I ran across this video the other day.  It's pretty funny.

I like the ending. "Ubuntu?"

Smashing Magazine has posted some great underwater photos.  Some of them are of underwater creatures, some are of people, and they are all amazing.

This is a really neat-looking video (not real-time) of some clouds that look like waves.

via Dark Roasted Blend

Well, I just found out I won another prize from Cooler Master.  This time it's a Hyper Z600R CPU heatsink.  I'm currently using a Hyper 212 I won in a previous contest, so it will be interesting to see how the two compare.

Earlier today, Yves Rossy, a 49-year-old swiss aviation expert, flew a jet-powered wing contraption across the English Channel.  The wings are made of carbon fiber and are powered by four kerosene-fueled jet engines.  It looks like something from the next James Bond movie.

(via techradar)

So I guess there isn't much to do in Russia now.  At least, not for the people who formed a giant smiley face when a satellite would be taking an image of the area.  Check out the google maps screenshot and the photos from the event.

Rule #1: Don't confuse Star Wars and Star Trek.

Rule#2: Don't try to quote either of them unless you actually know the quote.

Rule#3: Don't break both of the previous rules at the same time.

Read about it here.

Wow.  I kinda feel sorry for the guy, but what do you expect when he breaks all three rules?

There has been a lot going on recently.  First of all, I am now engaged to Katy!  (Huzzah!)  We're trying to figure out exactly when and where and all that jazz now.

Photos of the Day are now just on the right column and not mixed in with the blog posts.  Also, you may have noticed I have a links page now that I will update periodically.

Other News:

Carbon-Dating Not Accurate?

Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

The Other Choice (Read more)

Intel X25-M SSD

The LHC Fires Up

Last night I found out that I won an Aquagate Max from Cooler Master's Summer Pixel Contest.  Sweet.  All I did was click some buttons.  Thanks Cooler Master!

Michael Ogawa has created some interesting videos visualizing the development of some open-source software.  He developed a program called code_swarm using processing.  Check out this and the other videos online.