Earth's real biodiversity is invisible, whether we like it or not. "As one moves down the size spectrum of organisms, from the romantic large mammals and birds, through nondescript small arthropods, on down to protozoan, bacterial and viral species, not only does concern for diversity and conservation fall away, it even changes sign." Save the endangered Archaea!

Remember Zots? How about Indian Brand Pumpkin Seeds, or Gold Mine Bubble Gum in the little prospector

DNA + 5-7-5 "Now, in a world of clones, chimeras, and transgenic creatures, it is time to consider new directions for poetry in vivo." (Eduardo Kac, also mentioned here) more inside

Pluck my nasal hair. Via ldma - aka monkey 1400.

Cali hospitals use wi-fi to control IVs! (via engadget) more inside

Office Messes NYT article about Attention-Deficit Disorder in adults. 4.4 Percent of the adult population suffers from it, making it the second-most-common psychological problem in adults after depression. ''I'm not a multitasker,'' he said, words that could be a slogan for A.D.D.
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Transformers, breakdancing. Self-explanatory, really. Flash, fairly sizeable, marginally cooler than this or this.

Good mothers stop monkeys going bad.

The All Music Guide gets reworked. The unrivaled music information site recently got a facelift, as well as a number of new features, including music samples and sortable search results. Hopefully the new incarnation will be even better than the awesome predecessor; one drawback, though, is that most of the new features require sign-up, albeit free of charge. I'll miss the signature chunky yellow scheme, but the sleek new metallic seems pretty slick as well.

Bulwer-Lytton winners! A yearly contest for deliciously horrible writing. more inside

Ronstadt praises F9/11, all hell breaks loose. Before singing "Desperado" for an encore Saturday night, the 58-year-old rocker called Moore a "great American patriot" and "someone who is spreading the truth." . . . some of the 4,500 people in attendance stormed out of the theater. People also tore down concert posters and tossed cocktails into the air. more inside

The official rules for calling 'Shotgun' in an automobile. more inside

Ashes and Snow. Photography by Gregory Colbert. (Flash, resizes window, via wood s lot.)

Guinea Man Discovers 182-Carat Diamond! I'm sure it will bring him joy and happiness like diamonds have done for the people of Sierra Leone. more inside

Isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art, isometric pixel art How do they do it?

False Advertising - A Gallery of Parody "Ads" for various companies / industries with a subversive bent.

RateBeer.com , "widely recognized as the most accurate and most-visited source for beer information," has announced the "World's Worst Beers." Cheers!

London Meetup? Back in June there was a talk of a UK meetup in the London area when certain Monkeys happened to be in the area. I think late August was mentioned. (that's London, UK, not London, Ontario, though it is a mistake easily made) more inside

Cambodian Healing Bull. (RealMedia) Also: The fence-post Virgin Mary and the bleeding statues and something about a shrine that drinks yogurt or something. From the BBC.

"This land will surely vote for me!"