Geneology? LAME! If you really want to see whence you came, you can participate in the Genographic Project, which uses a sample of your DNA to delineate the travels of those who begot you. more inside

The New Shadow: Tolkien's quickly abandoned sequel to Lord of the Rings. more inside

Just in case you plan on kidnapping someone. Seriously, who has time to do all that cutting and pasting?

Boonville California is a small town in the Coast Range Mountains between the Sonoma Valley wine country and the Mendocinoo Coast. It's a scenic area and largely agricultural, but it's most widely know for Boontling, a folk language created there in the 1800s. With a vocabulary, of over a 1000 words, it was remarkable to hear. But, sadly, it's on the brink of pikin' to the dusties.

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon You may have heard about Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon before. In fact, you probably learned about it for the first time very recently. If not, then you just might hear about it again very soon. But, there is Littlewood's law, which states that we each can expect a miracle to happen to us at the rate of about once a month. It appears our grip on reality is slim. more inside

DIY 1000 watt wind turbine "We built a 1000 watt wind turbine to help charge the battery bank that powers our offgrid home." more inside

Run monkeys, run! Another light-hearted tutorial from the guy behind the LED Artcrime Tutorial. This one helps you avoid unnecessary pain when starting to run.