Irritating but loveable cat I have an extremely needy/irritating cat. I think putting her in another home would make her happier, and me as well. My wife needs reassurance. [More inside]

Safecracking<br/> "Nowhere is the sense of secrecy surrounding safe and vault security greater than it is around the selection and location of effective drilling points on various safes. Where to drill is perceived as one of the darkest and most carefully guarded secrets of the safe trade, something that can be learned only through careful analysis and cataloging of hundreds of different containers. Determining where to drill is actually quite straightforward." Matt Blaze at UPenn just published a excellent paper titled Safecracking for the Computer Scientist, and boy, has it pissed off the locksmith community. more inside

World's first Open Source Beer - Vores Øl. Based on classic ale brewing traditions but with added guarana for a natural energy-boost. VOOMPAH! more inside

How not to lift a car out of the water. Take one submerged car and attempt to lift it out. If it fails, try again with a bigger crane.

Mmm, Sheep Brain Salad Dressing. Police are investigating Wednesday's food-tampering incident at Vestal High School, where officials say a student found the piece of brain at the bottom of a container of dressing at the salad bar.

The Tree of Life Web Project A collaborative effort shared by biologists from around the world. Provides information on the diversity of organisms on earth, their characteristics, and evolutionary history. Pages are linked hierarchically, in the form of the evolutionary tree of life. more inside

Kingda Ka - the tallest, fastest roller coaster on earth This was posted back in September but Six Flags (New Jersey) has now "topped it off". Site includes some video of the construction, plus animation effects for those who will ride it.

Pussy Pops
NOT SAFE FOR WORK or other living things.

Curious George: Name that short story. Science Fiction / Fantasy. The story centers around a pair of neighboring families. One family is normal. The other family is kinda odd. They don't have any grass on their lawn. Oh yeah, at the end, when both families attend a fair it begins to rain and the "odd family" melt into pools of sugar. more inside

CG -- Cubase System 4 Curious George -- does anyone have any experience with Cubase System 4? Opinions on its strengths, weaknesses, glitches (if any), and performance (how much of your resources did it suck up? On what platform?) would be very welcome.

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