This is addicting! Blockout – Presented by AddictingGames

What seems at first as a completely trivial process, quickly become absorbing. Interesting puzzles too. I took 833 seconds to complete all 50 levels the first time (apparently).

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A really interesting article by Steven Pinker in The New Republic, on why we swear and why it is still taboo. TNR Online | What the F***?

Quite long, but worth the read IMO.

found via John Gruber/Daring Fireball

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A deceptively simple, but highly addictive game for those with a spatial mind over at Planarity.net. Well worth a visit, but only if you have some spare time on your hands. I take no responsibility for you loosing our mind or your job.

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I wish I had found this earlier, but I will be reading back though all the previous entries on Anousheh Ansari Space Blog which offers a unique and incredibly interesting insight into the journey of a Space Tourist. The posts are of a really interesting nature, and written in a lucid and enjoyable format.

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A sharp silhouette of spaceship Atlantis and the International Space Station, a mere spot against the mottled yellow mass of the Sun. NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day for 21 Sept. is somewhat surreal, and difficult to believe that it is a real photograph.

I’m not sure whether I am most amazed by the fact we [...]

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