The Clever Shark

9/11 at 4. Tristan Louis reflects on the American situation 4 years after 9/11. Obviously this was written a couple of weeks ago, but then whoever said that rememberance and analysis should be restricted to the one day?

Octopus arms have minds of their own. I’ll bet you didn’t know that! Chalk up another one to my second (naturally!) favorite creature of the sea.

Four years after 9/11 Anthony Gregory asks, where’s Osama? And, for that matter, where’s George, or more exactly where and what are George’s achievements?

It’s Banned Books Week in the USA, so what better way for parents to celebrate than by having a book banned from their children’s curriculum? Sometimes I think that one day America will implode under the comedic irony of its own actions.

The Worm Within. An oldie but a goodie — this is an internet classic! Read all about the story of a man’s short but poignant relationship with his tapeworm.

The top 10 worst tech products of all time. I agree with the list compilers, although I think that all these “worst technologies” list exist solely so that Microsoft Bob can be #1 at something.

Failure Magazine. For those tired of seeing nothing but wimpy, boring good news in the mainstream media…

Barbara Bush’s Guide to Houston for the under-privileged. Advice to evacuees from the woman who said of them “so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway, so this is working very well for them.”

Here’s another site featuring Japanese vending machines — including a lobster machine? This one also features other non-vending-machine items of interest in Japan.

Vending machines of Japan. They have a machine for everything over there!