Links of the Week

Submitted by HAL9000 on March 24, 2006 - 6:30pm.

Links of the Week
March 24, 2006

Quote of the Week:

The wages of sin are death, but by the time taxes are taken out, it's just sort of a tired feeling.
-Paula Poundstone

Cool:: "Lie detector made out of Lego Mindstorms and tin foil"
Well, more accurately, a Galvanic Skin Response Sensor that integrates to the Lego Mindstorms RCX Brick...
http://personal.pitnet.net/usr/gasperi/gsr.htm

Interesting:: "Goths grow up to be dentists and PR people"
Research has shown that a disproportionate amount of former goths end up becoming high end professionals. Which means that parents should not worry about their children painting their room black, wearing black clothing, makeup, listening to death metal music, and hanging out with freaky people...
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/features/story/0,,1735690,00.html?gusrc=rss; "Faking being nice worse than saying what you *Really* mean"
This is for all of the customer service people, and flight attendants who need to be "nice" to customers.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/seniorshealth/
secret-to-a-long-life--get-even-more-often/2006/03/21/1142703333722.html

Fun:: "Top 10 Role Playing Cliche's"
If you have ever been addicted... ahem... played, a Role Playing Game (RPG) like The Elder Scrolls series, you will recognize these ten cliche's.
http://pc.ign.com/articles/697/697385p1.html; "Uh, officer, is this really crack I bought?"
Well yes... and you have the right to remain silent.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11963554/from/RSS/

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