Palm Island

This is Palm Island, an engineering masterpiece, captured from space by the IKONOS satellite. This is one of three large artificial islands being built off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. This one is almost completed. The purpose? To make this the biggest tourism attraction in the world. Hmm ... tourism .. in the Middle East.

Space Imaging

This high resolution image of Venice was taken by the IKONOS satellite -- the world's first high-resolution, commercial earth imaging satellite. Check out the Space Imaging site for more, absolutely cool photos, from space.

Naboo

Check out this high resolution image of Naboo, from Star Wars. This and other really cool art can be found at DUSSO.

The Ads of the World

This is a cool site!

Non Sequitur

Just when is the right time to cut your losses and call it quits?

First Successful Permanent Photograph

It may not look like much, but it took a full day exposure to accomplish this back in 1826. It was taken by Nicéphore Niépce. Read more at Wikipedia.

Dilbert on the IIT

Ann Coulter via Non Sequitur

Do you think Ann Coulter would be smart if she figured out that the reason her dumb-ass-mouth can spout such shit without getting a hard slap across the lips is because of progress made by liberal thinking people? Or would she still be a dumb-ass?

And is Ann Coulter an anorexic?

Updated: August 12, 2006

Wisco has reported that the International Herald Tribune has pulled the above cartoon. Why? They think it could potentially offend people. Read more at Wisco's.

Free High Resolution Wallpapers

Check out InterfaceLIFT ... a site that hosts some amazing, high quality wallpapers. Decorate your desktop, why doncha?!

Doonesbury

Choices ... ha!

Volcano and Aurora in Iceland

This image looks so unreal, but it's quite real. This was take in Iceland by Sigurdur H. Stefnisson, of the volcano Hekla erupting -- the aurora just happened to be there.

Nature Fights Back

Want to know what happened to this bike? See the series here.

Lightning Storm in Toronto

Wednesday night's lightning storm in Toronto, as captured by Sam Javanrouh from his kitchen. Cool! Check out the high resolution version from his site.

Lenticular Cloud

Check out this cool cloud formation near Mauna Kea, Hawaii, taken by Peter Michaud of the Gemini Observatory.

Binary Sudoku

Sent to me by a slacker correspondent.