Olympic Fail: Blue Screen of Death Strikes Bird's Nest During Opening Ceremonies Torch Lighting

Audio versions of all the talks from HOPE are now on-line. Also, there are torrents of some of the videos on-line at http://hopetracker.donthax.me/.

I found out because someone downloaded my talk and emailed me some questions/suggestions about it. That just rocks!

The Last HOPE Talks Now On-line

Awesome Slow Motion Lightning Bolt

Incredible x-ray images of common objects - many are pieced together from hundreds of individual x-ray exposures.

X-rays of Airplanes and Bulldozers

The bottom line is that in blind wine tastings, there is a zero or even slightly negative correlation between the ratings of regular people and the price of the wine they are drinking; for experts the relationship between rating and price is positive.

Keep the Cheap Wine Flowing - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog

String Can Replaces Payphone

Google Images DIY - Fubiz™

Non-newtonian fluid (cornstarch) dances on a subwoofer.

YouTube - Dancing Liquid

MAKE: Blog: The trees have eyes (and the bushes do too)

This was on Consumerist today. I'm TOTALLY going to get some Star Wars stickers and start adding them to the trucks that are parked in my neighborhood each day :)

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