These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/25/08 … please enjoy:
Huge hidden biomass lives deep beneath the oceans | New Scientist Environment
Life has been found 1.6 kilometres under the sea floor, at temps reaching 100 °C. John Parkes hopes his team's discovery might one day help find life on other planets. He says it may even redefine what we understand as life and what we understand by age.
Weezer's Pork and Beans | YouTube
Weezer's video for their single "Pork and Beans." How many Internet Celebs can you find? This is one of the best videos I've seen in years!!
Photographing a Wedding and then an Earthquake | lelandwong's Xanga Site
Can you imagine what it was like to have been photographing a wedding in Sichuan, China when 7.9
earthquake hit and shakes for three minutes?
Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing | NASA
It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
Senators say whether they?d agree to be vice president | The Hill
The Hill asked all 97 senators who are not running for president the same question: ?If you were asked, would you accept an offer to be the VP nominee?? Some senators laughed, but others took the question seriously.
NES Controller Mod, May Just be Most Fun Coffee Table Ever | Gizmodo
Forget touchscreen, solar powered or even self-destructing coffee tables… Kyle Downes has modded the coffee table into its best version ever: a retro-tastic NES controller… that actually works!! Video in link!
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 04/05/08 … please enjoy:
Battle of the Bands (Wii) | Joystiq
Battle of the Bands pits gamers against each other in a rhythm competition. The tug-of-war between the players causes the song play to play in the winner's genre, so you could hear "Whoomp! There it is" as country or "Man of Constant Sorrow" in hip-hop.
Windows 7 to arrive next year, says Bill Gates | Engadget
Bill Gates told investors this afternoon that Windows 7 will come "in the next year" and that he's "super-enthused" about it.
Viper made of recycled keyboard | Korean Art & Artist
This work is Viper made of recycled computer keyboard painter Choi Jung Hyun made this work at his exhibition for the purpose of making audience be aware of the importance of recycling.
Old School Geek Computer Desk | BoingBoing
A computer geek's desk from 25 years ago, complete with a Star Wars drinking glass collection
In Memorium: 'The Office' Dedicates Episode To Internet Piano Prodigy | Defamer
In case you missed it, at the end of the episode they showed a video of a 15-year-old boy playing The Office theme on his piano, followed by an "In Memoriam" note. That boy was Nathan Alden Robinson, who died last month of complications from the flu.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 03/31/08 … please enjoy:
More parents using txt language to make their child's name gr8 | the Daily Mail
It might not be every parent's idea of a "gr8" way to name a baby.
But our growing habit of using text messages to communicate appears to be having an impact on what we call our children. Anne has been changed to An, Connor to Conna and Laura to Lora.
Boob Physics | Club Skill
They bounce, are semi-buoyant, and males seem to not be able to get enough of them. They are breasts. In an odd way, the physics of breasts have become a huge factor and trend in the world of gaming; it?s quite interesting how this whole trend started.
World's Hardest Easy Geometry Problem | ThinkZone
Using only elementary geometry, determine angle x. Provide a step-by-step proof. This is the hardest problem I have ever seen that is, in a sense, easy. It really can be done using only elementary geometry. This is not a trick question.
Newton Virus - Art virus for Mac | YouTube
Spice up your colleagues' day with our Newton Virus, the first virus to introduce gravity to your laptop, causing the desktop icons to fall down as if subject to the gravitational pull from the real world.
Life's little mysteries | the Daily Mail
Why do women wear high heels? Why are soft drinks in round containers while milk cartons are rectangular? And why did kamikaze pilots bother with helmets? Here, ROBERT H FRANK uses economics to explain these situations we encounter in everyday life.
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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 03/29/08 … please enjoy:
The web-cam-stop-motion-thing | Piterwilson.com
Turn your Webcam into stop-motion animated gifs!
WrestleMania’s lead-in: ‘Nipplegate’ | OrlandoSentinel.com
Anyone who’s ever seen a pro wrestler knows their bodies don’t look like most folks’, but the wrestlers shown on a sign in Orlando look even more unusual. They’re missing nipples.
Yep. John Cena, Triple H, Randy Orton and even Big Show. All nipple-less.
Sign Language: Marilyn Manson’s “New Shit” | YouTube
Wait till the song begins to form an opinion… instant classic.
How to Speak Hip | Skeyelab Music
How to speak hip, you dig?
Man killed while beating would-be robber | Baltimore Sun
Facing the barrel of a sawed-off shotgun, Roland Scott fought back. He pulled out a fake handgun and stole the gun away from his attacker. Then things get odd, starting with Scott making the attacker strip naked, ending with his accidental death.
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