Friday Links: January 15

"The Things" - John Carpenter's The Thing as told by the Thing. [text audio]

Every creationist debate.

Top 10 ways Creationists were oppressed in 2009 and then what really happened. [link]

32,000 "leading scientists" signed a petition against global warming. Experts like Ginger Spice and Dr. Hawkeye Pierce. More about these "experts".

The MakeZine blog links to Dudecraft who linked to ME! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA [Dudecraft] [MakeZine] [ME]

Toy train used to calibrate neutron detector. [link]

What can it hurt to ask? a very short story [link]

England gets snow. ALL of England. [link]

Visualizing density. [link]

A wooden combination lock and an explanation of how combination locks work. [link]

Hawaii's health care plan is exempted from the federal regs because Hawaii's program is already better than what's being proposed. [link]

Yeah! Toast!

15 mid-century modern gas stations. [link]

In accordance with their "don't be evil" policy, Google is starting their own utility company. They've optimized the energy efficiency of their data centers as much as possible but they want better control of their power than the other utilities allow them. They won't be creating power, but their utility will likely be buying power from renewable utilities that their charitable branch has been funding. [link]

Google is considering leaving China, too. It may not be possible to not be evil and to business with China. [link]

Game: Paradox Embrace - Navigate a world that changes between nature, technology, and the supernatural so retracing your steps doesn't take you on the same path. [link]

American car population is dropping. [link]

An asteroid too small to worry about passed near Earth on Wednesday. This picture shows how close in comparison to the Moon, our communication satellites, and the Aphophis asteroid that will get very close in a decade and change. [link]

Here's an animation of the thing passing. [link]

Odd conversation in the Supreme Court. [link]

A tool for making sand spheres. Buy it here. [link]

Physics of space battles. [link]

Orson Welles talks privacy and bad photos. [link]

Cats for Gold. [link]

Before Star Trek: Enterprise was canceled there was Dr Who crossover planned and 19 other things you didn't know about the new Dr Who. [link]

Knight Rider a capella.

Game: Jumping - A short Mario Brother knock off. [link]

Why I Believe Printers Were Sent From Hell To Make Us Miserable. [link]