Links
Stuff I find around the web that interests or amuses me.
Mutant space bugs!
Science-fiction becomes reality? Space-mutated metal-eating viruses that caused problems on Mir may now be at the bottom of the Pacific ocean. Reassuring, no?
Powered armor
It’s too bad this is such a fluff piece, but CNET is reporting that MIT will be researching Nanotech body armor for the Army.
Bomb your hometown
Not paranoid after Bush yammers about keeping nuclear weapons a possibility? Use this page to get an idea of what a nuclear bomb would to do your city.
Pig
Roald Dahl’s disturbing short story, “Pig”, with illustrations.
Towers of Light
Some nice photos of the Towers of Light WTC memorial in New York. I’ve gotta say, as far as memorials go, this is one of the better ones I’ve seen, even if it is temporary.
Manufactured serendipity
Manufactured Serendipity — an(nother) exploration of the blogging phenomena.
Age of consent
I’m liking MetaFilter more and more. Today they posted a link to a story about ‘Dear Abby’ turning in a man who confessed an attraction to child pornography. The related MeFi discusson has raised some extremely interesting points, touching on some of the many societal and cultural variables surrounding ‘age of consent’ (highlights being here, here, and here).
Sure, it’s current
The entire text of the 1911 Encyclopedia Brittanica has been scanned and placed online.