Have a little fun with your coffee

http://pileofphotos.com/view/25/Have_a_little_fun_with_your_coffee

Out-of-This-World Hypothesis: Cosmic Forces Control Life on Earth

The rise and fall of species on Earth might be driven in part by the undulating motions of our solar system as it travels through the disk of the Milky Way

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070423_cosmic_evo.html

Quantum physics says goodbye to reality

"reality does not exist when we're not observing it"

from

http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/11/4/14

via

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/04/23/231252&from=rss

Paper Wallet

One sheet of 8.5 by 11 paper folded, with minimal cutting, and one peice of tape = durable, seamless, useable, write-onable, minimalist wallet

http://www.instructables.com/id/E9331VJF3DES9J73YS/?ALLSTEPS

Microsoft admits Vista failure

"What we are seeing is an unprecedented shift of power. It is also an unprecedented admission of failure. And the funniest part about the moves made? They are the wrong things to do. Microsoft is in deep trouble."

http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=39087

The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss

“The Deep is not only the most stunningly beautiful book about the sea ever produced, but also a work of scientific substance, articulated by some of the best, most experienced deep-sea scientists of our time. Even for those of us who have been enchanted by the wondrous life of the deep sea through direct engagement, this book renews the spirit and makes it possible to share with others a vicarious glimpse of the wild ocean.”

—Sylvia Earle, National Geographic Society

http://www.thedeepbook.org/