Worth reading: Feeling Lucky?

I just “learned” something (I think): That’s Gay: No Homo (oh wait, this is better: A Beginner’s Guide to “No Homo” via MamaPop)

Some nice photos here: National Geographic’s International Photography Contest 2009 (my favs: the sunflower, the fireflies, the iceberg, the gulls)

Beer glasses, literally

I found this captivating: Spider silk tapestry

Fun read: After Microsoft, Bringing a High-Tech Eye to Professional Kitchens

Phrase of the day: Googlewhack honeypot

Two unrelated and interesting reads: Adventures in brain tumors: part one of many and Pulling muscle from the shell

AHHHHH!!!!! Reborn doll (previously: Your Wrinkled, Grimacing Newborn Baby Boy, Captured Forever)

I knew Christine made cupcakes, I just didn’t know she made cupcakes: Sugar Dimples Designs (one of my co-workers at FM)

I would like a print of this: Eisenhower Interstate System in the style of the London Underground Diagram

File this under “stuff to make myself”: Clock on a bicycle chain

Another programming language at Google: UNIX Co-Creators at Google Release New Programming Language

Whoa, a camera with an interchangeable lens+sensor: Ricoh GXR

Did not realize Edward Tufte was also a sculptor (it’s amazing to me all the things one can do given a single life)

It’s Friday, it’s raining, how about some funny? The WTF Blanket

It’s funny what people do: Jim Denevan’s 2009 land drawing in Nevada

Neat pics of Liu Bolin, chameleon artist (also see: Frédéric Lebain)

Stephanie’s Cheesy Halloween

Uncanny: Eric Testroete’s papercraft head (more here)

To “read” later: Unmasked by Chris Ware

I like recommendations like this: Two Great Educational Books