December 25, 2007

* [Windy Christmas in Los Angeles](http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-winds26dec26,0,6903112.story?coll=la-home-center) It's a warm and windy day today in LA. Winds gusting over 102mph! (tags: [los.angeles](http://del.icio.us/eecue/los.angeles) [santa.ana.winds](http://del.icio.us/eecue/santa.ana.winds) [weather](http://del.icio.us/eecue/weather)) * [Baby Spiders Freshly Hatched](http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh275/pizzler/newfamilyofspiders.jpg) This is a somewhat disturbing but creepily fun photo of a new batch of spiders (tags: [spiders](http://del.icio.us/eecue/spiders) [baby](http://del.icio.us/eecue/baby) [baby.spiders](http://del.icio.us/eecue/baby.spiders)) * [Senate Hacking](http://rawstory.com/news/afp/US_Senate_stays_in_session_to_block_12242007.html) The Democratic majority has hacked Bush's recess appointment trick by leaving a single senator in session over the holidays. [via digg] (tags: [democracy](http://del.icio.us/eecue/democracy) [hack](http://del.icio.us/eecue/hack) [senate](http://del.icio.us/eecue/senate) [recess.appoinment](http://del.icio.us/eecue/recess.appoinment)) * [Remember that list of 400 "scientists" who don't believe in Global Warming?](http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/12/24/dont-believe-inhofes-hype/) Well as it turns out most of them weren't scientists. Doh. [via [Digg](http://digg.com)] (tags: [global.warming](http://del.icio.us/eecue/global.warming) [bs](http://del.icio.us/eecue/bs) [psuedo-scientists](http://del.icio.us/eecue/psuedo-scientists) [science](http://del.icio.us/eecue/science) [politics](http://del.icio.us/eecue/politics)) * [Peruvian Kids Love OLPC](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071224/ap_on_hi_te/one_laptop_one_village) Not that I had any doubts whether kids would enjoy OLPCs, but they clearly are enjoying them. I still believe that OLPCs will change the world. (tags: [olpc](http://del.icio.us/eecue/olpc) [peru](http://del.icio.us/eecue/peru) [one.laptop.per.child](http://del.icio.us/eecue/one.laptop.per.child)) * [Going Sledding...](http://icanhascheezburger.com/2007/12/25/funny-pictures-going-sledding-brb/) Lolcat of the day (tags: [lolcat](http://del.icio.us/eecue/lolcat) [xmas](http://del.icio.us/eecue/xmas) [sledding](http://del.icio.us/eecue/sledding)) * [Heathkit Still Exists and Launches HE-RObot Kit](http://deviceguru.com/2007/12/25/heathkit-reincarnates-the-hero-robot/) Do want! This is a bad ass robot! (tags: [wishlist](http://del.icio.us/eecue/wishlist) [heathkit](http://del.icio.us/eecue/heathkit) [robot](http://del.icio.us/eecue/robot) [robotics](http://del.icio.us/eecue/robotics) [he-robot](http://del.icio.us/eecue/he-robot) [herobot](http://del.icio.us/eecue/herobot) [kit](http://del.icio.us/eecue/kit)) * [Smart Drugs Become a Reality](http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-braindoping20dec20,0,6487141.story) I remember reading about smart drugs in WIRED when I was a kid. It seems that some drugs used to treat various ailments from ADD to narcolepsy are being used by poker players and test-takers to enhance their mental performance. Interesting... (tags: [drugs](http://del.icio.us/eecue/drugs) [adderall](http://del.icio.us/eecue/adderall) [provigil](http://del.icio.us/eecue/provigil) [smart.drugs](http://del.icio.us/eecue/smart.drugs) [performance.enhancers](http://del.icio.us/eecue/performance.enhancers) [mental.doping](http://del.icio.us/eecue/mental.doping) [latimes](http://del.icio.us/eecue/latimes))