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| Monday, February 13, 2006 10:51 AM |
| Points on a Plane, Volume One |
 by Fëanor |
- Gary Oldman might not return as Sirius in Order of the Phoenix?! Say it ain't so! Hopefully this is just a scare and Warner will get Oldman back on board. I imagine they'd be willing to offer him quite a bit to keep him in the fold, so I think this will probably work out...
- Hee hee. First Libby reveals that his superiors (amongst them the Vice President) authorized him to leak classified information to reporters (via Digg). Then Cheney shoots his buddy by mistake while they're out hunting (via kds). Is it wrong to enjoy this turn of events so much?
- Not sure I understand exactly how it works, but apparently some researchers in Korea have developed a way to send the sound wirelessly from an iPod nano to a headset by implanting a chip in the arm and making use of the body's natural ability to transmit electronic signals. Somehow they made the prototype without actually experimenting on humans, but I'm not sure how (did they wire up some poor orangutan and force him to listen to J-Pop?). Anyway, I don't think I'll be lining up for this if it actually becomes popular - I'm kind of against the idea of unnecessary surgery - but it's still pretty cool, huh? (Via Digg)
- Scientists in Israel have figured out how to make ball lightning in the lab using a "microwave drill." One of the researchers, Eli Jerby, describes the phenomenon: "The fireball looks like a hot jellyfish, quivering and buoyant in the air." So what are the practical applications? I'm glad you asked:
[Jerby] even hopes that the lab-generated fireballs could be used in practical applications such as coating, deposition, combustion and energy production. Uh huh. But you know he was really thinking "government defense contract." I mean, how could this not have applications towards next gen weapon development? (Via Digg)
- Here's something every kid show know: How to Build a Trebuchet. (Via Digg)
- More crazy news on the future of spacecraft propulsion. This time we've got a guy promising us near speed of light travel in about 100 years. So, not in my lifetime, probably (unless they also figure out the whole anti-aging thing), but still, pretty amazing. This guy's not some crazy, either; he's got good credentials. He claims to have an exact solution to Einstein's gravitational field equation, and that somehow helps...I don't know, I don't really quite get it. All I know is, it involves antigravity beams, and that's cool. (Via Digg)
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