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4/2/06 Gil's LotD

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http://www.mikeash.com/?page=software/gpulife/index.html A MacOS X screensaver which runs the game of live in a OpenGL shader, which means that the entire screen is being drawn by the graphics card. You can use this as a sort of benchmark for Mac graphics cards.
http://www.spikedhumor.com/articles/19017/Pacman_Running_Around_Library.html Pacman takes a trip to the library.

3/27/06 Gil's LotD

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http://www.damninteresting.com/watch-the-skies-in-the-year-52007-ad Apparently, there's a plan to send a satellite up around Earth and have it eventually reenter in fifty thousand years. You can submit a message to be put in the satellite, the link is at the bottom of the page.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8972478390980130889# A Japanese ad for noodles.

3/23/06 Gil's LotD: Hardcore alarm clarks, Driving pranks

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http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/puzzle-alarm-clock-presents-mild-challenge-wakes-you-up-157999.php An alarm clock which has a puzzle on top you need to solve in order to stop its alarm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoETMCosULQ Drivers go the speed limit which blocks off all traffic. A good, short documentary.

3/21/06 Gil's LotD: Snowflakes, Physics, Finance

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http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2006-02/save-snowflake-decades How to preserve snowflakes in superglue.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4237751840526284618# A very entertaining and informative video about the double slit experiment. You should see this video.
http://www.prosper.com/ A website which lets individuals buy and sell small loans.