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Linkdump - November 09

Published November 9, 2006 in Linkdump | 0 Comments

Scientists Melt Diamond
Dude, really, why would you? Why? WHY?!
Creating Passionate Users
“Passion starts with two simple words: F***ing Cool!”
PopSci’s Best Of 2006
“The future is now -and it looks good.”
TIME Best Inventions 2006
“It’s been an interesting year in technology. Nintendo invented a video game you control with a magic wand. A new kind of car traveled 3,145 miles on a single gallon of gas. A robot learned to ride a bike.”
Extreme Trainsurfer Video (YouTube)
Quite emotional video of a young German guy who was diagnosed with leukemia and decided to surf high speed trains in the remaining time before his death.
5 Robots You Don’t Want to Mess With
5 terminators to be reckoned with.
Old Viruses Resurrected Through DNA
“Thanks to advances in DNA technology, scientists can now reconstruct new copies of old viruses.” Again: dude, really, why would you?
Do You Deserve A Raise?
You deserve a raise. You know you do. But how to get it?
Could our big brains come from Neanderthals?
“Neanderthals may have given the modern humans who replaced them a priceless gift, a gene that helped them develop superior brains.”
Murphy’s law
Portrait of the brilliant and strikingly unprofessional economist Kevin Murphy.
How to Survive a Zombie Attack
“Preparing now for zombiedom is a good idea. Remember what the TV preacher said, ‘When hell is full, the dead will walk the earth.’ So it’s bound to happen sooner or later.”