Bytes of Science, Bits of Random

Some amazing and/or odd stuffs:

Paris tries out virtual boarding attendants in their airport
Massive iPhone case looks like an ear, freaks out everybody
An interview with Benjamin Harff, who lovingly created a beautifully illustrated copy of (Tolkien’s) The Silmarillion
A device called the Wacom Inkling arrives, transfers anything you draw on paper to your computer
People take um, scans of cats in Can Scan
Are you Norse? Handy flowchart of what to do in a crisis
Space debris report convinces me that a time where the anime Planetes is reality is closer
Amazingly epic treehouses
Penguin presents a wonderful insight into the author Isobelle Carmody’s life in Penguin Presents: Isobelle Carmody
The India-Pakistan border as seen from the International Space Station (making me somewhat sad; we shouldn’t be able to see borders from space)
Gorgeous, natural and unedited photo of Saturn in eclipse
It’s the Moon, but not as we know it: The Moon’s North Pole
Bored? Why not turn your propane tank into a gigantic Lego head
Cutest turtle you’ve ever seen, trying to eat a strawberry as big as it
Cat’s gain ground with No Dogs!
Legend of Zelda main theme played on the Marimba
Common alcohols and cocktails put under the microscope produce beautiful images
And a WTF moment: Matthew Perry and Jennifer Aniston present Windows 95. Ranks up there on the ‘should-be-funny-but-argh-wtf’ level nearly with the Star Wars Holiday special.

A couple of links closer to home (so, web-designy):

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