I have found my reading list for winter
This is an amazing repository of books and comics. I’ve been downloading a lot of their comics lately and my queue has grown to over 200 items in waiting. I’ve also started to explore some classic literature such as The Art of War and The Hound of the Baskervilles. You are limited to 3 downloads a day but so far that hasn’t been a bottleneck with the way I read. What do you think of a service like this? Will it last? Is it a viable business model?
From their site:
“ WOWIO is a new kind of online bookstore that enables readers to download ebooks for free, using commercial sponsorships to compensate authors and publishers. Readers get free ebooks. Sponsors get a powerful new channel to communicate their message to precisely the people they want to reach. Publishers get a new means of distributing their books, expanding their readership, and monetizing their intellectual property.”
Gimme Friction Baby!
Warning! This game can be very addicting, discretion is advised. Half the fun is figuring out how the game works 
you love sticks… you love trampolines… by our powers combined
http://gprime.net/game.php/sticktrampoline
I’ve only played through the Tutorial level but this game is mad fun. Blood, swings, foot grabs… who could ask for more?
Strongest little girl in the world
And you thought professional wrestling was fake …. pshaw!
Lyrid Meteor Shower – this weekend!
While usually not one of the most spectacular night time displays, the Lyrid meteor shower can be amazing. Emanating from the constellation of Lyra (the Harp), the shower is expected to peak at 10-15 meteors per hour on April 22-23. Best viewed after midnight, once the moon has set. Not going to be in a good viewing location this weekend? Try another meteor shower later this year!
How to destroy the Earth… no, really
“Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe.
You’ve seen the action movies where the bad guy threatens to destroy the Earth. You’ve heard people on the news claiming that the next nuclear war or cutting down rainforests or persisting in releasing hideous quantities of pollution into the atmosphere threatens to end the world.
Fools.”
Bob’s a go for the panty raid…
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/27/underwear.theft.ap/index.html
“A man was charged with theft and burglary after police said they found 93 pounds of women’s panties, brassieres and other underwear at his home. … ‘He said he had a problem’ “
Look at the size of those things…
http://pruned.blogspot.com/2007/03/giant-crystal-caves-of-naica.html
“The largest natural crystals on Earth have been discovered in two caves within a silver and zinc mine near Naica, in Chihuahua, Mexico,” a Discovery News article reprinted here tells us. “Reaching lengths of over 20 feet, the clear, faceted crystals are composed of selenite, a crystalline form of the mineral gypsum.”
Alternative use of the Wiimote
http://theamazingrolo.blogspot.com/2007/03/wii-loop-machine.html
For those of you that own a Mac and like manipulating music, this may be just the thing. He’s also looking for someone to do a Windows version – anyone up for it?
NASA – Hinode sun project
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/solar-b/index.html
Japan, US, UK and Europe space agencies are all contributing to this mission to further investigate the sun’s behavior. I thought the Corona Spawns Explosions video was especially impressive.
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