http://www.ubuntugeek.com/how-to-install-ubuntu-linux-from-usb-stick.html

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I bought one of these from amazon and I am very happy with it. eSATA will give me sustained data rates of 60 MB/s every time I transfer something big, which is twice as fast as what can be expected from a good USB drive.

This is a well made, silent and good looking drive that will give you eSATA for a price that usually only gets you USB while packing a USB plug as well. eSATA worked flawlessly with my Fujitsu Amilo Pi 3560 laptop and is maxing out at about 60 MB/s actual data rates on large file transfers to the drive as well as copies from the drive to the laptop.

Believe it or not your average and seemingly boring refrigerator packs a lot of scientific and technical elegance under the hood. Thermodynamics are a fascinating world and that device in your kitchen is actually exploiting its laws every single hour, 24/7/365.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_pump_and_refrigeration_cycle

It's called "cryolipolysis" and it's currently undergoing clinical trials. It is rumored to be completely non-invasive and requiring only local anesthesia. Works by triggering lipolysis via the external freezing of certain areas with a lot of fat under the skin. Freezing is done by placing a special 3x5cm plate in touch with the skin over the area of interest.

Check out http://www.ted.com for "Riveting talks by remarkable people, free to the world" on exactly such ideas.

There's this MTV show that stereotypes Italian-Americans to such an extent that certain prominent group representatives are furious. It is really funny to have people representing such a racist and stereotype driven nation discover that being Italian does not rank very high among non-Italian stereotype abiders.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-10808472

Freedom of ideas. Should it be protected when those ideas directly attack, demean, gravely offend and indirectly endanger other people in our society? For example certain extreme racist views that do not grant full human status to people of color. Should they just be treated like any other idea? I think not. I am not saying arrest those who have them but certainly, people with such antisocial and inhumane ideas cannot be allowed the same access to public expression venues as others.

http://www.astro.uu.nl/~strous/AA/en/antwoorden/planeten.html

A bit delayed this post really but for those who are wondering what Easter in Christian Orthodox Greece looks and sounds like here's a couple of vids from this past Easter 2010.