Darnit, it took me a week to get back to my shared items from Google Reader again. Here goes...
Science:
- Bacon cures hangovers. Thank you once again, science! Is there anything you can't do?
- Scientists in Australia have apparently found a way to stop the body from attacking (and rejecting) organ transplants. This might be even cooler than the bacon thing.
- I found it utterly unsurprising that chimps have to take their lady friends out to dinner to get laid.
- If you ever find yourself back in time, it would be useful to have this sheet. He promises to fix the H-2-zero typo in the next printing, too.
Technology:
- Slashdot points us to a tutorial on putting together a multitouch "Surface PC" for far less than the $10k Microsoft wants for theirs. I have to find some money to try this...
- My iFriend David comes up with cool ideas on his blog, and then people actually make them. That is cool.
- This almost makes me want a cat.
- It's getting close. Soon something will happen with 3d printers to revolutionize the world. This is a step in that direction.
Entertainment:
- My former coworker Amanda has a new collection of short stories out. Her previous books have been awesome, so I highly recommend this one. Whoot, I just noticed she has Kindle editions now. Very nice.
- Woody Harrelson defended himself after attacking a photographer by claiming that he thought the photographer was a zombie. I blame McCarron.
- Disney reuses dances. I'm not terribly surprised, but at least a little.
The Internets:
- Google has fully integrated search-by-color into image search. Neat!
- InfoChimps is a cool website. Go vote for them.
- Microsoft did something cool. Their live search can now solve algebra equations. So far it looks like it can only handle single-variable equalities, but it's still cool.
- Amazon has almost 800 free mp3s available from their library. It's a clever trick. I'm probably going to buy at least one album based on a very good sample I downloaded.
Politics:
- This has been all over the place in the almost-week since I originally shared it, but, in case you haven't seen it, the ad by the National Organization for Marriage about big bad scary gay marriage is unintentionally hilarious.
- Gov. Paterson of New York is going to introduce a same-sex marriage bill. It's about time, New York. Iowa beat you? Seriously??
Awesome:
- PG&E is going to get power beamed down from solar panels in space. I don't know how efficient or real it is, but the idea is awesome. And, if it works, it could even be useful.
As always, leave your comments on these or anything else below.
1 comment:
Those damn zombie paparazzi, just won't leave a body alone. Kill one and the rest just keep coming. :-)
That was funny about the Disney sequences. Almost makes me feel cheated.
The time travel cheat sheet is interesting but maybe not quite specific enough. I was always intrigured by "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court". Even with all of my 20th century knowledge, or maybe *because* of it, I don't think I could go back to Middle Ages England/Europe and devise all of the gizmos that Mark Twain had character Hank Morgan make. I wonder if a well-rounded craftsman from the 1880s could actually have performed those feats?
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