Links of the Week

Submitted by HAL9000 on April 7, 2006 - 4:45pm.

Links of the Week
April 7, 2006

Quote of the Week:
"After all is said and done, a lot more will be said than done."
-Unknown

Cool:: "Housefly gets outfitted with designer glasses"
A housefly got a pair of laser micro machined glasses for a science competition. Unfortunately they don't disclose how bad the eyesight of the fly was, but, it does look cool with them on.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/03/0328_060328_fly_glasses.html

Interesting:: "Cockroaches make group decisions"
Basically when cockroaches decide to infest your house, it's usually not just one of them, it's a group of them, and they plan the infestation as a group before hand...
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20060327/cockroach_ani.html; "Student to be reimbursed for blown-up bike"
Note to self: do not put stickers saying "This Bike is a Pipe Bomb." on bike...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12098455/

Fun:: "Postal Experiments"
How reliable is the United States Postal Service? Would they deliver a brick if it contained ample postage? or how about a $20 bill sealed in clear plastic?
http://www.directcreative.com/aaexperiments.html; "Origins of Leet speak"
Interesting and comprehensive overview of 1337 5p34k.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet

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