The 256b.htm compo. "task is to create a nice static or dynamic website in just 256 byte". And I like the little chatbox on the right side of the page.

Eight Technologies That Will Change the World on Business2.0:
- Biointeractive Materials
- Biofuel Production Plants
- Bionics
- Cognitronics
- Genotyping
- Combinatorial Science
- Molecular Manufacturing
- Quantum Nucleonics

Is this cool or what: Ice on Mars. And lots of it.
More comments at Slashdot.

I just had a taste of the new Coca-Cola Light they're marketing here in Finland. I have to admit that it's the best sugar free cola drink I have ever tasted. Previously Pepsi MAX was the best, but since the aftertaste of aspartin was too strong, I stuck to the sugar drinks. The new Coca-Cola Light doesn't taste like artificial sweetener at all. I think I'll be drinking it in the future. (I might even loose a few extra kilos due to the switch...)

Oh joy. They are making "Ender's Game" into a movie. I really liked Ender's Game and even read 5 books of the whole series. Orson Scott Card has a web site too.

A nice introduction to Rook, a card game. The page has also a lot of comments about other card games too. I used to play a card games now and then, but its been years since my last card game. I mostly play on-line multiplayer action games now (Tribes2, Counter-Strike...).

Went to see Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones yesterday. And in digital no less. I liked it a lot. The WOW-factor was very high - due to the digital picture and of course because of the fabulous effects.

The things that impressed me:
- The worlds and locations looked real. Having seen a lot of movies the ability for a movie to create a visually "real" fantasy world I can belive in very difficult. The locations in SW2 were utterly convincing.
- Lovely battles
- "Real" aliens
- The Kwaaang! -bomb

Of course it had problems - but yesterday I was thoroughly entertained.

I liked this synopsis of the movie (spoiler alert!). And this analysis of Padme.

Another great article about particle physics. This time about quarks. Last time was about the standard model.

Scientist splits atom, finds toy prize inside.

The Most Beautiful Experiments in Physics. Lovely topic with a bunch of suggestions.

We live in interesting times:
- Proof that true stories are weirder than made-up stories: News of the Weird
- The Obscure Store and Reading Room
- The Journal of Strange Phenomena: The Fortean Times

Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics. Interesting read.