What has changed in the alternative energy investment landscape?

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The good people at With Leather know that the only thing better than looking at cheerleaders is looking at cheerleaders getting injured.

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Peter Bjorn & John put on a nice show on Conan with a performance of "Young Folks." Victoria Bergsmann also was along for the ride. It's been too long since we last saw whistling on live TV, though at the end you'll notice they have a whistle backing track.

Peter Bjorn & John / "Young Folks"

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I haven't seen !!! live yet, but I've always gotten the impression that lead singer Nic Offer was pretty weird. This video of their new single "Heart of Hearts" reinforces that quite well...not sure what you can say about the shorts he's wearing in this one.

!!! / "Heart of Hearts"

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Apparently a lot of Israelis are under the impression that they can buy plots of land on the moon.

Israelis make their purchases through a Web site run by Crazyshop, which also offers other "out of this world" products such as the opportunity to name a star after a loved one. The company, which claims to be the exclusive place to buy moon property, is a franchise owned by American Dennis Hop, who "owns the moon," according to Wegman.

The eventual payoff could be much greater due to a loophole in international law, said Ron Movshovitz, a legal adviser for the Israel Space Society.

The United Nations' Outer Space Treaty banned states from purchasing land in space, but allowed individual citizens to purchase land, said Movshovitz.

As a result, it is possible that in the near future NASA will have to buy land from the private property owners, enabling them to demand large sums for their plots.

There's a Palestine joke to be made here, but I'd rather focus on how fucking retarded all this is. Something tells me that if random Israelis want to enforce their phony property rights to pieces of lunar surface, they will need to pack their shit up and go there first.

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The mascot for the Austin Toros of the NBA Developmental League nearly cost his team the game. I think we need to give the guy credit--it can't be easy jumping up and hanging on the rim while you're wearing a mascot outfit.

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My favorite animal growing up? Sharks. This one's really weird.

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Military technology is awesome:

The military's new weapon is a ray gun that shoots a beam that makes people feel as if they will catch fire. The technology is supposed to be harmless -- a non-lethal way to get enemies to drop their weapons.

During the first media demonstration of the weapon Wednesday, airmen fired beams from a large dish antenna mounted atop a Humvee at people pretending to be rioters and acting out other scenarios U.S. troops might encounter.

The crew fired beams from more than 500 yards (455 meters) away, nearly 17 times the range of existing non-lethal weapons, such as rubber bullets. While the sudden, 130-degree Fahrenheit (54.44 Celsius) heat was not painful, it was intense enough to make participants think their clothes were about to ignite.

The system uses millimeter waves, which can penetrate only 1/64th of an inch of skin, just enough to cause discomfort. By comparison, common kitchen microwaves penetrate several inches of skin.

The millimeter waves cannot go through walls, but they can penetrate most clothing, officials said. They refused to comment on whether the waves can go through glass.

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Yep, Reggie Bush is a cheater. Also, while he had a nice year catching the ball as a rookie, people seem somewhat oblivious to the fact that he was pretty awful running the ball. He averaged a miserable 3.6 yards per carry and didn't have a single 20-yard run during the regular season. How is that possible given his explosiveness? He's an idiot who dances in the backfield rather than hit holes, that's how.

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Mew's awesome 2003 album Frengers is finally available in the USA.

Mew / "Snow Brigade"

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This isn't a terribly interesting review of the old Mercedes C-Class, but I love this line:

Like the chubby college girl that somehow found her way into your dorm room on a regular basis, the Benz has a familiar, soggy shape, with too many curves above the beltline.

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John Krasinski (Jim from the Office) is in a new movie with Anna Farris. From what I can tell she's stoned out of her mind the entire film.