Whither the semicolon? more inside

Ready for a bughunt? Now we're going back into space, looks like the Marines are finally getting that space-deployment capability they've been after. more inside

Researchers recover typed text using audio recording of keystrokes. "What makes the technique feasible is that each keystroke makes a relatively distinct sound, however subtle, when hit. Typical users type about 300 characters per minute, leaving enough time for a computer to isolate the sounds of individual keystrokes and categorize the letters based upon the statistical characteristics of English text." more inside

Lucky for him, the camera was there (Embedded .wmv) Funny and cringe inducing. Even when it's humor, racism is harsh. Mildly NSFW, I bet.

Rock Paper Scissors: now with Fire, Water, Air and Sponge! Your favorite decision-making game has been updated with more gestures. Now the designer has gone from the original three to FIFTEEN! more inside

Henryk Tomaszewski is dead

NASA has announced plans to send astronauts to the moon by the year 2020 [in a new "spaceship"].

A Nice Picture? Read the resulting thread for possibly a different perspective.

Curious, George: Bicyclettes For Christmas last year, the Lady Squid bought the Man Squid an inexpensive mountain bike from a sporting goods chain store. Although the bike has gotten me from point A to point B plenty of times, it's now falling apart - with it in the shop just about every other week - something new (tires, tubes, rims, spokes, deraileurs, cables) seems to be breaking on it with every passing month. more inside

Grow Cube. Yet another cute (and rather fiendishly frustrating!) little game from the people that did Grow and Grow RPG. (via dalryaug)

Jabberwacky has apparently won the 2005 Loebner Prize (for the chatbot whose conversation comes nearest to passing the Turing Test), pipping the former winner Alice.

Stop-motion masters with example clips and in some cases whole movies. This site also hosts those great Cup Noodle ads.

Arrrrrrrrrrr! Need I say more, me hearties?

Pizza Farm! With your hosts Farmer Gregory and Cleo the cow. You don't put cows on pizza, do you?

Curious George: Monkeys' Fave Fortunes What are some Monkeys' fortune cookie rituals and faves? more inside

Exit Mundi! Fifty ways to leave your planet. more inside

Announcing Anonymous George: Koko and middleclasstool have come up with a great system for posting anonymous Curious, George posts. If you'd like to ask the monkeys about that mysterious rash or how to pick up chicks without all the awful embarrassment that may invoke, check out the link in the sidebar.

God: A Career Retrospective - this might explain a few things.

Soup! Soup may be the greatest food ever invented. I mean, there are so many different kinds to choose from, and they're all so good! But the best thing about soup is how warm it makes you feel, and how it can always make you feel better, no matter how upset or angry you are. Personally, my favourite soup is Lipton's chicken noodle, because it's salty and original. What's your favourite?

Global warming 'past the point of no return' A record loss of sea ice in the Arctic this summer has convinced scientists that the northern hemisphere may have crossed a critical threshold beyond which the climate may never recover. more inside