Apparently, my LJ posts have devolved into just posting links to interesting articles I've found.  So, in the continuation of this spirit, see http://research.nottingham.ac.uk/NewsReviews/newsDisplay.aspx?id=340

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070509172312.xbrzegl0&show_article=1

This is one of the coolest things I've seen in a while. It was shown at SIGGRAPH this summer.
Cellular movie: http://www.studiodaily.com/main/technique/tprojects/6850.htmlChoose the link for high-resolution video ( Read more... )

I saw this movie at the Little last night, and it was one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time.  I laughed a lot.  It's highly recommended.

I have a $29.95/mo plan with Cingular, but I got a message that they're going to start charging an additional $5 + tax because I have old TDMA equipment. I asked them to waive the fee, but the person I spoke with said that they won't. All of their new plans are $40 and up, and all the nice phones have cameras, which I also don't want because ( Read more... )

...is FINALLY being released on DVD this week!

Animaniacs, Vol. 1
5-disc set

YAY!!!!

Continuing my scheme of world domination (?), I went to the laser show at High Falls tonight. In my four years in Rochester, I had never gone. I had been across the street from the big waterfall, but I had never actually seen it. Yes, I should be embarrassed. And if you've been here as long as I have and haven't gone, so should you ( Read more... )

The fourth, fifth, and sixth derivatives of position are called snap, crackle, and pop, respectively. I wonder if there is a good reason for this or whether the person who named them (and I don't know who) just really enjoyed Rice Krispies.

Canadian doctors claim to have created a device that can help regrow teeth and bones using ultrasonic pulses.

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2006/07/03/teeth_hea.html

I just had an enormous wasp in my apartment. I don't think I've ever seen one that big; it must have been 3-4 inches long. I opened a window and sprayed him with Raid, and I don't see him anymore. I have no idea how he got in here or how he left, but I just hope he's gone.