Before the bow and arrow, there was the atlatl. The first true weapon system, it may have been responsible for the extinction of the wooly mammoth. The atlatl's armor piercing capability almost allowed the Aztecs to triumph over the Conquistadors. You can make or buy one yourself, and experience the thrill of the ancient hunt. Atlatl movie clip.

Director of The Jacket speaks out. John Maybury says that Milion Dollar Baby was a piece of shit, and that Memento and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are inferior films of the same genre as The Jacket. more inside

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Wrong Answer Grandma.
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What ever happened to picket signs Poor Charles!

Build your own office cube or Create a Corporate labyrinth one cube at a time! more inside

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World's First Gay and Lesbian Natural Attraction Scent. "Each is different but both scents are designed to use to attract a gay people to you or to attract gay friendly people to you, your home or business. Can be used around your home or business to draw people there." Yes, have your home swarming with gays!

Fuck a Duck

The strange case of the homosexual necrophiliac duck pushed out the boundaries of knowledge in a rather improbable way when it was recorded by Dutch researcher Kees Moeliker.

Now, don't tell me this ain't natural.

Enterprise has been cancelled and Jolene "T'Pol" Blalock says the final episode, penned by Berman & Braga is "apalling". Why? If you don't like spoilers, don't read within this post. more inside

200 years of immigration to England. History, stories, gallery, find your roots. Educational, but don't let that put you off...

Curious George - Naughty popups? I clicked on Moneyjane's last link, below, and Firefox (1.0.1) told me it had blocked a popup from this site, but immediately after the popup blocker bar appeared, a popup appeared anyway, without my taking any action. Any ideas about this, folks?

Uncyclopedia is like Wikipedia, only full of lies. more inside

Welcome to Framley Museum. Everything that's great about the British heritage industry.

For the French, scent creation is about Art. In New Jersey, it's better hamburgers through chemistry. But be careful: sometimes even a pretty aroma can be deadly stuff.

Bored? Faking your own death should fix that. Unless you're really stupid.

Digitized Michelangelo. In a previous post I alluded to the unique techniques being used to digitally preserve different sorts of art objects. The 'Digital Michelangelo Project' has done a 3D scan of Michelangelo's David and a handful of other sculptures.

The Warning Cycle: Former CIA officer and vocal critic of the War On Terror Michael Scheuer is wondering if recent comments from Osama bin Laden and right-hand-man Amyan Al-Zawahiri fit a recognizable pattern. Specifically, Scheuer suggests that bin Laden has established a routine of releasing a fairly direct threat against the US, followed by several more, non-specific sets of remarks, when an attack is imminent. [via robot wisdom] more inside

Today is International Women's Day. Celebrating nine decades (well, more, obviously) of "struggle for equality, justice, peace and development." Some global events listed here. Unfortunately, Turkey still has a very long way to go, and some say there is no country yet where men and women are equal. At least we can celebrate some great moments and people in women's history.

Using bumptunes and the Powerbook's new accelerometer to control iTunes playback. This just smacks of the future. And man, If I love anything, It's the future. [Via: Kottke.org] more inside