Topic: PHOTO - on December 26, 2006 at 11:20:00 AM CET
China in the Mist
I have to admit, I did not expect China to be so visually stunning... Many imagine harsh mountains, endless plains and a glut of industry (and there's plenty of that), but in actual truth China can be a photographer's paradise, all the same.
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Topic: WEB - on December 26, 2006 at 11:17:00 AM CET
The World's Most Beautiful Women Bloggers of 2006
The World's most beautiful women bloggers of 2006 [English vlogs only]
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Topic: WEB - on December 26, 2006 at 11:15:00 AM CET
2006 Foot-in-Mouth Awards
Welcome to Wired News' 2006 Foot-in-Mouth Awards program. You, the readers, have sent us your picks for the lamest quotes from or about the world of technology during this eventful year. We have selected the "best" of those and present them to you now.
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Topic: NATURE - on December 26, 2006 at 10:49:00 AM CET
Amazing Human Fish - Olm
The Olm or Proteus, Proteus anguinus, is an amphibian animal, endemic to karst areas of the Dinaric Alps.
Olms can go for years without feeding as their extremely slow metabolisms allow them to remain dormant for extremely long periods of time. In one reported case, an olm was placed in a jar in a refrigerator for more than a decade. It was reportedly still alive when finally removed, though with severe damage to its internal organs, including the reabsorption of its own digestive tract for sustenance.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on December 26, 2006 at 10:32:00 AM CET
Microsoft applies for "RSS patent"
Late last week, right before the Christmas season began, Microsoft filed a patent related to using RSS services inside a web browser and throughout an operating system. The patent was filed with the United States Patent Office (USPTO) by Microsoft employee Amar S. Gandhi, with seven other names on the patent.
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Topic: Space - on December 26, 2006 at 10:30:00 AM CET
The Meteor Farmer
FOR TWO WEEKS, STEVE ARNOLD TRUDGED through the dusty farmland of Kiowa County, Kansas, a 6-foot rope trailing over his shoulder. Tied to the end of the rope was a metal detector cobbled together from PVC pipe and duct tape. Back and forth Arnold paced, pulling the jury-rigged device across the dirt, hunting for meteorites. He had already found a few, but nothing bigger than 100 pounds or so. Mostly, he found horseshoes. And beer cans. Soon the farmers would want him off their land; planting season was coming. To speed things up, Arnold attached his contraption to a tractor. He was sure there was a bigger rock out there, just a few feet beneath the turf.
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