Thursday, March 11, 2004

- Ever wonder how Saint Patrick's day got started? Who is Saint Patrick? Why do we dress in green attire? Why does everyone get so damn drunk? Here is a link that explains it all:
http://people.howstuffworks.com/saint-patrick1.htm
 
- With each passing day, humanity gets closer and closer to developing a RoboCop, Terminator, or an Iron Man. If I had a dollar for every time I have day-dreamed about donning the Iron Man armor, I would be a very rich man. Here is an article describing how some university scientists have created a robotic exoskeleton that helps a human-being lift and carry objects over long distances:
 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/03/040304195437.htm
 
- New information about the next Star Wars movie is hitting the internet at record speeds. Here is an illustration of how Anakin turns into Darth Vader, an actual photo of how Anakin looks before he becomes Darth Vader (possibly fake from the neck down), and another picture of the new villain, General Grievous:
 http://cgi.theforce.net/theforce/image.cgi?Image=/episode3/newspics/anakin_uk_paper.jpg
http://paizo.com/image/product/magazine_issue/swinsider/75/cover_500.jpg
 
- I read several blogs each day. One of the new blogs I have discovered is "The Corner." Its the blog for National Review magazine. The writers of the magazine have access to the blog, and they post their daily readings and thoughts. It gets updated very quickly, so you can get commentary on many news items the moment they happen. Here is a link:
http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/corner.asp

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