Ken vs. the City

Huge list of links on business stats, environmental stats, Federal and Wisconsin state laws, census, wildlife, environmental data. Includes instructions on how to use the Freedom of Information Act.

Does your fuel tank count as an open container of alcohol?

Neat photoshop contest. Please sir, I would like to buy one of Mr. Nokia’s Patent Mobile Telephonic Communicator.

Chicago trib has a great article today about the Chinese church and its precarious relationship with Chinese law.

Great article in the NYTimes about Bucky Fuller, the geodesic dome guy. I really admire one of the last century’s great inventors for the ideas he had, but I have to admit that he was also real nut ball.

America’s favorite leading man had such an amazing suit in North by Northwest. No matter how many drunken car wrecks or biplane attacks it endured, it never frayed, got dirty, or even wrinkled.

From Iwo Jima to Tienanmin Square. Lego minifigs in eerily familiar scenes.

CNNMoney looks at the economic promises of both candidates in a refreshingly hype-free way.

goosh.org is a very cool DOS-style text interface for Google and Wikipedia services. It makes me want to try installing Wing Commander. At least I won’t have to configure my graphics, sound and mouse hardware.