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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/12/08 … please enjoy:

WiiWare is live!! | Joystiq

We know there’s little chance that the Nintendo faithful among you haven’t already circled May 12 on your calendar with your Nintendo World Championships 1990 commemorative Sharpie, but just in case, let us remind you that the WiiWare service is now live.

11-year-old gives $440 to Clinton campaign | The Times West Virginian

11-year-old Dalton Hatfield feels so strongly that Hillary Clinton should be the next president he not only sold his bicycle, but video games and anything else that “I could make money with” to donate to the former first lady’s bid for the nomination.

Not Quite Yet | RealClearPolitics

Elite opinion on the Democratic race has congealed around the idea that it is over. Clinton has no chance whatsoever to win the nomination now. I think she is nearly finished, but not quite yet.

Colossal Castle or Humble Home? Same Price ? Your Choice | DivineCaroline

From the rolling green pastures of France, to the sparkling coastline of Mexico, why live in a cramped, rat-infested junior one-bedroom when you can reign high in your very own castle?

The Get Out Clause, Manchester’s stars of CCTV cameras | Telegraph

Unable to afford a camera crew and equipment, The Get Out Clause decided to make use of the cameras seen all over British streets. Afterwards they wrote to the companies involved and asked for the footage under the Freedom of Information Act.

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These are my daily “Good to Know” links for 05/04/08 … please enjoy:

The 10 Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations | Kezins

You know the saying ?Classics never die?, and when you have Mario Paint addicts out there, their work will always be appreciated. Listed below are the ?Most Creative Mario Paint Compilations?.

How scientists plan to recreate the Big Bang with the 7,000-ton Atlas detector | the Mail

This huge tangle of wires and metal is the kind of machine scientists have been dreaming of for generations: one that will take them back 13billion years to the dawn of time and the Big Bang.

The man who grew a finger | BBC NEWS

Mr Spievak re-grew his finger tip. He used a powder - or pixie dust as he sometimes refers to it while telling his story. Mr Speivak's brother Alan - who was working in the field of regenerative medicine - sent him the powder.

Central Washington offers the ultimate act of sportsmanship | ESPN

In a world of spoiled players and ego-maniac coaches, it's nice to see a college softball player display an act of sportsmanship we can all point to and say, "That's how the game should be played".

2008 Cherry Blossom Timelapse | Brooklyn Botanic Garden

This timelapse was created by Dave Allen, BBG's Web Manager, from over 3,000 digital photos, one taken every 3 minutes from April 18 to April 26, 2008, of Brooklyn Botanic Garden's famed Cherry Walk.

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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 04/10/08 … 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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