Some of these are really interesting.

30 Most Incredible Abstract Satellite Images of Earth : Environmental News Blog | Environmental Graffiti

Sci-fi characters lounging at home.

steve schofield – © 2007

They entwined necks, called to each other and mated. They then built a nest together to prepare for an egg. But no egg was forthcoming: Roy and Silo were both male.

Are they calling linux gay?

Bisexual Species: Unorthodox Sex in the Animal Kingdom: Scientific American

Around the corner is more important than the pssssshhhhhh.

YouTube - Grandma LOVES Chuck Norris: goes INSANE

First came makeup designed to shield talking heads from looking too realistic while on HDTV. Now, we've got makeup that does half of the work for you. In the coming months, both Est�e Lauder and Lanc�me are planning to launch vibrating mascaras, both of which require batteries and promise to cover way more ground than your unstable hand ever could.

Sure... This is for eyes.

Est�e Lauder, Lanc�me to launch vibrating mascaras - Engadget

It's a scientific fact: Pets can't be trusted. Oh sure, they look like little angels, but they're just buttering you up so you'll feed them. It's time you found out what they aren't telling you! We suggest you try the Pet's-Eye-View Digital Camera. This lightweight, water-resistant, digital camera snaps photos every 1, 5, or 15 minutes and will give you an idea what your four-legged friend has been up to while you were at work. Don't just wonder if your dog has been digging up the lawn. Find out with this awesome device!

Who wants a pack of spy-dogs?

Pet Eye View Digital Camera - Uncle Milton - Science - Educational Toys at Entertainment Earth

Back up. We've got pot growing out of our skin?

Essentially, yes. The skin has joined the growing club of organs that is known to produce "endocannabinoids" — the body's own reefer. The biggest producer of endogenous pot is the brain.

Significantly, the new study pins down long-suspected connections between brain and skin and between stress and zits.

Your Skin Produces Marijuana-Like Substance | LiveScience

ABC News highlights a predictable effect of supply shortages: gas thieves. Even before the price at the pump escalated significantly this year, gas thefts accounted for more than $130 million in losses for station owners — almost entirely family-owned businesses, with only 2% of stations in the US owned and operated by the oil companies. Thefts range from a few gallons to covert operations involving thousands of gallons, as ABC helpfully demonstrates in its report:

Maybe it would have been better to leave out the how-to on getting free gas from the pumps.

All we need is biker gangs and a toecutter.

Hot Air » Blog Archive » Video: Gasoline thieves

This is great.

YouTube - JEDI GYM

Google has just launched Lively, a new social network built around the concept of each user creating an avatar and a personal virtual room that can be embedded anywhere on the Web. In essence, Google is looking to create a massive distributed virtual world, where every Google account can have its own avatar that can be used wherever a Lively virtual room is present – for example, on a blog, a social networking profile, or a Web page.

Here’s a closer look at what Google is launching, how it works, and how it might fit into Google’s larger social networking plans:

Getting Started

To use Lively, you do need to sign up using a Google account and download a browser plug-in. From there, you are able to create your own avatar – starting from a “template” character which then has customizable attributes like skin tone, hair color, and eye colors. You can also dress your character with clothing and accessories. In turn, you’re now ready to use Lively wherever you encounter a room on the Web by signing into it with your virtual account.

Google Launches Lively to Create a Virtual World Across Social Networks