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Archive for October 22nd, 2007

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Video news report - Woman finds 7′ python in her toilet. Worth watching just to see the unique toilet seat (oddly, they avoid all the obvious python jokes men would be expected to make here)
The BBC has a report defending video games
The downside to being a LEGO character
The Barbie iPod dock (via seemingly ever damn tech blog on the intarpipes)
Order Eccentric Cubicle to get a handy tome of handy cubicle gadgetry

From desktop guillotines and crossbows to mood-enhancing effects and music makers, each project presents a different set of challenges and opens new avenues of Maker lore. There’s a strong emphasis on the basic mechanical theories and principles of the devices presented in the book, as well as the fabrication techniques you need to use.
An online CSS builder to help you more easily create customized style sheets
I’m growing more enamored of Ubuntu. The smartified folks at DownloadSquad say better than I some of the reasons for growing Ubuntu love
The Smoking Gun has a round-up of this week’s greatest mug shots
Bill’s console post of the week shows evidence of the smackdown Sony has received

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Assassin’s Creed video - Part the first, Part two-ish, and Part thirdly (via Joystiq)
Customize Google - a helpful plug-in to improve the Google experience if you are using Firefox
Time is running out, but you can still get your LEGO pumpkin kit in time for the holiday
This news is slightly outdated, but it’s still worth a read - the FCC has chosen not to investigate telcos who illegally handed over information during the government’s illegal wiretap spree over the past 6 years
Red meat and breast cancer (via Tingilinde)

Over a 12-year period, 1,021 of the relatively young women developed invasive breast cancers. The more red meat a woman ate, the higher was her risk of developing invasive breast cancer…
I’d love to be clever enough to make up news headlines like this, but I’m really not quite twisted enough to imagine this: Monkeys kill Delhi deputy mayor

The deputy mayor of the Indian capital Delhi died on Sunday after being attacked by a horde of wild monkeys.