Wanna take a (virtual) tour of Bill Gates' $50+ million house? Now you can, courtesy of US News & World Report: http://www.usnews.com/usnews/tech/billgate/gates.htm (via Blog Jones)
Go ahead, take a virtual drive of Seattle and San Francisco, courtesy of Microsoft's Virtual Earth Technology Preview. http://preview.local.live.com/ (hint use arrow keys, it's easier than using your mouse).
Like the ubiquitous candy "conversation" hearts, "BitterSweets(tm)" are made of flavored, chalky-tasting sugar and sport a message on their face. But unlike other candy hearts, ours are stamped with bitter musings and mockeries perfectly suited to the dejected spirits of those who will spend the holiday alone, or wishing they were.
Messages recalling an almost forgotten, unbearably painful memory of being dumped. Or perhaps of a dysfunctional, psychotic ex-girlfriend or boyfriend. Or of that cruel-hearted girl (or boy) in elementary school who rejected your valentine solicitations, informing you that Jake (or Holly) was "so totally way hotter."
Canon 3D Papercraft has two free download guide on how to make a pop-up chocolate cake and heart card, right on time for Valentine's Day. http://cp.c-ij.com/english/ (via Paper Forest)
Nigel Franks and Tom Richardson from Bristol University, UK discovered that ants can teach each other - no big brains needed!
Certain species of ant use a technique known as ‘tandem running’ to lead another ant from the nest to a food source. Signals between the two ants control both the speed and course of the run. It is believed to be the first time a demonstration of formal teaching has been recognised in any non-human animal.
Jackie Brown, an activist who dressed up as Aunt Jemima, was arrested after disrupting the City Council meeting in Jacksonville, Florida.
Brown, president of the Jacksonville Coalition of Black Contractors, said the law treats blacks like "slaves" because it does not provide enough opportunities for minority contractors.
Ye Xiangting told the reporter about his recent visit to the Yangzhuang police station to get a photo taken for a new ID card. He sat in front of the camera, but no image of him would show up in the photo. The staff checked the camera very carefully, but found no problems. He retook photos of Ye Xiangting, but no photos of Ye Xiangting was found on the computer images.
The staff could not find a reason. They took images of Ye Xiangting with other people. They were stunned when the other people showed up in the computer images, but not Ye. Ye Xiangting seemed to have "disappeared" from the photos. In the end, the staff had to give up ...
