Engadget has a nice write-up of this sleek new curved monitor.
I think this is the way displays are going. Even a slight curve like this one goes a long way to immersing the user in the computing experience. Haven't you ever wished that you were in your spreadsheet? Well, maybe not spreadsheets, but photos, movies, and games would be great in this environment.
Apparently squirrels are big trouble when it comes to energy. This article talks about the growing problem of kamikaze squirrels. Ya see, frying a squirrel to a crisp usually results in a power outage - costing electric companies millions of dollars each year.
That completes the circuit and bammo!" said Ed Bettinger of the Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
This American Life happens to be one of my favorite radio shows, and Philip Glass happens to be one of my favorite composers. The interview is fascinating, focusing on the process Philip Glass goes through when writing music, and how he learned to do it.
According to the New York Times, a paper will be published soon in the Journal of Science that shows a link between a certain area of the brain and addiction. Stroke patients who had injured this specific area had lost their desire to smoke.
Before you go hitting smokers in the heads with a baseball bat, at least read the NYTarticle so you know where to aim.