The moral of the story is... don’t try to rob the guy with the shotgun.

Candy as rocket fuel.

McDonalds has put up a sundial billboard in Chicago. A shadow of their logo falls on a different food each hour of the morning.

Seeing is Believing: 700 years of scientific illustrations.

”Honey, I’m just going to be honest with you, OK? I just thought he was cute. I’m 45 years old and I’d just like to meet him again, but I don’t know how to go about doing that without calling 911.”

Tired of credit card offers? src points out a subversive meme.

Fantasybookspot’s archive of conversations with fantasy and sci-fi authors. (from webpetals)

Dandelife

Talent isn’t everything: 7 habits of highly effective junior designers (comments are worth reading, too.)

Cool flash presentation on string theory, other dimensions, and parallel universes. (from yendi)


Politics
Valerie Plame is suing... well, everybody -- Rove, Libby and Cheney included. Two very interesting elements to this case:
1) Cheney may have to appear in court or give testimony on record, even though he’s currently serving in public office. Republicans spent so much time railing about how President Clinton should not be above the law in his own civil lawsuits that they won’t be able to do the opposite for Cheney without losing all credibility.
2) Considering that Plame may have used her influence inappropriately to have her own husband promoted, this lawsuit may backfire on her rather spectacularly.
Plame and Wilson have set up a legal support trust to cover their expenses.

Don’t count your chickens... but the country may get a lot more blue in November.

NORAD Tracks Santa enters its 50th year. They’ve revamped their website, too.

Beyond Einstein: On December 1, a 12-hour webcast took place covering Einsteinian theories and the future of physics. The event, a celebration of a century of Albert Einstein's work, has been archived and is available for online viewing here. MSNBC looks back, with a feature called “Putting Einstein to the Test,” and there are further links at the bottom of that page.

Ex-Klansman turned Civil Rights Activist C.P. Ellis passed away last month at the age of 78. NPR Remembrances. Archived Studs Turkel interview.

tracy_rowan has posted an excellent list of nine safety tips for women from Snopes.

The world will end in 2036? Scientists are monitoring the progress of a 390-metre wide asteroid discovered last year that is potentially on a collision course with our planet, and are imploring governments to decide on a strategy for dealing with it. Stargate fans will no doubt recognize its name: Apophis.

Mel Gibson is working on a miniseries about the Holocaust. His father is a Holocaust denier, and concern has been raised that a Gibson-produced series will not treat the subject with adequate respect.

Well, this was surreal: Five Men and a Limo. Five of the most recognizable movie trailer voice-over artists in the US in one amusing short film from 1997. (Embedded Quicktime Video) Starring Don LaFontaine, John Leader, Nick Tate, Mark Elliot and Hal Douglas.

The Village Voice: Why do women have rape fantasies? Hey michaelmalice, was that you being quoted?

If you’ve ever driven over a bridge and thought “I could design this better!” then this game is for you.

Exit The Dark Complex (flash game).

SciAm: Lack of “Mirror Neurons” may explain autism.

Slate: The Age of the Megachurch. Also, some of them are closing on Christmas.

Politically correct editing in “Goodnight Moon”?