It is said that in some Asian countries, after particularly distressing news, it is the custom to recite a Buddhist sutra relating to mother's love as a reminder that whatever happens, true compassion still exists in this world. In such a spirit, there exists an internet meme begun by Boing Boing: after a particularly distasteful bit of human perfidy -- say, the anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre -- the site will offer a "unicorn chaser":that is, a saccharine-sweet, yet appealing print of a unicorn amongst frolicking kittens. This would not be noder material, except that Virgin Intergalactic has named one of its jets "Unicorn Chaser".....

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