Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics
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Free fonts
[Huge collection of free fonts](http://www.fonts500.com/?view=XXX_09NNN/). ([Via](http://lifehacker.com/software/fonts/the-top-500-fonts-on-the-web-250536.php))
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Will it blend
[A video camera records its own death](http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/06/will-it-blend-video-camera-tapes-its-own-death/).
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Visualising data
Best [chart of house prices](http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2757699799528285056) I’ve ever seen.
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Best toy ever
[A plastic molotov cocktail grenade](http://www.grotto11.com/blog/archive/1175638654.shtml).
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More papercraft
[Make your own R2-D2 mailbox](http://www.starwars.com/kids/activity/crafts/f20070329/index.html). ([Via](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/30/papercraft_r2d2_mail.html))
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Hugo review: Blindsight
The final entry in my Hugo best novel review series for this year is *Blindsight* by Peter Watts. In the late 21st century humanity has reached almost incomprehensible levels of achievement. Those on the bleeding edge may be stable multiple personalities, or have mechanical prosthetics replacing almost their entire body. To help the majority of…
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Map of all species
From Nature magazine: [pretty picture of the connections between species](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/03/how_to_make_a_telegraph_t.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890).
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Google Reader alternative
Following this weeks downtime, maybe [this is the alternative to Google Reader I need](http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/03/how_to_make_a_telegraph_t.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890).
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Where are they now?
[Child actressees of the 1980s today](http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/03/28/child-actresses-from-80s-tv-that-became-hot-adults/).
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Cross promotion
Some [7-11s will be re-branded as Kwik-E-Marts](http://www.boingboing.net/2007/03/28/711s_to_be_remade_as.html) to promote the Simpsons movie. **Update**: [Some pictures of the rebranding](http://flickr.com/photos/rdr07/sets/72157600590001691/) ([Via](http://www.kottke.org)).