Curious Squinty George We seem to be a short-sighted lot at MoFi, don't we? I need some advice about a minor problem - when I'm biking long distances, or mountain biking, my eyes start to sting and tear up after about half an hour - maybe more if it's cold or windy. Is this normal? I wear glasses all the time but I don't think I have particularly sensitive eyes. Suggestions? This last happened yesterday, on a cloudy day in a forest, not much dust, so I think it's the wind and/or cool air that's the problem.

TED: Technology, Entertainment, Design. Great thinkers from around the world gather once a year and present their ideas to a small audience. Their presentations are on video at this website. I've been enjoying this amusing speech by Sir Ken Robinson, but there are dozens more to explore.

US Presidential Race as D&D Game

Substitutes Can let you down Quicker Than a Strapless gown Burma-Shave more inside

Digital artist Jason Feeny develops works of "candy colored madness".

Broken Koans and other Zen debris Reader-submitted koans, some of which are great, some which are...eh.

Curious George and the Freaky Cat I got a wake-up call at 4am last night from an unknown cat... more inside

Les Misbarack

The world's tallest skyscraper is nearly completed. High-res photos taken from above that could possibly take your breath away.

Cake wrecks: professional cake decorating gone horribly, horribly wrong.

Paris Hilton is your newest celebrity President. In response to McCain's comparison of Obama to Paris Hilton, Paris is running for President.

Effects of Alzheimer's Disease slowed by new medication One underlying cause of Alzheimer's is believed to be excess tau protein in neurons, which slows or halts communication in the brain. This medication, used for urinary tract infections, targets the protein tangles. (It also turns your pee blue.) Currently in testing, it will hopefully be on the market in 2012/13 for those of us that might need it by then. more inside

The future is here; here's your jetpack. (This post subtitled "Thanks again, New Zealand. First LotR, Now This.")

For all those modellers who have at some stage cursed warped plastic hulls , shrunken resin and fiddly photoetch take a step back and check out this fleet of model ships, over 500 of them, built entirely from wooden matchboxes. more inside

Yvette's. Um. Actually I have no idea. I saw this linked in a comment on Mefi and was simultaneously creeped out and intrigued. Warning: embedded music on every page.

When a daddy loves a mommy very much... he buys a home server.

It's some sort of natural disaster epidemic of late. Thinking of any Iowan Monkeys or their relatives. Let's hope this isn't another New Orleans, eh?

The lost rivers of London: Many of them played important role in the development of the city, as the location of mills, the source of drinking water and as open sewers. Most of them have been pushed totally underground, forced into culverts, out of sight and out of mind – even if some of them have left their mark on the city’s topology. more inside

You have ten minutes to find ten tiny animated gnomes in this point-n-click game. (Part 1, Rooftops). See also Part 2, Walk in the Park, Part 3, Early Spring Garden, Part 4,Foggy Flat, Part 5, The Shipyard.

Print 'em and fold 'em: Superheroes galore!