Alberto Gonzales's Memory Returns!

I guess he'll be leaving for Oklahoma soon.

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/62596

The Evil Overlord test!

I've always thought that one of the coolest things about Lord of the Rings is that you never see anything from Sauron's perspective. Everything is directed, his hand is behind all, but you never see him or know his thoughts.

Your Score: Sauron

70% Evil, 90% Intelligence, 85% Common Sense

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How to get a better deal from Dell

A bunch of insider tips from a former Dell sales associate. It must have hit close to home because Dell sent a take-down notice to his provider, they then retracted it when they realized what a PR nightmare it would have become.

Personally, I don't care for Dell computers. Their servers seem good enough, but I'm not a fan of their desktops or laptops.

http://consumerist.com/consumer/insiders/22-confessions-of-a-former-dell-sales-manager-268831.php

And the Slashdot thread: http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/2036249

Why we'll never colonize the galaxy

Well, one writer's views. His scale model of the solar system is quite interesting!

http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2007/06/the_high_frontier_redux.html

The Slashdot thread: http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/17/183242

Video: Brian Eno talking about music in airports

Would be nice. I hate the noise levels in airports. Of course, if I flew America West (or whatever they're called this week) more than I flew Southwest, I might be happier.

http://blog.wired.com/sterling/2007/06/professor_eno_e.html

Finally! A good reason for Kyle's mom to go to war with Canada!

A company has fulfilled advertising's wet dream: a camera that can tell when you're looking at a billboard. Minority report, anyone?

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2007/06/eyetracking

Testing mayoral candidates for San Francisco to see if they're replicants!

Brilliant interviews. Thanks to Triggur for posting this!

http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=24031