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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 07/30/08 … please enjoy:

Attack Canada! | The Beacon

War Plan Red envisioned primarily U.S. attacks on and occupation of various Canadian cities, including Halifax (to be subjected to a poison-gas first strike), Quebec City, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver, and Victoria.

Who Built the Pyramids? | Harvard Magazine

Egyptologist Mark Lehner, an associate of Harvard’s Semitic Museum, is beginning to fashion an answer. He has found the city of the pyramid builders. They were not slaves.

Burger King uses Spider-man ad for Dark Knight burger | Den of Geek

Burger King's got a new burger out, inspired by The Dark Knight. Except last summer, it was inspired by Spider-man 3. What's going on? Marketing is just getting lazy now.

Baby?s First Internet | The Morning News

The best "book" out there on how to teach your children how to use the internet!

Canada Defiles an Astronomical Treasure | Fanboy

That man you see in the photograph above is an international treasure. Under that rejected humble facade is none other than Charles Thomas Bolton who will one day be seen as one of the great astronomers of all time.

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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 07/20/08 … please enjoy:

Halo 3’s ‘Enemies KIA’ Body Count Officially Passes Earth’s Population | OhGizmo!

The game?s official ?Enemies KIA? body count surpassed the Earth?s population sometime late on June 20 or early on June 21. At that point the Halo 3 Campaign Kill Count numbered 6,719,996,560, while the estimated world population was 6,705,066,871

IE 8 Beta 2 out by September 2008 | The Industry Standard

This is a prediction that Microsoft will meet or beat that self-assigned deadline and will publicly release IE 8 beta 2 on or before August 31st, 2008.

This.Film.Is.Not.Yet.Rated. | Google Video

This Film Is Not Yet Rated is an independent documentary film about the Motion Picture Association of America’s rating system and its effect on American culture, directed by Kirby Dick and produced by Eddie Schmidt.

Army Shoots Live Pigs, PETA Squeals | ABC News

Army to Shoot Live Pigs in Hawaii in Trauma Training Drill for Soldiers Heading to Iraq. The Army says it’s critical to saving the lives of wounded soldiers. Animal-rights activists call the training cruel and outdated.

Scientists find why we need to re-read a page | Telegraph

Scientists have discovered why people sometimes need to re-read a page. According to a study the brain needs a specific chemical in order to concentrate properly.

Spore Creatures Now Outnumber Known Earth Species | Slashdot

As of a week ago, the number of creatures in the “Spore” database exceeded the number of known species on Earth. They are created using ‘Creature Creator,’ which is available in a free (with limited parts) or paid download at the Spore website.

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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 04/18/08 … please enjoy:

Obama and the "Mentally Deranged" | TalkLeft

Dear Senator Obama, please stop referring to the mentally ill as "mentally deranged." It is a depreciated term and one that unfairly stereotypes and stmatizes those with mental illness. As the candidate for hope and change, we expect better.

Youngme / Nowme | Color Wars 2008

Childhood photos, re-created by the adults that appeared in them. It's actually kind of cool, when it's not being creepy! Check 'em out!

Forget the Courts ? Apple May Fight Mac Clones With Tech | Wired

While Apple could likely tie Psystar up in litigation by filing lawsuits, the better choice may be technical - issuing OS X firmware updates. In the end, the clonemaker is always playing catch-up and ends up being caught in a nightmare.

A one-in-10 million freak lobster, which looks like its already been cooked even though it is still alive and well, has been donated to Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium. | This is Plymouth

A one-in-10 million freak lobster, which looks like its already been cooked even though it is still alive and well, has been donated to Plymouth's National Marine Aquarium.

ISPs meddled with their customers' Web traffic, study finds | Network World

About one percent of the Web pages being delivered on the Internet are being changed in transit, sometimes in a harmful way, according to researchers at the University of Washington.

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