY project.... picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

Justice David Souter is planning to retire after nearly two decades on the Supreme Court, but his departure is unlikely to change its conservative-liberal split.
President Barack Obama's first pick for the high court is likely to be a liberal-leaning nominee, much like Souter. Still, picking a Justice is exciting! picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

Thousands of Kenyan women vowed Wednesday to begin a weeklong sex strike to try to protest their country's bickering leadership, which they say threatens to revive the bloody chaos that convulsed the African country last year. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

The dream job offer (from Murphy-Goode Winery in Sonoma County) is this: Get paid $10,000 a month for six months to drink wine, learn and talk about wine, eat good food, live rent free in Healdsburg and play the occasional game of poker with a laid-back staff. Holy s**t picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

The geek elixir, Mountain Dew, which facilitated countless late-night programming sessions since its inception, will be released in cane-sugar format this summer called Mountain Dew Throwback: picked by psycmoe 7 months ago

The economic crisis, which has claimed more than 5 million jobs since the recession began, did not strike the entire country at once. A map of employment gains or losses by county tells the story of how those job losses first struck in the most vulnerable regions and then spread rapidly to the rest of the country. picked by psycmoe 7 months ago