Lisa Nowak, who was on the July 2006 Discovery mission, has been charged with attempted murder. Crazy. I thought astronauts underwent an intensive psychological evaluation. I guess this shows how much good that does.
Apparently GoDaddy.com has a habit of disabling your domain name if another company complains to them (even if the site isn’t hosted by GoDaddy.com). Pretty messed up if you ask me.
Interested in the first GUI? Take a look at the old Xerox Star. This is the baby that started it all. Before Mac, before Windows, there was Xerox Star. Mac and Windows just “copied” it (not really, they also made many many improvements, but I don’t want to get into that debate).
Litracon has made a form of concrete that is translucent. Looks real cool. Imagine a city without shadow from buildings. Of course, really a building would still have a shadow (lots of stuff on the inside is totally opaque, and the Litracon isn’t that clear) but still, this stuff is cool. They will send you a sample for €60. Maybe a friend and I can go in on it together.
Maciej Ceglowski has posted his list of “Good Ideas” that he has had in the past year. “Birth-control pilsner” is my favorite.
An awesome photo by erik the homelessapien. Not quite sure what it is, but I love it.
Apparently you can use a ball-point pen to cause a NMI (non-maskable interrupt) with a PC and an old ISA card. Ah, the Bic pen. Truly an indispensable tool. Whether you are debuggin a computer, breaking a Kryptonite lock, making a homemade syringe or just wanting to write a note, Bic pens are the way to go.