Gleanings

Dec 18, 2009 00:36

I am one of those people who considers browsing teh Interwebs to see what I can see an excellent use of my time. Today, I give you some of the fruits of my travels.



First off, "Intel Engineers" take the Intel chime to a whole new level. A human cannonball level.

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Done for the lulz and so on.

Next! This amazing, OMG drool can I live there plz Steampunk House. With stained glass and wrought iron and other amazing stuffs. Perhaps decorate with a few things from Silhouette Masterpiece Theatre?

Then I find out that you can see Pompeii's ruins on Google Map's street view.

For the Mawrtyrs (and whoever else wants), a nifty owl wallpaper from National Geographic.

Unadulterated awesome. Volcanoes, guys. Underwater volcanoes. Erupting. On film.

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And when I said the known universe is under this cut? I wasn't kidding.

First, link to images from the ESA's Herschel Observatory. The collection is still pretty small, but it should be growing over the next few days.

Second, this:

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If you're in Chicago any time soon, consider checking out the 120 foot Milky Way image.

And for fun, Galaxy Zoo. It's procrastination FOR SCIENCE!
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