http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/Images/modis_wonderglobe_lrg.jpg
The full-res (link) is huge!
Not sure about the details for this one. . .
Enjoy while I find the correct caption
Seeing how i feel pretty sick today…im home from work, and well…what else is there to do but figure out and find more ways to make dangerous things? 
Ya…..
so, here is how you can take a maglite and a dvd burner, combine the two with a bit of tweaking and get yourself a laser on par with a Spyder laser. Check it out on instructables. Keep in mind never to point this thing at ANYone, or even point it where there could possibly be a person. also….don’t point it at an aircraft unless you want the FAA and possibly the FBI after you ;P
A bit of google news for us all.
Google Maps:
Most of us have used google maps for directions, and perhaps glanced at its time estimation. If my trip went anywhere near population…id double or add 20 minutes to the traveling time, for traffic, etc. Well….I have one less thing to do now Google now automatically adds in traffic estimations according to current conditions, etc. Maybe not exact…but, its better than nothing.
Google News:
Comments on Digg, comments on blogs, comments everywhere, and now…even news! Google News will now allow people to submit comments to news stories, provided their name, and a method of verification. The example given, was a flood. If you lived in the area where there was a flood, you could leave a comment on how conditions were there. If you were mentioned in the story, even better . I think its an interesting twist to normal news. Their launching it only on domestic sections atm, but will release it worldwide if it turns out promising.
mmm, apparently….potato chip flavoring can increase the life of concrete.Sadly, its just one of the components…, sodium acetate. It waterproofs concrete by taking water’s place, then shrinking when dried. Interesting….maybe we should just cover the roads with potato chips. (NO)
Check it out on Physorg
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Just a few of the changes made to Endeavour (first flown in 1992)
-Flatscreen LCDs replacing many gages and old CRT monitors
-New GPS computers allowing it to land a almost any large airport, instead of the limited number of airstrips its cleared for in the US
-New power systems allowing it to stay docked to the ISS for up to 12 days (50% more then it could before)
-New engine sensors that could help avert another disaster on takeoff
-150 miles of wire thats been inspected
-14 thousand safety checks that have have been completed
Read more about it here
http://www.flatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070807/NEWS02/708070347
What would you if someone tried to cash this?
Could you even figure out what it’s worth?
I don’t have any more information about the origins of this, but I’ve been told the math is correct by a source I usually trust.
Okay, having dealt with one small instance of this, I can’t really speak to the effectiveness of these suggestions, but for a lot of low-level problems and annoyances, I’d say that they should all work pretty well. My only real comments to go with this is that it’s not always a good idea to go around some of these features. Some of them are designed to prevent exactly what you’re trying to do to go around them. Just simply think about what it is you’re trying to go around, and why. Know that there are risks, and know that some are much greater then others. Otherwise, good luck.
I’ll also add that I’ll accept suggestions for better/alternate ways to do these things, as I’ve heard most of them before.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/103320/Ten-Things-Your-IT-Department-Will-Not-Tell-You
In a similar vein, but back in time….when you installed those programs you now have removed….
Many programs use the msi format, which uses the Windows Installer. When those installations crash, or are halted midway, or anything bad happens, Windows Installer usually just exits, leaving behind a mess. Windows Installer Cleanup utility will clean it up for ya!
Amazingly….its made by microsoft 
Check it out: Windows Installer Cleanup Utility
Perfect program I was looking for today. 
MyUninstaller….MINE…………..*looks around, mine!
Right….so, its a functional replacement of the Add/Remove Programs utility by windows, except it doesn’t take an age and a half to load even if you only have 3 programs installed. Its also reportedly better at uninstalling, which I have yet to see. It doesn’t even need to be installed, its standalone!. Check it out, its by NirSoft
Fractals are fun images…..specially when they draw themselves out for you
Sadly, this program will only draw them in black and white, but thats still pretty good. Even works on multiple platforms. Check it out:
Ante Dominum