Prince of Persia 2: Warrior Within

Decent game. A little bit of a let down after the first Prince of Persia game. Darker, moodier, more fighting and less puzzles. I certainly hope they return to the lighter side with the third game.
http://www.princeofpersiagame.com/us/ww/home.php

Quantum Darwanism

If, as quantum mechanics says, observing the world tends to change it, how is it that we can agree on anything at all? Why doesnt each person leave a slightly different version of the world for the next person to find?
Because, say the researchers, certain special states of a system are promoted above others by a quantum form of natural selection, which they call quantum darwinism. Information about these states proliferates and gets imprinted on the environment. So observers coming along and looking at the environment in order to get a picture of the world tend to see the same preferred states.
If it wasnt for quantum darwinism, the researchers suggest in Physical Review Letters1, the world would be very unpredictable: different people might see very different versions of it. Life itself would then be hard to conduct, because we would not be able to obtain reliable information about our surroundings... it would typically conflict with what others were experiencing.
http://www.nature.com/news/2004/041220/full/041220-12.html

More Info On New Hitchikers Movie

We should expect a movie that quite differs from the books, the radio show and the TV show. The script has a new angle to the story, there are new plot elements and even a few new characters. So if you get in line on the day of the premier and is eager to see a film adaptation of the books/Radio/TV-show, you are most likely bound to become disappointed. The story is probably mostly reinvented, but rest assured that its all still Douglas Adams.
http://www.douglasadams.se/movie/

Bowmore 12

Smokey, peaty, a little too agressive but a good day-to-day scotch for cold winter nights. Little bit of chocolate and orange, not as much as the 17 of course.
http://www.whiskymag.com/whisky/brand/bowmore/whisky472.html

HomeStar Christmas

... or, Decemberween. Whatever.
http://www.homestarrunner.com/xmas04.html

500,000 Year Old Axe Found

Despite being half and million years old the tool is very well-preserved and will eventually go on show at Warwickshire Museum. Amongst other things, the hand axe would have been used for butchering animals, but what is perhaps most intriguing about it is that it is made of a type of volcanic rock called andesite.
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh/ART25245.html

New StrongBad Email

"The fish was delish and it made quite a dish."
http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail120.html

Cool Article On Leadership

Here is the very heart and soul of the matter. If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself -- your ethics, character, principles, purpose, motivation, and conduct. Invest at least 30% managing those with authority over you, and 15% managing your peers. Use the remainder to induce those you "work for" to understand and practice the theory. I use the terms "work for" advisedly, for if you dont understand that you should be working for your mislabeled "subordinates," you havent understood anything. Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia.
http://pf.fastcompany.com/magazine/05/dee2.html

Top 10 Songs On My iPod

1. Take Me Out/Franz Ferdinand
2. Dear Prudance/The Beatles
3. Born Too Slow/Crystal Method
4. Are You Gonna Be My Girl/Jet
5. Anxiety/Black Eyed Peas
6. Mo Move/Underworld
7. Ur/DJ Tiesto
8. Walkie Talkie Man/Steriogram
9. Vertigo/U2
10. Stay Positive/The Streets
http://www.apple.com/itunes

Blade: Trinity

Pretty good action flick. Not as serious as the first two -- in fact very funny. In fact, Ryan Reynolds is in this one and hes hilarious. Story line is a bit dumbed down and Wesley Snipes is overshadowed by the other characters, which in my opinion is a good thing. Hes getting a bit old for the part.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359013/