Still working on a new site design, and also installing Windows Vista. I’ll let you know the next couple of days how that’s going…
So, I have just one link for today. Makes you think just a little bit exactly how miniscule (and precious) we really are in the grand scheme of things.
See, I told ya there’ d be random comments about the universe. 
I’m working on a new design for the blog, so I’m just going to list today’s links of interest instead of actually taking the time to describe them. Enjoy!
What happens when you combine 200 liters of Diet Coke and over 500 Mentos mints? An amazing and completely insane video.
(Thanks for the exclusive, Alan. )
This one’s short but sweet… Digg.com is a technology news website. Users submit stories for review, but rather than allow an editor to decide which stories go on the homepage, the users do by voting for (“digging”) the story.
Anyway, there was a story on Digg today claiming that Crows may have human-like intelligence. The source article itself didn’t do much for me, but I did enjoy a couple of the comments that were made by Digg users…
datastorageguy said:
When Crows start driving around in cars and doing algebra with their beaks, I will go along with the “Human-like intelligence” bit. Until then, they can continue to attack my bird feeder and scare away all the other little birds.jer2eydevil88 said:
I think itÂ’s obvious to anyone who drives frequently that few people ever exhibit intelligence when driving.
Too true!
Have you heard about Windows OneCare? Microsoft has packaged almost every piece of software you might need to protect and secure your computer, including virus scanning, firewall, tune ups, and file backups. A one-year subscription retails for about 50 bucks, but Amazon currently has it available for $19.99.
In the past, I haven’t been a fan of American Idol. That changed this season the first time I saw the gorgeous and talented Katherine McPhee sing. As much as I enjoyed the energy and antics of this season’s winner Taylor Hicks, I was rooting for Katherine (and Chris Daughtry, who should have taken the Fuel gig) all the way. Anyway, I’m not the only one to recognize her talent, as RCA just signed Katherine to a record deal. Congrats Kat! If you happen to be reading this blog, I believe that Eva Cassidy’s slow and soulful version of Cindi Lauper’s Time After Time would be a perfect song for you.
Sixth Sense for a Wired World is a strange but interesting article on Wired about people who have decided to try to embed magnets in their fingertips. (And yes, according to the story, it is exactly as painful as it sounds.)
Comic Book Creator is a cool piece of software that allows mere mortals like us to write, layout, and create (duh!) our own comic books.
Special forces to use strap-on ‘Batwings’ is a real story about the near-future military application of bat-wings, as seen in the most recent Batman movie. Too cool! Where can I get a pair of those?
My Internet connectivity at home has been hit and miss for the past few days. (Thanks Insight!) In fact, last night I couldn’t connect at all. It was strange how technologically marooned I felt. I was still able to work locally on my PC trying to come up with a cool banner for this silly blog, but every time I had an urge to check something online, I had to experience the disappointment of net disconnectedness (made-up word alert!) all over again.
Hope it’s fixed tonight…
