This week, Zero Punctuation gives out awards for 2009.

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The future of food is here. The horrible, horrible future.

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An anonymous reader writes “Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that ‘lifeless’ organic substances with no genetic material — prions similar to those believed responsible for Mad Cow disease and similar, rare conditions in humans — are capable of evolving just like higher forms of life. The discovery could reshape the definition of life and have revolutionary impacts on how certain diseases are (more…)

We watch boxers Hubert Van Malek and Hector Gomez fight it out at this new and exciting game of brawn and brain that’s taking over Europe. Players play alternate rounds of chess and boxing – winners get the medal via either knock out or checkmate!

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theodp writes “The Vintage Ad Browser takes you back to the days when Google conjured up images of Barney Google (1948). When the hip music player was a Walkman (1982). When Osborne meant state-of-the-art in computing (1982). When Big Picture TV meant 12″ (1948). When compact camera referred to a Pocket Instamatic (1972). And when wireless meant getting phone calls 300 feet from the house (1982).”

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Here’s a first. VitaminWater has just announced that its newest flavor will be called “Connect”, complete with a Facebook logo and a full paragraph description loaded with references to untagging, friend requests, and photo stalking.

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