Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch

Pub evacuated after Monty Python prop mistaken for grenade
Bomb disposal teams were called in and buildings evacuated after workmen mistook a Monty Python film prop for a hand grenade.

But after nearly an hour of analysis bomb experts realised that the cause of the scare was in fact a copy of the "Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch" used by Eric Idle to slaughter a killer rabbit in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail.

Classic!

41 shades of blue

Google Design -

Yes, it's true that a team at Google couldn't decide between two blues, so they're testing 41 shades between each blue to see which one performs better.

41 shades of blue? Man, how did I miss -that- meeting.

also:

"I had a recent debate over whether a border should be 3, 4, or 5 pixels wide, and was asked to prove my case."

Douglas Bowman clearly has made the right decision to leave Google ....

ical - exchange sync

Sync'em has finally allowed me to synchronize my exchange calendar to my iCal calendar. Additionally, I was able to get it to sync my Exchange public calendar with my iCal program as well. So, I wind up with my Exchange public calendar being synchronized with my "work" iCal calendar and it synchronizes my individual exchange calendar to my "personal" side of my iCal calendar. Slick program.

Nintendo launching App Store for DSi

Not to be out done by apple, Nintendo is going to launch an App store for their new DSi.

More details about the app store should be forthcoming at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco next week.

Sarah Gronert Tennis Controversy

Sarah Gronert, a 22-year-old pro from Germany, finds herself under scrutiny from her opponents and their coaches, who believe that a unique gender issue from birth should make her ineligible for the woman's tour.

Three years ago, those issues almost caused Gronert, ranked No. 619 in the world, to abandon her career. Though she has since returned to competitive tennis, the dialogue that continues to surround her relates not to her ability, but to her biology.

Gronert was born with male and female genitalia. After undergoing surgery, she's now medically certified as a woman. That's not good enough for some, though.

More at Fanhouse.com

Georgia Aquarium - Manta Ray

Judging by his eyes, the manta ray at the GA Aquarium is pretty big.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 40

The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 40 today. The wonderful children's book that teaches about life cycles. 1)Egg 2) Caterpillar (Larva) 3) Pupa (Inside of the cocoon) and 4) Adult Butterfly.

Barack Obama on Jay Leno

For the time in history, a sitting President of the United States of America has appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Obama appeared to attempt to calm the American people about the slumping economy.

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Go4Launch released

Want to have you Macintosh run a shell script on boot without logging in?

Go4Launch... Easily add startup tasks to Mac OS X using launchd services! Go4Launch does all the behind-the-scenes work and creates a "template" shell script that you can modify with a single click. Add your own commands to the shell script, save, and you're done!

iPhone OS 3.0

Recently Apple release details of their upcoming update to their iPhone OS. iPhone OS 3.0 is scheduled to be released in summer 2009. More details can be found on the iPhone 3.0 preview page on Apple's website.