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

Y.A.B.A.M.U. SF Bay Area Monkeys Meetup! Anyone up for meeting up this coming weekend? All simians are welcome, of course. more inside

The Rugby Reader's Review Images, humor, history, and essays about rugby. more inside

The short unhappy life of AIBO, who disrespects da real dog. (Quicktime)

Nintendo's New Controller Is Out- And wow, it looks totally diffrent. I want to try this thing out. It might be bad, might be good, but it will be very interesting. more inside

Extracting Video from the Brain Neurons can be decoded into a reconstructed image, claims Dr. Stanley, Associate Professor in the Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard. In other words, you can "jack into" a brain and extract video. more inside

Hijacking Catastrophy - A history of the neocons in the US An informative and long (one hour, ten minutes) video that documents the history and rise in power of the neo-conservatives and their doctrine.

Best band name ever!