Last year I tried to complete [NaNoWriMo](http://www.nanowrimo.org), the National Novel Writing Month. I did better than the year before, but still fell well short of the goal of…
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[A panoramic view of inside the A380's cockpit](http://www.gillesvidal.com/blogpano/cockpit1.htm). Takes a little while to load. Really nicely done webpage. But somehow I find the interior a bit underwhelming -…
[A Ford truck that comes with RFID tags for all your tools and a tracker](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/06/ford-truck-with-rfid.html). Your truck tells you when you've left something behind. Really clever. Can someone…
[How about this 5200mm lens from Canon?](http://www.canonfd.com/mirrorlenses/pages/page10.html). 100kg and 2 metres long, so you'll probably need a pretty good tripod...
[The adoption rates for technology, from the telephone to the Internet](http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2008/02/10/opinion/10op.graphic.ready.html) (at the bottom). Lots of fascinating bits in the graph. Even the incredibly rapid take-ups seem to…
[How to put all of Wikipedia on your iPhone or iPod Touch](http://collison.ie/wikipedia-iphone/) Clever. The only problem is you need to update way too often to keep track of…
Saint Valentine. Patron saint of engaged couples, bee keepers, plague and travellers. Martyred by the Romans around 270, and buried north of Rome. Nothing else is known. He…
[David Suzuki proposes jail time for climate skeptics](http://www.reason.com/blog/show/124862.html). I understand the thought. But seriously, a little bit out of whack? And where does it end? Jail time for…
[Bundle Wrapping](http://www.onebag.com/pack.html#bundle). How to avoid creases and wrinkles through clever wrapping techniques when packing your bags. The only disadvantage I can see is that you need to completely…
[A mind blowing optical illusion](http://www.boingboing.net/2008/02/08/color-tile-optical-i.html). A really good example of just how much is going on in our brains. Most photographers know this already, but the brain and…