[In case it needs to be said: I don't agree with every word of everything I link to. --L.]
- Neil Gaiman delivers his Doctor Who episode [Doctor Who And Neil Gaiman]
- The writer-editor-raconteur has long hinted that he'd be writing an episode of Doctor Who. Now, via Twitter, Gaiman proves to us that he's actually done it.
[!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! ! -L]
- The Periodic Table of The Empire Strikes Back [Chart Porn]
- It seems like periodic tables are the genre charts de jour, but this one — breaking down the various and sundry building blocks of Episode V — is pretty neat, especially the "strangled by Vader" subset.
- In YOUR lifetime: clones, fusion energy, extra dimensions and first contact with aliens! [This Is Awesome]
- This is the coolest thing you'll see all day. Scientific American has an interactive infographic showing twelve things that could/will happen by 2050. We'll meet aliens, fight nuclear wars, clone people and discover extra dimensions. Witness the animated tesseract!
- Identity of mystery monster revealed at last [Monsters Among Us]
- Earlier this month, Canadian hikers stumbled across the carcass of this bizarre-looking creature. Now scientists think they know what it is.
- Be A Search Engine Keyboard Ninja with DuckDuckGo [Search Engines]
- Search engine DuckDuckGo allows you to pound through results using keyboard shortcuts. It aims to be a Google competitor, providing a host of additional features the search engine giant is missing, like "zero-click info" and keeping your searches anonymous.
- Build a Beehive Out of a Bucket and PVC Pipe [Weekend Project]
- While lots of us would do everything we can to stay away from a whole colony of bees, they are important to our agriculture. If you've found that bees are having trouble colonizing in your area, consider building your own inviting hive.
- Nautilus Elementary Simplifies File Browsing in Linux [Downloads]
- Linux only: While lots of people like advanced file browsers like previously mentioned Total Commander or Path Finder, sometimes the explorer can get overwhelmingly complicated. Nautilus Elementary is a mod that compacts and streamlines Nautilus in GNOME to make file browsing easier.
- Generatus Creates Humorous Status Updates When Your Imagination is Tired [Social Networking]
- Perfect for the joke-cracking social network fan, free web service Generatus is a status update generator for when you are fresh out of funny ideas, keeping you and your friends entertained with randomly generated or subject-prompted one-liners.
- Facebook PhotoZoom Magnifies Photos for Faster Browsing [Downloads]
- If you haven't quit Facebook yet, you'll love free Firefox add-on Facebook PhotoZoom, which magnifies photos as you mouse over them so you don't have to click through albums or profile pictures to view them full-size.
- Red Walls and Dramatic Lighting: An Inexpensive Office Makeover [Featured Workspace]
- How much does it cost to turn an unfinished storage room into an awesome home office? Surprisingly little if you've got an eye for detail and a handy streak.
- Lodge Complaints that Get Results by Asking a Simple Question [Haggling]
- We've all had the occasional complaint with customer service, but we haven't all enjoyed the fruits of a successful lodged customer-service complaint. The New York Times' resident haggler rounds up a handful of tried and true reader-complaint methods that get results.
- Better Gmail 2 and Better Flickr Updated [Updates]
- Released a few fix-it updates to the Better Gmail 2 and Better Flickr Firefox extensions, which you can get by pressing the "Find Updates" button in your extensions dialog box.
- Breaking the Law Is No Way To Fix the Budget
- Lawsuits and court rulings have exposed many of the governor's preferred budget "solutions" as being straightforwardly illegal. Last summer Calitics covered many of these lawbreaking cuts. But instead of respecting the law, the governor's office has decided to attack the courts instead…
Americans are becoming inured to the systematic ignorance of the law by their political leaders. The Bush Administration and their Democratic enablers have set the tone – when your path is blocked by a law, ignore the law. It's deeply damaging to our democracy, to our institutions, not to mention to our economy. We keep being told the state must "live within its means" – and yet those means never seem to include the law.
- Today’s Logic Fail
- Researchers found that kids who have higher BMIs tend to do a little worse on treadmill tests than thinner kids…if they’re from “lower- or middle-income neighborhoods.” The difference goes away if they’re from the more affluent neighborhoods. [...]
So, logically speaking, does Singh then suggest that perhaps lower-to middle-income children could benefit from more opportunities to exercise?
[You get three guesses. -L]
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