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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/14/08 … please enjoy:

John A. Wheeler, Physicist Who Coined the Term “Black Hole,” Is Dead at 96 | New York Times

Eminent physicist John Archibald Wheeler has died from pneumonia at the age of 96. The coiner of the terms ‘black hole’ and ‘wormhole,’ Wheeler popularized the study of general relativity, and advised a distinguished list of graduate students.

Brain Scanners Can See Your Decisions Before You Make Them | WIred

You may think you decided to read this story — but in fact, your brain made the decision long before you knew about it.

HARDCORE MARILYN | New York Post

When it came to light in the mid-’60s, then-FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover had his agents spend two weeks futilely trying to prove that Monroe’s sex partner was either John F. Kennedy or Robert F. Kennedy, according to declassified agency documents and inte

Lost Generation | YouTube

Last week at The Society meeting held at AARP’s headquarters, people were shown the winning video submissions in a contest for 20 year olds called ‘u@50′. This video actually won second place, but when they played it, everyone in the room was awe-struck.

14-Year-Old Creates Chemistry Trading Card Game | Wired.com

Making up your own games has been a childhood staple for as long as anyone can remember. 14-year-old Anshul Samar has taken this to its logical conclusion by creating his own science-based fantasy card combat game Elementeo.

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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/13/08 … please enjoy:

Visualizing Evolution | Visualizing Evolution Blog

Here is an amazing collection of visual complexity in biology. It's like looking at beautiful works of geometric abstract art, except there is rigid scientific meaning behind each one, which only makes them all the more beautiful.

You Will Lose All The Rights to Your Own Art | Animation World Magazine

If the Orphan Works legislation passes, we will lose virtually all the rights to not only our future work but to all past work over 34 years, unless we register it with the new, untested and privately run registries. Even then, there is no guarantee.

NASA Science - Science Mission Directorate | NASA

NASA launched a new website designed to provide information about its scientific endeavors and achievements. The site was built on top of the Plone Open Source Content Management System and features an easy-to-navigate design and new search features.

Judge Orders Release of Abu Ghraib Child Rape Photos | After Downing Street

A federal judge ruled today that graphic pictures of detainee abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison must be released over claims that they could damage America's image. Last year a Republican senator conceded that they contained scenes of rape and murder.

Espionage Against Pro-Tibet Groups, Others, Spurred Microsoft Patches | Wired

Computer intruders targeting pro-Tibetan groups and government agencies slipped in through previously unknown security holes in Microsoft Office, prompting Microsoft to issue a flurry of patches to the popular software suite in 2006 and 2007.

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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/11/08 … please enjoy:

World's most disgusting ice cream | Metro.co.uk

A new 'mash Cone' consisting of sausage, mash potato, gravy and peas in an ice cream cone has been invented. Food company Aunt Bessie's claims it is breathing new life into the fortunes of the ice cream van by replacing the 99 Flake with an all-weather a

'I didn't want a cabinet. I wanted a cab, innit?' | Metro.co.uk

A teenager was greeted by a display cabinet instead of a taxi because her 'Ali G-style' slang confused a series of phone operators.

Computerised 'averaged' facial photographs regarding Sexual Choices | Yahoo! News Photos

According to the research, the face on the right is of someone who is more likely to be interested in a short-term sexual relationship whilst the one on the left is more likely to be interested in a long-term relationship.

LEDUBE LED Lego-like building blocks | CScout Japan

If you had as many Legos as I did when you were a kid, and you love LED lighting as much as I do, the LEDUBE from Sankoflex should satisfy you to no end. We came across these at the Japan Shop Expo last month and got a peek at how they work as well.

Blockbuster announcing streaming set-top box this month? | Engadget

The Hollywood Reporter is stating in no uncertain terms that Blockbuster is developing a set-top box to stream video into the home. Now the real bombshell: it should be announced "sometime this month."

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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/10/08 … please enjoy:

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Dig the runningman!

How the iPhone is killing the ‘Net | Network World

Zittrain argues that today?s Internet appliances such as the iPhone and Xbox hamper innovation. That?s because these locked-down devices prohibit the kind of tinkering by end users that made PCs and the Internet such a force of action and change.

Episodic Strong Bad Game Coming to WiiWare | Kotaku

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People, a series of episodic games for WiiWare, is coming to the Wii this June, Telltale Games announced today. The game will include plenty of dialog-based puzzles, the ability to make prank phone calls, and more!

Ugly? Adorable? | Uglorable!

Adorable pictures of “Ugly” animals! Super cute/ugly!

Arlington Cemetery Makes Historic Exception for World War I Veteran | Salem-News.Com

Buckles did not qualify for internment at Arlington, so Ross Perot, former U.S. Presidential candidate, took the cause to the White House. In less than two weeks, he had succeeded in securing an internment for Frank Buckles at Arlington National Cemetery.

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