Midnight Run...

    Second day in on the four-banger. I'm trying to put together some content ahead of time to keep the blog going while the work ordeal is under weigh. (And, yes, that's the actual expression, tho there seems to be some difference of academic opinion... Look it up.) 
    I'm revised my eHarmony profile. It looks like the whole online thing is a pretty dicey proposition, since I get more spam than anything else. On eHarmony, I've gotten some looks, but no nibbles (so to speak). Yeah, give it time.... blah, blah, blah. It's a Herculean task to recap everything you are in a few hundred characters - unless you're phenomenally boring, I guess. I'm not boring - just the things I like to do are boring. No doubt there are many Prince Charming types driving sports cars and with bank accounts brimming over with lucre. I ain't one, but I have a strong suspicion that guys like that rarely, if ever, venture onto eHarmony. All they have to do is stand still and some woman will latch onto him.
    I smoked the other Smokes 4 Less maduro Wednesday on the way up North. Not as good, but still pretty respectable. I have an Alec Bradley torpedo in my cigar case for the long drive home Sunday morning. I've got an early meeting Thursday at work, so there may be no Friday blog to speak of. Bear with me during the work week, please, both of you out there. ;-)

    Moving on...

• Call of Duty: Black Ops will restrict party chat during certain multiplayer modes.

• Halo: Reach reviews: Zero Punctuation (NSFW language).
• First Halo: Reach update released.
• Halo: Reach campaign match-making arriving as early as next week.
• Halo: Movie being revived by Spielberg. This could be good, or this could be bad.
• Left 4 Dead 2 unlocks exclusive Team Fortress 2 items.
• Homefront multiplayer trailer debuts. 
• Valve takes a shot at Microsoft over free DLC limitations.
• Despite Taliban name change, military base AAFES stores will still not stock Medal of Honor. 
• Dead Rising on iPhone.

 

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Scientists get it wrong... a lot

Credit: mnbvi on Reddit Science

 

• Giant moon collision may have form Saturn's rings.
• Six suprisingly effective treatments for depression.
• The brain switches that can turn mental illness off and on.
• Grain of salt: Study finds light drinking OK for pregnant women. And heavy drinking mandatory for men with pregnant women.
• Gizmodo previews the new Facebook dashboard.
• Darren Aronofsky tapped to direct Wolverine 2.
• Interview with Firefly's Nathan Fillion.
• New Doctor Who teaser hints at things to come.