http://thevirtuosi.blogspot.com/2011/10/linear-theory-of-battleship.html A look at a system that estimates the probability of ship placements in Battleship.

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_radioactivecargo/all/1 The story of a shipping container accidentally loaded with radioactive metal.

http://bacon.wikia.com/wiki/Bacone The Bacone is a success story from the field of modern bacon research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestorian_Stele The Nestorian Stele records the ancient history of Christianity in China. It was buried in 845.

http://www.drawastickman.com/ Draw a stickman and watch it go!

http://www.laphamsquarterly.org/essays/trust-issues.php?page=all An article about long-running trusts including a thousand-year trust given to a small college.

http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2011/09/vladimir-putin-action-man/100147/ Action shots of Russia's prime minister.

http://sjis.me/ (っ´ω`)っ Have this handy collection of SJIS emoticons!

http://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2011/jay-z-and-alan-lomax/ How a folk song collector wound up as the legal co-author of a Jay-Z diss track.

http://www.deepdarc.com/2010/11/27/hacking-christmas-lights/ This guy reverse engineered these Christmas lights and published a guide on programming them. They're kinda expensive but otherwise a really nifty Christmas decoration.