Uhm, tommy. Not a clear photo, but I had to sit alone in a meeting room a while back with this [link]

Incredible! Cassini as Houdini Cuts Titan in Half

There's nothing up the sleeves of the Cassini imaging team in this image; it is real! Is the moon Titan being cut in half by Saturn's rings? What is actually happening here is that the middle part of the rings are made dark as Saturn casts its shadow across them. Cassini was just in the right place at the right time, making it appear as though Titan is being sliced in half! The night side of the planet is to the left, out of the frame of the image. Illuminated Titan can be seen above, below and through gaps in the rings. Click the image for a larger version.

A car that's not for ita. Unless she wants one to get revenge....

Creator of street-legal bumper cars tells how he did it

You may have seen pictures of sweet-looking bumper cars being driven around like real cars. Well, DVICE scored an exclusive interview with the reclusive artist who created them. We granted him anonymity for the purposes of this story to get the full scoop on these beautiful vehicles (though there are plenty of search engines that can help you if you're curious).

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This guy toils in his warm, dry hometown, turning bumper cars from the '30s, '40s and '50s into actual (and for a time, street-legal) cars. Joe has built eight of them so far, complete with trolley poles and ceiling wiper blades. The cars come from around the U.S. — including Coney Island — and Europe.

You all are linktastic. I'm avoiding cute dog links, ugly dog links and scary sparkly links.

In other news: HI!

I'm not sure what to make of the Kagan nomination.

I am distressed by how close she is in age to me. It's making me feel severely under-accomplished. That's the Lisa take on the matter.

Well, that car guy is hardcore:

"I had this antique dealer offer me $75,000 for one of my cars. I said 'no.' I mean no."

I guess I'm safe from being randomly assaulted by my nightmare.

I think I may have mostly fixed my SQL problem. FINALLY. Dumb mistake, too.

Make an original stamp of your baby's hand and foot

For about $90, you can get a beautiful Japanese stamp of your newborn baby's hands and feet in a wooden box from design project Otete & Anyo (means hand & foot in Japanese baby talk).

My thoughts on the SC nom amount to....I wonder what guy on SNL is going to play her in skits.

t /bad feminist

I'm not sure what to make of the Kagan nomination.

I've already read comments on Facebook about how OF COURSE a POTUS with no experience governing (a state) would nominate someone for the SC who has no experience as a judge.

Yesterday on the way home, some yuk-it-up DJ was talking about how she looks like Kevin James. Love the gender conformity policing.

And I read somewhere yesterday that there are rumors she's a lesbian, which is going to make the confirmation process verrrrrrrry ugly.

Bah.

OF COURSE a POTUS with no experience governing (a state) would nominate someone for the SC who has no experience as a judge.

This is funny:

NOMINEES WITHOUT JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE ARE GREAT, EXCEPT WHEN THEY’RE … DEMOCRATS! Senator John Cornyn (Wingnut-TX) thought it would be “very beneficial” to have a bird-brain non-judge like Harriet Miers on the Supreme Court, because she would have a non-judicial “grounding in reality and common sense” lacking in professional judges. But Elena Kagan is a terrible choice “because she lacks judicial experience.”

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