Lots of music links
I need to remember to come back to this MeFi thread — lots of links to online remix sources and radio stations.
Dubya needs to get laid!
We, the undersigned, in the interest of international harmony and seeking an end to all violence in this world, do hereby call on the president of the United States, George W. Bush, to find a fully consenting adult intern to service his sexual needs.
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?
Soundbugs look cool
Yay for new toys! I may need to pick up at least one of these little gadgets — Soundbug turns flat surface into speakers. More information can be found on the Terfenol company website.
iMacs in the movies
Most of the computers in movies for several years have been Macintoshes, maybe because the Mac is the only computer that doesn’t look like every other computer and therefore benefits from product placement. But this is the first movie in which an entire iMac commercial runs on TV in the background of a shot.
How’s that for random trivia? Thanks to Roger Ebert’s review of Showtime for this little tidbit.
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.