So Near And Yet So Far Away...

Eight Crazy E-Mail Hoaxes Millions Have Fallen For

E-mail fills our in-boxes with come-ons to see celebrities naked and to get rich quick. Even though we know deep down that these are fakes, why do we contine to think, 'Maybe?'

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Exclusive Video: How Lego Builds the Minifigs

This is a fun video on how Legos makes all those wonderful mini-figures.
http://gizmodo.com/5041136/exclusive-video-how-lego-builds-the-minifigs?autoplay=true


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Mindset of 18 year olds

Once again Beloit College has its annual Mindset List.
The list for the class of 2012 has some interesting items that make some of us feel old but at the same time helps mark how society and world views change.

Here are the top 5 items.

1. Harry Potter could be a classmate, playing on their Quidditch team.
2. Since they were in diapers, karaoke machines have been annoying people at parties.
3. They have always been looking for Carmen Sandiego.
4. GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.
5. Coke and Pepsi have always used recycled plastic bottles.

Olympic event tracking site.

Forget watching the highlights of the Olympic games on NBC.

Keep track of all the events with this really cool New York Times tracker.

This is so much better than the NBC site.

With the New York Times site you can mark the sports and individual events of interest to you so when you come back you can see the results of the game or event. (I am keeping an eye on the Brazilian and US soccer teams.)

Any way, enjoy.

Just for fun: Finding your way out of a parking lot

Ran across this today and thought how much fun would this be to see.

The sign lines up correctly when you are in the right position.


The sign is in Melbourne, Australia.
See the story at: http://www.boingboing.net/2008/08/05/parking-lot-wayfindi.html

Water on Mars

I know this has nothing to do with the family but...

THIS IS SO COOL!

Water on Mars proven!

Follow the Mars Phoenix mission with regular updates at https://twitter.com/MarsPhoenix