Friday Links: August 5

Freaky squid


6,239 point dot-to-dot picture [link]

MS-DOS is 30 years old. They may say it's came after Microsoft bought the rights to QDOS, but the courts say it came after Microsoft stole DR-DOS. [link]

People explaining why they believe in God. [link]
Other people explaining why they don't. [link]

A slight issue with the upcoming movie based on the game "Battleship". "With the decommissioning of the last Iowa-class ships, no battleships remain in service (including in reserve) with any navy worldwide." [link]

New LOL Cat: Chemistry Cat. [link] [one more]

A great argument for using drones. [link]

Hummers, in my opinion, have only one valid use. Vehicles for those suffering PTSD. If something close to their old military vehicle makes them feel safe while driving then it's OK by me. Everybody else can sod off. But these guys have another use for them now that Hummer has gone out of business. [link]

20% of adults think that light sabers are real. As much as I'd love to see the technology made real it's probably a good thing it's not. Here's just the beginning of what it'd be used for.


One of my sources for links got this with his chinese food. [link]

Superman may inspire new Ohio license plates. [link]

Comic Con cosplayers lipsyncing.




More costumes. [link]

Isaac Asimov, and others, have had stories about dinner clubs that solve crimes over drinks. Someone took the idea to heart and has been holding meetings for 21 years. [link]

Making swords starting with raw ore. [link]

The members of Seal Team 6 still remain anonymous, but a reporter for the New Yorker got to interview them. Here he talks about the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound as it was told to him. [link]

Sign hacking. [link]

Great 404 page. [link]

A mess of moons. [link]

Google's chef reveals the recipe for Elvis' favorite chicken. [link]

Birth control coverage expanded. [link]

It stinks! [link]

Gabrielle Giffords, the Congresswoman shot in the head in Arizona awhile back, is not only alive, but awake and voting. [link]

New Batman game has your choice of Batmen... which one you get is based on where you buy it. [link]

Batmobile that actually is turbine powered.


The drought has uncovered another piece of Space Shuttle Columbia. [link]

Uh... shape thingy.


WTF?


Rescued kittens in Afghanistan. [link]

Cat colony threatened at US Embassy in Kabul. [link]

Taxidermy gone horribly wrong. [link]

Game: Cat God vs Sun King - Cat God stole all your followers. Slaughter them before they finish building his temple. [link]