IMDb entry on USSR film from 1972 based on Stanislaw Lem's novel.

Quoted: Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. With Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet. Visit IMDb for Photos, Showtimes, Cast, Crew, Reviews, Plot Summary, Comments, Discussions, Taglines, Trailers, Posters, Fan Sites

A nice set of emulators ready to play with, no commitment (no saving your patches, but...) fun nontheless.

Nice set of texts on basic sound construction offered free online.

Great article on bringing some of the lessons of hospice into the larger senior community.

Quoted: “Slow medicine,” which encourages less aggressive care at the end of life, is increasingly available in nursing homes.
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Kendal begins by asking newcomers whether they want to be resuscitated or go to the hospital and under what circumstances. “They give me an amazingly puzzled look, like ‘Why wouldn’t I?’ “ said Brenda Jordan, Kendal’s second nurse practitioner.

She replies with CPR survival statistics: A 2002 study, published in the journal Heart, found that fewer than 2 percent of people in their 80s and 90s who had been resuscitated for cardiac arrest at home lived for one month.

Here's a more direct link to the route calculator that's so helpful for tracking mileage. This has the added advantage of overlying a topographical map if requested.

Quoted: running, maps, jogging, triathalon, biking, exercise, bikers, mileage, swimming, fitness, calorie counter, calculator, training, distance, running clubs, google map hacks

Not just tin-foil-hat stuff (Sorry Chris!). Suspect's phones have been reprogrammed by the US govt. to transmit even though they appear to be turned off. Article notes implications for corporate executive security.

Quoted: Agency used novel surveillance technique on alleged Mafioso: activating his cell phone's microphone and then just listening.

Once again, I am completely amazed at the material available from MIT's OpenCourseWare. I reviewed a couple of Sloan courses this evening. Wonderful service, available to everyone!

Quoted: Free Courses, Lecture Notes, Syllabus, Tutorials, Audio & Video from MIT professors. All Free. No registration. | MIT OpenCourseWare | ocw.mit.edu

Quoted: Fiberglass Mold Making & Repair Blog for Do It Yourself car boat and plane enthusiasts and model builders.

Not completely easy, but looks like fun.