November 2007
44 posts
Man killed after phone explosion →
Visual Dictionary Online →
How many times did you end up saying, “that object that goes between the cover and the inside, you know, the shiny metal one!” Well, not anymore. (via LH)
Sunshine Out of Your Arse
ADG Security — Outsourcing at its best!
Military Deceptions of WWII Allies →
Kitten with Nine Lives and Two Faces →
Lil’Bit was born with two mouths, two noses, and four eyes. (via DU)
Scotch Brite Plastic Surgery Ad
Special Edition WWII Monopoly →
Special editions of the board game were loaded with means to help Allied POWs escape German prison camps. (via BB)
Leap Seconds, GMT, TAI, UT1, UTC, ... →
Smokers, Watch This!
Dvorak is playing Portal
John C. Dvorak, my personal god, says he’s playing Portal, my favorite video game, on TWiT 122. Obviously everyone on the show is a fan of Portal, they even feature the Still Alive song!
Chinese School in a Cave Photos →
WWII Colossus cracks Enigma codes once more →
Yamli Search →
A very smart way to enter Arabic text and search Google for Arabic terms using only a standard English keyboard. (via INQ)
Virtual Hip Replacement Surgery →
Worth a shot, the skills might come in handy one day! (via DU)
Matt Damon named People magazine's sexiest man... →
Sensitive Guantanamo Bay Manual Leaked →
The document is available for download from Wikileaks, a site worth reading. (via BB)
The World's First High-Definition Video of the... →
Created by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) using the lunar explorer KAGUYA (SELENE) from a 100 km lunar orbit on Oct 31, 2007 (via BB)
How Babel Fish almost caused a diplomatic incident →
Worse than machine translation services are the ignorants who use them. (via INQ)
How to Win at Monopoly® →
A rather interesting strategy, but I’m not about to run and try it; I only play for fun! (via BB)
FBI hunted terrorists by checking falafel sales →
The Commodores - Three Times A Lady (via SkreemR)
House cat makes scientific history →
Iraqi Dam Seen In Danger of Deadly Collapse →