Here is the News - Newsmap

http://newsmap.jp/#/t/uk/view/

Amazing 16-Year-Old Finds Bernoulli Numbers Relationship

http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2009/05/29/bernoulli-numbers-altoumaimi/
{unbelievably via Fark}

Does he have somekind of "Jesus" complex?

http://www.physorg.com/news162884806.html
Sir Richard Branson All Fired Up With Latest Rocket Motor Test

ME BIGFOOT. ME ON TWITTER. - Boing Boing (I bet you didn't think to look there)

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/29/me-bigfoot-me-on-twi.html

Coincidence? Moon or Bees Needs

 

http://www50.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=moon+24th+May+2009

Bees swarming in the UK

Bees swarming in the US

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iiuE5IrkUFn5s3z95AjdCdqk7E5gD98CB4L81

via Fark

 

Swarm of bees trap people for hours in NYC GameStop. Dozens of Game Informer subscriptions sold 

http://www.fark.com/cgi/comments.pl?IDLink=4405508&cpp=1

TED: Tom Shannon's anti-gravity sculpture | Video on TED.com

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/tom_shannon_s_magnetic_sculpture.html

TED: Mary Roach: 10 things you didn't know about orgasm (NSFW?)

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/mary_roach_10_things_you_didn_t_know_about_orgasm.html


Stimulating discussion!

The Da Vinci Code - Webmonkey

http://www.webmonkey.com/blog/The_Da_Vinci_Code%3A_What_Happens_When_You_Twitter_the_Mona_Lisa_
http://incubator.quasimondo.com/

Space Zen: Will Humans' Brains Change During Travel in Outer Space? -A Galaxy Insight

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/05/will-our-brains.html

Is There a Milky-Way Galaxy/Earth Biodiversity Link? Experts Say "Yes"

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2009/05/hubbles-secret.html
Ok, so the article reads like the lyrics of a certain Monty Python song -
but the Big message is a little more scary

Random Acts Of Reality :: Really Rather Stunning - Stand by me by Buskers

http://randomreality.blogware.com/blog/_archives/2009/5/15/4187059.html

Do you have a Broadband Router? - Let this be a warning!

http://hackaday.com/2009/05/12/d-link-adds-captcha-to-routers/
I've noticed over the past month or so, someone's been trying to log on to my ADSL router - Thankfully, I'd already re-configured it from the default (which allowed both LAN and WAN logins) to disallow logins from the WAN-side (rest of the planet)... but they keep trying.

If any of this confuses you, or worries you, please comment.

via
D-Link adds captcha to routers - Hack a Day

Gamers Unravel the Secret Life of Protein

http://www.wired.com/medtech/genetics/magazine/17-05/ff_protein
I'm certain I (or someone!) posted about this (FoldIt) before, somewhere, but I can't find it now.
I kinda recall the title was "If you want to help a scientist" or "If you've got a few hours" or somet', but 'ply's less than useless search capabilities have thwarted all efforts to find it :(

Anyone remember?

British pub finds smoking ban loophole: report

http://www.physorg.com/news161412971.html
I dislike smoke and smoke in pubs, but I dislike fascism more!

Slashdot | Sad - Girl Who Named Pluto, At 11, Dies At 90

http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/05/12/2324201&from=rss

Flowchart made with dia

http://dia-installer.de/index_en.html

The White House - Blog Post - Meet the Office of Public Engagement – and the Citizen’s Briefing Book

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Meet-the-Office-of-Public-Engagement-and-the-Citizens-Briefing-Book/
For all you USans, out there

Just at a time when our PM is demonstrating a lack of senseo' humour!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8042300.stm
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | Obama's stand-up routine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8042300.stm
{Hmm... I wonder what checks are in place to prevent UK citizens' private bank details being pored-over by just about anyone the Home Office allows... oh, I forgot, they've relaxed those "Using CCTV to catch dogs fouling the street" rules, now}

Spacevidcast on USTREAM: Making Space Commonplace. 24/7

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/spacevidcast
STS-125 Launch

WD40 - What's Inside WD-40? Superlube's Secret Sauce - Stinkbug juice? But it smells great!

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-05/st_whatsinside

BBC - BBC Two Programmes - Bill Bailey's Remarkable Guide to the Orchestra

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kj2r2
I've always liked Anne Dudley's work - and when I saw she was involved, I knew it was going to be great!

Humanoid Robots: Learning to Behave: UKACC and IET Tustin Lecture 2009

http://tv.theiet.org/technology/computing/2309.cfm

Humanoid Robots: Learning to Behave: UKACC and IET Tustin Lecture 2009 By Prof. Dr. Edgar Korner, President, Honda Research Institute Europe GmbH From: Tustin Lecture 2009 2009-05-07 05:20:44.0 Control & Automation Channel >> go to webcast>> recommend to friend

A fascinating and excellent talk I attended this week

[R/T 51:00]

But the Bumblebee doesn't know that...

http://www.physorg.com/news160930969.html
Bumblebee flight 'triumph of power over finesse'

Awkward family photos

http://awkwardfamilyphotos.com/
via
MeFi

BBC - Earth News - Waves

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8035000/8035593.stm

New Pattern Found in Prime Numbers

http://www.physorg.com/news160994102.html
Oh hell, there goes most of our web/financial security!
DRA, yet

Let's be friends

http://letsbefriends.blogspot.com/
via BoingBoing

Dopplr - Where Next? - The Social Atlas

http://www.dopplr.com/

I've been invited to Romania next month...

I'd like to go, but there's a lot of planing still to do -- Little things like how to find the place (it's not on my SatNag's database, though I'm sure the constellation does fly that way occasionally), what shall I do about currency, visas, carnets, insurance, ...

The EuroInvent show is in Iaşi, AFAICT (Details are a little sketchy)...

I'll probably drive there (approx 2 days, each way [B&B-ing en-route and while there], leaving from London/Dover/Calais probably)... If anyone fancies tagging along for the ride (assuming there's room!), I'd appreciate the company [Of course, they'll have to put up with me for upto 4 days solid].

Wiki: Romanian Inventors

Spoilers? - 10 Best Head-Scratching Stories, Explained

http://www.wired.com/culture/culturereviews/magazine/17-05/st_best

The Neurobiology of Birdsong | MetaFilter

http://www.metafilter.com/81432/The-Neurobiology-of-Birdsong

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Giant laser experiment powers up

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7972865.stm
Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your concentration?"

Star Trek Sound Design, With Ben Burtt » Synthtopia

http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2009/05/05/star-trek-sound-design/

Awww - snopes.com: Amazing Duck Story

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/amazingduck.asp

Jalopnik - "Ghetto Fab" Car Window Fail - Car Fail

http://jalopnik.com/5239934/ghetto-fab-car-window-fail

http://www.looselipstheband.com/

http://www.looselipstheband.com/