Quoted: As a human society, we’re quite possibly looking at the largest surge of recorded information that has ever taken place, and at this point, we have only the most rudimentary tools for managing all this information—in part because we cannot predict what standards will be in place in 10, 50, or 100 years.

Ghosts in the Machine

Quoted: More than a year after his death, Aaron Huth continues to haunt those who knew him. His profile on the behemoth six-degrees-of-separation Web site Friendster.com still lets people know that in May of 2003 he was listening to bands like the Birthday Party and the Postal Service and reading Nietzsche. His likes and interests were frozen for posterity on May 26, 2003, the last time he logged into the site.

Savage Burn on George Bush

Quoted: The White House said Britain's announcement Wednesday to pull about 1,600 troops out of Iraq was proof of progress, while the top House Democrat said it "confirms doubts" about President Bush's plan to send more U.S. troops there.

IBM is reseaching ways to make email more userful and relevant. They came up with this idea of Thread Arcs, which generates some beautiful visualizations.

Quoted: VisualComplexity.com is a unified resource space for anyone interested in the visualization of complex networks. The project's main goal is to leverage a critical understanding of different visualization methods, across a series of disciplines, as diverse as Biology, Social Networks or the World Wide Web.

Quoted: A giant ice shelf the size of 11,000 football fields has snapped free from Canada's Arctic, scientists said.

Neat! Someone found a cool way to display 3D movies inside Google Earth.

This sounds like a blast. I'm hoping there is a Pecha Kucha Night in Seattle.

Shopping for a picky Epicurean? This article has a great list of gifts for anyone you know who loves the art and science of fine cooking.

Creepy!

"If you enhance your workout with the new Nike+ iPod Sport Kit, you may be making yourself a surveillance target.

A report from four University of Washington researchers to be released Thursday reveals that security flaws in the new RFID-powered device from Nike and Apple make it easy for tech-savvy stalkers, thieves and corporations to track your movements."