19-02-13 Linx of the Preternatural, Prodigious, and Propaedeutic

Video 'Paper Mario Bros. in my notebook [Stop Motion]' by 如月二重6 Kisaragi Hutae 6 (Found @ Miss Cellania)
19 Things The Matrix Predicted About Life in 2019 and One Thing It Got Badly Wrong (via Vulture)

Little kid tosses a sparkler down a manhole and blows up the entire sidewalk (via digg)

There is still so much we need to learn about Weed (via Wired)

Video Of Ford's Sweaty Robotic Butt That's Used To Test Car Seats (via Geekologie)

America puts more people in jail and prison than any other country in the world. Why all prison sentences should be capped at 20 years. (via Vox)

Porn warped our sex lives. Now a new kind of sex school created by the pornographers themselves is fighting back. Enter 'Educational Porn'! (via Wired)

America’s Pistachio Industry Came From a Single Seed (via Atlas Obscura)

Insects are going extinct eight times faster than other animals (Boing Boing)

Daft Punk Robot Sex Dolls

Music in both videos is Daft Punk's Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger [Found @ Laughing Squid]

Husband of Saudi rape victim sentenced to 200 lashes and six months in prison speaks out. Still claims Saudi society is respectful of women, "in general", and that his wife will get justice. He says, "she's a crushed human being." Under the law in Saudi Arabia, women are subject to severe restrictions, including a strict dress code, a prohibition on driving, they are not allowed to testify in court, and are not allowed to vote. Also, they must get a man's permission to travel or have surgery. This is "respectful of women, in general"?!?

Awesome 3D tattoos come to life.

©Real Doll

Expect to see Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins in theaters the Summer of 2009. According to Variety, Warner Brothers has purchased the rights and plan on starting production early 2008. The deal covers a three movie story arc and may include Arnold Schwarzenegger in a cameo appearance. The movies will be set in the future where a full-scale war between Skynet and humankind rages. [Found @ Cyberpunk]

A chemical compound found in marijuana may be a viable non-toxic alternative to chemotherapy in breast cancer patients and stop the spread of the cancer to other parts of the body.

Your burning questions about love and sex with robots are answered by David Levy, author of Love and Sex with Robots. Levy predicts humans will have sex with robots within the next five years and will love and legally marry robots by the year 2050. You could get a head start and start an intimate relationship with a synthetic human today by visiting these NSFW sites and purchasing your own "android" at AndyDroid or at RealDoll along with many other providers of love dolls online. C'est la vie!