Luminiferous Æther

Cute is the new punishment in Thailand. From the Dallas News:
Police officers caught [violating misdemeanor rules] will be forced to stay in the division office and wear the [Hello Kitty] armband all day, said Police Col. Pongpat Chayaphan. The striking armband features Hello Kitty sitting atop two hearts.
[Read Thai police who break rules […]

Archive.org has the famous ‘Duck and Cover’ video from the 1950s advising students that if a nuclear bomb goes off, hiding under a particle board desk will save your life.  Enjoy the hilarity.  And remember, the current terrorism scare is nothing like the red scare.
[Watch ‘Duck and Cover’ at Archive.org]

This is one of the first meme-like things I can remember from my youthful days on the Internet: The Top 100 Things to do as an Evil Overlord.  I’ve never been able to watch movies the same way aagain after reading advice like: ‘Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing […]

While I do love open source, I’ve often found open source game to be somewhat lacking.  But Nexuiz is really something: a 3d, first-person shooter that’s smooth, pretty and networked.  Play your summer holiday away.
[Link to Nexuiz]
[via free mac ware]