http://abduzeedo.com/clever-google-maps-manipulations-christoph-niemann Clever art drawn in the style of Google Maps. I think this really shows off how well-made the Google Maps design language is.

http://www.flightradar24.com/ See flights in real-time from everywhere around the world.

http://peetm.com/blog/?p=55 The story of GO.COM, a commercially successful program with no instructions.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_rem_jurisdiction In rem jurisdiction is the power a court has over property when the property itself is responsible.

http://www.pubcats.com/catmap Find the nearest pub with a cat!

http://thehighwatermarks.bandcamp.com/ Listen to The High Water Marks' latest album for free online. I'm surprised how quickly "Almost April" became one of my favorite songs.

http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/earliest-known-photos-apple-ipad-prototype?page=0%2C1 Here are some pictures of the earliest iPad prototypes.

Valve has released the tool used to make its animated skits. It's already been put to good use to make the impressive Falcon punch video and a parody of Kayne West's music video for his song Power. I expect some great, high-quality videos to be made by hobbyists with this tool over the next year.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2118455,00.html?hpt=hp_t2 Scientists have found why store-bought tomatoes don't have as much flavor. Here's a bonus article on the tomato industry in Florida.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/artificial-intelligence/robot-hand-beats-you-at-rock-paper-scissors-100-of-the-time#.T-oNnmOGhzI.hackernewsScience has created a robot that always wins at rock paper scissors.