Prometea - cloned horse
Well, congratulations science. An Italian lab has just cloned a horse. I'm mixed about this. There are the benefits to science - the further refinement of cloning technologies, etc., and the potential benefits to humankind - bringing back extinct species, etc. ... but, it seems like we're moving at a breakneck speed down the cloning path without fully understanding the long term implications of the technology. As history has shown us, we usually leave a mess behind that future generations will need to clean up. For more on cloning, companies that do it, ethics discussion, etc, check out this link.
Of Movies
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut -- This is one hilarious movie -- but boy is it rude. It's rude beyond the point of being offensive. The movie takes the good taste filter off and amuses with humour that simulate the juvenile in us. Every now and again though, that little kid in us needs to be amused -- and this movie will certainly do that. If you're offended by the movie, it's because the adult in you is watching. The Brothers Grimm -- This was an OK fantasy movie, moving at a good pace, with the appropriate level of action and humour. The special effects were well done -- and so was the cinematography. If you missed it in the theatre, you didn't miss much however. You can catch it on DVD. The Aristocrats -- This is a movie about a joke. One joke. That's it. The delivery however -- now that was something else. The delivery was sick, sick, sick. This is an in-joke for comedians that have been numbed by jokes for us regular folk. The only thi...
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