Links of the Week
March 10, 2006

Quote of the Week:
"He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot."
-Unknown

Cool:
"Wirelessly-enabled Drinking Glasses"
There are two drinking glasses, one for each person. When someone touches or takes a sip out of one glass, the other will start to glow, and vice versa, wirelessly, and across long distances. This will " help people feel as if they are sharing a drinking experience together" and make them feel connected, even if they are geographically separate.
http://web.media.mit.edu/~jackylee/cups.htm

Interesting:
"Complexity causes half of all product returns?"
Basically: Half of all people who return products are too stupid to use them...
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?
type=oddlyEnoughNews&storyID=2006-03-07T125820Z_01_L06746423_
RTRUKOC_0_US-COMPLEXITY-PRODUCTRETURNS.xml

"Unconscious mind better for making complex decisions"
I always knew that it was better for me to play Spider Solitaire and surf the Internet rather than focus on my work...
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8732&feedId=online-news_rss20

Fun:
"World Of Warcraft the Text Adventure"
What if WOW was a text adventure game? This is a sample of what your quests might be like...
http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,70348-0.html?tw=wn_index_3

Odd:
"Subdermal Implants: Body Modification"
A new fad in body modification is the implantation of objects (for example using surgical grade silicone stars, or rings) underneath the skin to create ridges or bumps on the body. Ever want Klingon-like forehead ridges? well now you can...
http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,70322-0.html?tw=wn_index_1

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