Where are you on the political compass (actually, the political graph)? I’m at (-6.0,-4.82), in the neighborhood of Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama, though I think I’m farther down and left than they are. The quiz lacks useful answers like “I agree with the statement, but not with what I think you mean,” and “I reject the premise”.

Wearable meets cellphone: the finger whisper phone (actually a wrist phone). More info here.

Cornell’s archive of Home Economics information gives you a peek into the practical courses students could take, including Practice Apartments, complete with Apartment Babies.

In one of the great shockers of the young millennium, U of Chicago scientists discover guys are horny.

A startling discovery in Target: Fertilmarq brand male fertility tests. And I always thought that sort of situation was your best excuse to buy a microscope.

My actual Target purchase: edible notepaper.

Though relatively straightforward for the most part, some of those clothing care symbols can be tricky.

It’s a bummer everybody I know is pretty booked up travel-wise, since Travelocity is offering a 3-day sale: $205 round-trip ($265 if you want to fly near a weekend) to London. Must travel between now and 4 April 2004.

If you decorate with weapons, or just wish you did, Swords Online is your friend.

The theme of this year’s ACM SIGGRAPH conference gallery is synaesthesia.

Not especially work-safe. Probably photoshopped, but it would be cool if it were forced perspective.