eChalk colour perception: This is the most amazing optical effect in the world

I thought this was a trick at first...It's really amazing how our brains deal with percieving colors. Check it out.

Slashdot | Russia's Biggest Spammer Brutally Murdered: " He died after suffering repeated blows to the head.

A humorous take on the death of Russia's top spammer from Slashdot.org...

From a hidden microphone at the scene of the murder:

'You are receiving *WHAM* this blow to the head *WHAM* because you are part of a *WHAM* specially-selected list of *WHAM* people who agreed to receive *WHAM* blows to the head *WHAM*.

To stop *WHAM* receiving these *WHAM* blows to the head, please *WHAM* email us at no-more-please@optout.blowtothehead. com and *WHAM* we will remove you from our list of *WHAM* blow-to-the-head-club members *WHAM* (heh, we said 'club'!) *WHAM* within 24 to 48 hours.'

News: Fujitsu Debuts Bendable Electronic Paper

Scroll down a bit for pictures...evidently Fujutsu has hired Mike Judge (creator of Beavis and Butthead, if you didn't already know) to draw them Samurai images.

Optimus keyboard

OLED keys...no ink...completely reconfigurable. This is a thing of beauty.

The NSA gives sage advice on how to secure your network in 60 minutes.

Of course, this probably doesn't mean that it will be secure from the NSA itself, but it's still a good start.

DIY Projector - Overview

Want hi-def TV at a bargain price? Can you cut plywood into rectangular shapes and find an overhead projector for sale? This project is for you.

script.aculo.us - web 2.0 javascript demos

All right. This is enough for me to seriously revisit Ruby on Rails. If you're a web programmer, you definitely need to check this out (no, not a web designer...a web programmer...if you don't know what the difference is, don't look).