London or Otherwise UK Meetup! I'm going to be in the UK (Cambridge specifically) till 20 Mar. So now would be a good time to arrange a meetup or three? more inside

Mofi Meetup! So it's time for another Mofiiii~i*coughcough* meetup! I'll be arriving this Saturday as Casa mothninja. How does the 16th sound to everyone? I have a very top-secret appointment on 15th morning, so 14th is right out. Will be in Cambridge 15th and possibly 16th morning.

The Oops Design Award is only in its first year, but you can already find dozens of silly, impractical and sometimes downright dangerous product designs on the site.

Barnes and Noble unveil Nook, an eBook reader that also saves and plays mp3s, among other file formats. more inside

Wordy snarky strips about the "creative business" industry.

Meet Me in Alameda! I will be arriving tomorrow in Alameda, CA, and es_el_queso has so kindly given me room and board as well as play host to our Metafilter meetup. more inside

Singapore in 1938. The Singapore Grand Prix then and nowish.

Dreams. A spot the difference game, which has different, er, differences each time you play. I quite like the artwork.

A One Act Play. By Steve Lawson. *frothes at the mouth*

Like we did last winter... Let's gift again, like we did last year (not). more inside

Happy Birthday Monkeybashi !!! Many happy returns! Thank you again for this wonderful site, where we've made friends, had fun and generally hung loose.

Cuirous George: The Big C A FOAF (friend of a friend) who lives in CA, has pancreatic cancer. She is looking for any treatments that may help. more inside

Let's do this again! London meetup, anyone? more inside

The science of keyboard design. Does anyone else find it interesting to try out new keyboards simply because the keys click differently? via BoingBoing Gadgets

Tremulous George: Wisdom Teeth On Tuesday, I'm about to undergo an operation to remove all four wisdom teeth, and one possible root canal. Does anyone have any advice? "Don't do it!" doesn't count, thanks. more inside

Cognitive surplus is a concept that produced an "aha!" moment for me. Many blogs have covered Clay Shirky's presentation at Harvard of his new book Here Comes Everybody (no sniggering!). Via.

It only tells the hour, but that's amazing enough. Artist Christiaan Postma uses more than 150 clockworks to create a clockface that spells out each hour. I love the animation. (Shamelessly stolen from Boing Boing)

Tai Chi could help diabetics control their blood sugar. Tai Chi is a slow, relaxing form of exercise that even the very old can start learning. (via reddit) more inside

Match It For Pratchett , by Pat Cadigan (his Livejournal blog). Donate to Alzheimer's Research Trust to match Terry Pratchett's US$1 million donation. more inside

Torchwood Babiez for Torchwood/Doctor Who fans. Yes, it is very cute. Go on, you know, you want to... First four pages in links above. Via this Big Blue thread, headspace's comment.