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UkrainArt – A Virtual Gallery of Works by Ukrainian Artists Posted: 12 Jan 2010 07:54 PM PST

Mark McGwire opens up about his steroid admission [Tom Verducci – SI.com] Posted: 12 Jan 2010 08:50 AM PST Asshole crybaby.

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World’s Most Amazing Views Posted: 11 Jan 2010 11:02 AM PST

Wendy Carlos ColorVision1 Posted: 11 Jan 2010 09:53 AM PST Very interesting article on the way that humans perceive color, with many visuals…

History and traditions of England » The Frost Fairs: the frozen River Thames in London Posted: 11 Jan 2010 09:26 AM PST

GreatBritain.A2010007.1150.1km.jpg Posted: 11 Jan 2010 09:03 AM PST Awesome satellite image showing snow covering all of Great Britain. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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Endless Migration [OneMoreLevel.com] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 06:33 PM PST

Never, it seems, have punters been more valuable to NFL [SI Vault] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 02:57 PM PST “Punters (yes, punters!) have become what coaches call difference makers, and the difference they’re making has observers of the game wondering if the punter is a defensive weapon every bit the equal of a shutdown cover corner or a run-stuffing middle linebacker.”

Joe Sixpack: A star-studded sixpack from the ‘00s [Philadelphia Daily News] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 11:18 AM PST

Christmas Cactus Macro 4 [Flickr] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST driko posted a photo:

Christmas Cactus Macro 3 [Flickr] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST driko posted a photo:

Christmas Cactus Macro 2 [Flickr] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST driko posted a photo:

Christmas Cactus Macro 1 [Flickr] Posted: 08 Jan 2010 10:08 AM PST driko posted a photo:

Noughtyisms: the best words of the decade [guardian.co.uk] Posted: 07 Jan 2010 08:20 PM PST

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Snowy Thorns (b&w) [Flickr] Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:36 PM PST driko posted a photo: Snow was precariously piled atop this thorny branch. (b&w manual conversion)

Snowy Thorns [Flickr] Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:36 PM PST driko posted a photo: Snow was precariously piled atop this thorny branch.

Electric Meter Snow [Flickr] Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:36 PM PST driko posted a photo: I liked the contrast of the snow piled up on our electric meter.

Icicles [Flickr] Posted: 07 Jan 2010 06:36 PM PST driko posted a photo: Some decent-sized icicles formed on the main portion of our roof.

2000s: Notable Pop Culture Moments [SI.com] Posted: 06 Jan 2010 08:30 PM PST

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33 Conspiracy Theories That Turned Out To Be True [New World Or der Report] Posted: 06 Jan 2010 06:53 AM PST Nothing too earth-shattering here, but definitely an interesting read…

World’s tallest building: Is the Burj Khalifa a herald of economic woe? [The Christian Science Monitor] Posted: 06 Jan 2010 06:30 AM PST “It’s often that way. The tallest skyscrapers always seem to pop up just as the economy is headed down. ”

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Miniature Ice Sculpture 5 [Flickr] Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:28 PM PST driko posted a photo: I’m not exactly sure how this miniature ice sculpture formed. There are branches overhanging the table on our deck, but I can’t figure out how they would have dripped to form this. Very cool…

Miniature Ice Sculpture 4 [Flickr] Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:28 PM PST driko posted a photo:

Miniature Ice Sculpture 3 [Flickr] Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST driko posted a photo:

Miniature Ice Sculpture 2 [Flickr] Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST driko posted a photo:

Miniature Ice Sculpture 1 [Flickr] Posted: 05 Jan 2010 03:27 PM PST driko posted a photo:

The most under-hyped, but most important, technology since seat belts Posted: 05 Jan 2010 09:05 AM PST It’s built-in radar. Sounds pretty innovative, actually…

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Say No More: The Banned Words of 2010 [TIME] Posted: 04 Jan 2010 09:17 AM PST

What Happened to the Hominids Who Were Smarter Than Us? [DISCOVER Magazine] Posted: 04 Jan 2010 06:15 AM PST

FDR kept deadly disease hidden for years [NYPOST.com] Posted: 04 Jan 2010 05:34 AM PST “In a sense, FDR rolled the dice with history – and won.”

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Battlefield Heroes

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Geeky Math Equation Creates Beautiful 3-D World [Wired Science] Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:34 AM PST amazing fractal worlds

Migratr Posted: 03 Jan 2010 09:33 AM PST “Migratr is a desktop application which moves photos between popular photo sharing services. Migratr will also migrate your metadata, including the titles, tags, descriptions and album organization. Whether you want to copy your photos from Flickr to Faces, Picasa to Phanfare, or Zenfolio to Zooomr, Migratr is the app for you. Migratr will copy your photos FROM any supported photo service, TO any supported photo service.”

Leelu Soft: XP Quick Fix Plus Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:47 AM PST

Komodo Media Social Networking Icons Posted: 03 Jan 2010 08:46 AM PST

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The Top 10 Stories You Missed in 2009 [Foreign Policy] Posted: 02 Jan 2010 05:31 PM PST

The Ninth Annual Year in Ideas [NYTimes.com] Posted: 02 Jan 2010 01:22 PM PST

The Decade In Rewind – Newsweek 2010 Posted: 02 Jan 2010 10:36 AM PST

You AUGHT To Remember Posted: 02 Jan 2010 10:35 AM PST

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Browsing Wallpaper on deviantART Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:05 PM PST

/wg/ – Wallpapers/General Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:05 PM PST

Desktop wallpaper | Social Wallpapering Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:05 PM PST

Iron Man 2 Movie Trailer Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:03 PM PST This looks pretty damn cool.

The ‘Israelification’ of airports: High security, little bother [thestar.com] Posted: 01 Jan 2010 02:16 PM PST Why the US doesn’t get this, I just don’t understand…

Knighthood for Patrick Stewart? Queen says make it so [CNN.com] Posted: 01 Jan 2010 06:50 AM PST Cool!