gyroscopes and infrared

i watched a couple of episodes of full metal alchemist with rum and burnt popcorn before going to bed. still bitter about the complete stranger who turned out to be a jerk and turned a terrific day into a shitty night. if he hadn't offered, i would've just slept and gone out to do something fun.

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i woke up after five hours' sleep (more of that clock's effects), and have spent a few hours clearing my news reader and coming up with some strange and possibly practical ideas for my Big Next Step.

here are the thoughts for the day:
pale blue dot - ye olde carl sagan quote

here we go again - more sensationalism on video game violence. these idiots just have *all* the answers. at least the slashdot comments reflect some sensible thoughts.
why don't we just switch all gamers off with a mozart attack?

some more on nasa's inflation plans.

here are a few neat and environmentally sound ideas :)

an interesting look at evolution: apocalyptic ecology

micromanufacturing has hit prosthetics: we're not too far away from the neuromancer's bartender, methinks :)