Gypsy Travellers in Britain have a long history, but continue to face a great deal of prejudice. Many people are angry when they camp on public land, but when they try to buy land for sites, they are refused local planning permission. more inside

The Tigers roar! Jubilant crowds spilled onto the streets of Dhaka in celebration of one of the most amazing upsets in the lengthy annals of international cricket. Rank outsiders Bangladesh beat world champions and highest rated ODI team of all time, Australia. more inside

"Notice too how both the naturalness and the holiness of the menstrual function are explained by the mother." (audio, Flash, US, ca. 1950) [from]

Cosmos 1 Blasts Off June 21. Follow the mission on The Planetary Society's Cosmos 1 Weblog. Listen to an interview (mp3) with project director, Dr. Louis Freedman. Learn all about solar sailing. via Quirks and Quarks.

In Mexico, bugs may be the new beef. Farmers near Mexico City were spending large amounts of money on pesticides to kill grasshoppers, García Oviedo said, until they found they could get more money for the edible bugs than for their crops. more inside

Curious, George: Working at home Does anyone have any experience with working at home, or more importantly, finding employment out of one's home that isn't a scam? more inside

Having gorillas for dinner. Suprisingly informative article about eating gorilla meat. [slightly shocking photo] via Gastronomica

Comixpedia presents A History of Online Comics. The prehistory is the most interesting bit.

Best of the Web What is it about that site that keeps us going away?

Star Wars Episode III - The Backstroke of the West

Rainbow cracking. Passwords are almost universally stored on computers in an unreversable hashed form. Traditionally the cracker has had to generate billions of passwords to match the hashes. But the falling cost of storage has outfoxed computation speed: just precompute it all in advance. What used to require weeks now just takes minutes.

The Kitten Has Two Faces Shamelessly stolen directly from MetaFilter. They suggest Zaphod as a name. I would go with Harvey Dent. more inside

Be buried down under. Rita Fletcher, 78, offers her grave for sale. "This delightful plot is situated in a much sort after location in the popular Centennial Park in the southern Adelaide suburbs. The corner plot adjoins a quiet tree lined, sealed, access lane conveniently located for easy access." Which got me wondering: Where will you go after you die?

How to Write a Romance Novel Euphemism of the century: "Their love was a red-orange thing."

Chickens Suit “A gadget that no one needs but everyone wants to have”, the ChickensSuit® website promises no more and no less than a “piece of freedom”. more inside

Surviving being Eaten by a Whale - "Once inside, sit tight and try not to touch anything if at all possible. Gastric processes are invasive and skin does not recover well from encounters with digestive fluids."

SIGN THIS NOW!!! ATTN: Americans! Congress wants to kill PBS and NPR. Don't let them dumb us down even more. via Overcompensating

Galaxy Dynamics An ongoing project to visualize and animate the dynamics of galaxies using supercomputer simulations.

Dress up like Spiderman and swing. No, it's not Wednesday night in suburbia. It's another annoying Flash game to stop you working...

"Roach coach" is a robot, controlled by a cockroach. Is it a robot? A vehicle? A super-power-device? WTF! It's roach coach.