Bill Gates vs. Hurricanes

Come on people. You have to realize that Bill Gates can do anything... Anything.

Goldfrapp Vid

Here's a super creative new video from a band I really dig: Goldfrapp. Watch out for the dancing dog in the last 30 seconds. The only thing that would have made it better would have been more Alison Goldfrapp herself.

C'est La Vie

Just put up the Travelblog for my trip to Montreal this past weekend. Fun times.

Where oil money goes

America's top diplomat for Afghanistan and Pakistan says the deadly Taliban insurgency in those countries relies heavily on funding from the oil-rich Persian Gulf.

Such money even outpaces the cash gathered from Afghanistan's multibillion-dollar exports of opium and heroin, said Richard Holbrooke, the United States' special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, in an interview Tuesday with CNN.

Who's up for electric cars?

Shooting For The Stars

Really interesting article here about a competition that pits hobbyists and start-ups in competitions for the various components that would be needed to build a space elevator. Most enlightening is the description of how the same technology that is being developed for the different components is useful in other applications, and these innovators are starting to look to commercialize their work for use in other contexts.

British Politics Are Way More Entertaining

If US Politics were this rowdy, I'd watch C-Span every day. Having to defend yourself so much would also be a good test of which politicians actually know what they're talking about.

Cambridge 9-1-1

There must be some sort of emergency-spree in Cambridge, MA. For the past two weeks, there's been blaring sirens cruising up and down Cambridge St nearly every 20 minutes, non-stop.