This awesome photo, taken from the space station MIR in 1999, shows the shadow of the moon on earth during a lunar solar eclipse! It’s part of a collection of pictures taken from satellites or space flights that capture weather effects, geographical changes, or other phenomema. http://deputy-dog.com/2007/11/01/11-phenomenal-images-of-earth/

This list only deals with fictional computers. I’m not familiar with all of them, but I recall having nightmares as a child after seeing Nomad in the Star Trek episode The Changeling. Of course, more evil computers are suggested in the comments. Link -via Cynical-C

Anne Gemkow of Chicago won a new Jeep in a Sweetest Day contest in Cleveland by licking a chocolate-covered Jeep grill clean! Seven Jeeps were covered in chocolate, and the first two contestants who licked their grills clean had to shuffle through a Jeep filled with candy to find the key. No word on how they removed the rest of the chocolate from the vehicles. Link -via Unique Daily

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In 1947, this was how they disposed of hazardous materials. 20,000 pounds of sodium were dumped into Lake Lenore in Washington State. You may remember tossing small amounts of sodium into water in high school chemistry class, so you can guess what happens. -via Metafilter and Fully Geek

Now that Halloween is over, it’s time to think about what you will serve for Thanksgiving dinner. Instructables shows you how to make your pumpkin pie into a pumpkin pi! http://www.instructables.com/id/pumpkin-pi/

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He can see the fish, but he can’t reach them under the ice! -via Arbroath

Imagine being the operator who had to climb out of this! Dark Roasted Blend has a collection of photos from incidents where heavy machinery goes wrong. Link

Google often changes their logo for special occasions, and Halloween is no exception. But Google isn’t the only one! You may have noticed the skeletal Neatorama title today. YesButNoButYes is posting Halloween logos spotted all over the internet, and asking you to submit more. Bonus: there’s also a rundown of the last seven years of Google Halloween logos. Link

Mac Classics find a new life as hi-tech Jack-o-Lanterns!

There's still time to make your own. Besides a working computer and a little technical know-how (very little), all you need is three cans of spray paint and a bit of epoxy. And here's the best part...no slimy guts to clean out!

Intructions are at Bad Banana Blog. http://badbanana.typepad.com/weblog/2007/10/mac-o-lanterns.html -Thanks, Bill!

What are you going to be for Halloween? A YouTube video! This photo was taken by Flickr user sweetbriar. You can view the larger sizes to read the “comments”. Link -via Unique Daily

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A Halloween classic from 1982 by Tim Burton, narrated by Vincent Price. -via The Daily Martini

Have fun dressing up the Steve Ballmer paperdoll! Since it’s Halloween, I went for the obvious. Link -via Metafilter

You’ve seen plenty of Star Trek weddings by now, but how about a Star Trek funeral? Eternal Image will soon offer a Star Trek casket! This design was inspired by STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Kahn. Or you might prefer a Star Trek urn. http://www.eternalimage.net/st_page.html -via YesButNoButYes

Zero gravity has some strange effects. You grow taller, your nose feels stuffy, and you become constipated. The upside is that you snore less! Discover Magazine has more surprising facts about living in space. Link -via Reddit

This infographic shows the ratio of inhabitants per doctor in countries the world over. Cuba seems to be doing great; sub-Saharan Africa, not so much. Link -via Dump Trumpet