Print I Think You're Fat

Print I Think You're Fat: "The movement was founded by a sixty-six-year-old Virginia-based psychotherapist named Brad Blanton. He says everybody would be happier if we just stopped lying. Tell the truth, all the time. This would be radical enough -- a world without fibs -- but Blanton goes further. He says we should toss out the filters between our brains and our mouths. If you think it, say it."

lego.jpg (JPEG Image, 800x702 pixels): " M.C. Escher's "Relativity" in Legos [amazing pic] "

NPR : Galactic Gold: A Valentine Story

NPR : Galactic Gold: A Valentine Story: "According to Tyson, author of Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandries, all gold on Earth started out in the center of a star; he says stars are 'in the business of cosmic alchemy.'"

The Hidden "F" In Your Web pages. - Blogging Popular

The Hidden "F" In Your Web pages. - Blogging Popular: "A team of scientists engaged in military research recently came to the conclusion that when it comes to reading web pages,most readers read in 'F' shaped pattern taking into consideration the eye movements of 232 readers"

360 degree light field display

360 degree light field display: "The display consists of a high-speed video projector, a spinning mirror covered by a holographic diffuser, and FPGA circuitry to decode specially rendered DVI video signals. The display uses a standard programmable graphics card to render over 5,000 images per second of interactive 3D graphics, projecting 360-degree views with 1.25 degree separation up to 20 updates per second."

Lets Fly

Lets Fly: "Unbelievable This is the closest you can come to being a superhero"

Most successful pirate was beautiful and tough - CNN.com

Most successful pirate was beautiful and tough - CNN.com: "You can keep your Bluebeards and your Blackbeards. The most successful pirate of all time controlled a fleet of more than 1,500 ships and upwards of 80,000 sailors -- and she did it all without the help of facial hair."

The Pirate's Dilemma

The Pirate's Dilemma: "Piracy is usually seen as a problem, but in many cases, it is also offering us some solutions. From western movies to, erm, woolly mammoths, both illegal piracy and legal free substitutes are creating Pirate’s Dilemmas, challenging the conventional ways we share information and improving how we do things as a result…"

Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy’s Couch - New York Times

Our Lives, Controlled From Some Guy’s Couch - New York Times: "Until I talked to Nick Bostrom, a philosopher at Oxford University, it never occurred to me that our universe might be somebody else’s hobby. I hadn’t imagined that the omniscient, omnipotent creator of the heavens and earth could be an advanced version of a guy who spends his weekends building model railroads or overseeing video-game worlds like the Sims."

The software awards scam « Successful Software

The software awards scam « Successful Software: "I put out a new product a couple of weeks ago. This new product has so far won 16 different awards and recommendations from software download sites. Some of them even emailed me messages of encouragement such as “Great job, we’re really impressed!”. I should be delighted at this recognition of the quality of my software, except that the ’software’ doesn’t even run."