Astronomy Picture of the Day: A Protected Night Sky

apod.nasa.gov — This sky is protected. Yesterday marked the 50 year anniversary of the first lighting ordinance ever enacted, which restricted searchlight advertisements from sweeping the night skies above Flagstaff, Arizona, USA. More... (Space)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-16 02:30:01 jaybol

Visions of Sun's great 'belches'

news.bbc.co.uk — Nasa's Stereo orbiters have captured stunning new images of spaceborne debris thrown out from the Sun.More... (Space)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-16 02:46:17 lornali

Artist draws entire 1968 High School yearbook (PICS)

flickr.com — Cartoonist John "RobotJohnny" Martz drew his mom's entire 1968 high school yearbook. That's more than 1,000 faces. "Good cartooning, to me, is all about simplification, and this was a fun experiment in distilling each person’s likeness down to a simple cartoon version and learning to draw efficiently"More... (Arts & Culture)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-15 23:35:05 MrBabyMan

Scale model of Scrooge McDuck's money bin [PICS]

www.flickr.com — Self explanatory, but you must see to believe...More... (Comics & Animation)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-15 14:21:02 HeDiggMe

The Real Mona Lisa Revealed [Amazing Pic]

www.lumiere-technology.com — The most protected painting in the world will never be restored. Using a remarkable high definition camera capable of “seeing through” spectral layers of paint this technique expose the artist’s visible and invisible painting stages revealing for the first time in hundreds of years the original color and appearance of the painting.More... (Arts & Culture)

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I Can’t Even Begin To Imagine The Pain (PIC)

img504.imageshack.us — Is that a smile of relief?More... (Pets & Animals)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-15 07:40:05 MrBabyMan

Amazon tribe enlists Google in battle with illegal loggers -

www.independent.co.uk — The tribe – whose first contact with the modern world was less than 40 years ago – are replacing their bows and arrows with hi-tech gadgets in their battle for survival. They have already begun using satnav on their traditional trails through the trees. And Google Earth has just agreed to provide high-resolution satellite images of their forest homMore... (Environment)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-15 07:51:24 maxgladwell

Salt and Pepper [close-up photo]

news.bbc.co.uk — Image of a peppercorn and a grain of salt!More... (General Sciences)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-15 05:27:29 pizzler

Physicists model how we form opinions

www.physorg.com — In large part, a society’s image stems from its overall opinions – its political, religious, and ethical beliefs – and how much diversity it tolerates. For example, how do some areas develop images of being either liberal or conservative, and, in others, liberals and conservatives live side by side?More... (General Sciences)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-15 04:22:56 Mattman9876

10 beautiful iMac setups worth a look (pics)

www.techzilo.com — The original Intel iMac (24″) received CNET’s “Must-have desktop” in their 2006 Top 10 Holiday Gift Picks list. Technology columnist Walt Mossberg described it as the “gold standard of desktop computing”, and Forbes hailed it as “industry-altering success”. No wonder iMacs turn eyeballs wherever it is spotted.Here are 10 beautiful iMac setupMore... (Apple)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-14 22:10:05 mayankgupta

I Like the Discussions

xkcd.com — I only submitted to see your comments.More... (Comedy)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-14 20:25:11 SpookyPig

Giant Millennium Falcon Toy Jumps Out of Hyperspace (PICS)

gizmodo.com — This is THE Millennium Falcon toy that never arrived when every 9-yo kid wanted it back in 1977—and now every 39-yo fanboy is going to buy to secretly play with it in the closet: the 2.5-foot Hasbro's Star Wars Legacy Collection Millennium Falcon. The only best thing is a real movie prop: it has LED lighting, sound, movable parts and every detail.More... (Gadgets)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-14 18:50:56 yokozuka

Wikileaks: over 150 censored videos&photos of Tibet uprising

wikileaks.cx — [Warning! Shocking Images] Wikileaks has also called on bloggers around the world to help drive the footage through the Chinese internet censorship regime — the so called "Great Firewall of ChinaMore... (World News)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-14 13:10:05 mokki

Images of $10 Billion Saudi University Released

www.nbc11.com — When it's completed the state-of-the-art King Abdullah University near Mecca will have a $10 billion endowment, western professors, and both male and female students.More... (World News)

Comments Email Added 2008-04-14 12:20:06 jboitnott

10 Epic Halloween Costumes And How They Came About [PICS]

www.mentalfloss.com — The use of the word “epic” in the title could mean any of its uses, possibly “awesome”, could be “larger than life”, or it could mean “it’s a long story” as it pertains to these Halloween costumes.More... (Odd Stuff)

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