A life in the trees is a longer one.

An 8.8 earthquake has occurred in Chile. Australia and other pacific regions are on tsunami watch.

How not to use Flash on your web site. It does load quickly, at least. But wow, how do you go this far wrong? more inside

Right now you can watch a live chat with Lawrence Lessig. You can interact via Twitter.

Singing android! The hair, the face, the suit, the song, the set. It overwhelms.

10 ways civilization could collapse because of MonkeyFilter!
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Immortality! I gap like a rube on the tube at the possibility that relatively young mummified humans may yet cavort with the already predicted cloned furry mammoths in the not too distant future... more inside

I've always wondered why they had that war.

"Do not believe anything the wretched girls tell you. I was kind and generous and loving and beautiful..." Far and away the funniest obituary I've ever read. more inside

Put that god down, you don't know where it's been.via J-Walk blog more inside

Don't worry , "this feature was only used for the narrow purpose of locating a lost, stolen or missing laptop." Except, "the assistant principal told him the camera had caught him doing something inappropriate at home."

A metanews report from Charlie Brooker: how to report the news, BBC style.

Sign Language - a short film A mockumentary about Ben, a man who holds a sign for a living. An entry into a short film competition; the others are viewable from here.

Wooden clock plans. Beautiful. (via)

Cat-like yoga By the grace of cats there is yoga. Or so it would seem. We have much to learn from our feline pets... more inside

Banana museum for sale We should all chip in, and just buy it. I'm sure we'll get rich instantly. Great website too. In yellow.

Carnival 2010.

One of the most expensive - and ridiculous - coffees in the world.
Endorsed by Oprah,
Explained by Jack.
via a webcomic featuring an old guy with a duck on his head. more inside

Axe Cop, a comic written by 5 yr old, illustrated by 29 yr old. It's about a cop with an axe.

Disguised Weapons. [Via]