Quoted: A [hilarious, but short] story about high-stakes poker from commentator Andrew Kwatinetz.

All Things Considered covered Charles's space flight.

Quoted: Billionaire Charles Simonyi, a former Microsoft guru, is blasting off into space this weekend. Simonyi paid $25 million for a short vacation in Earth's orbit on the International Space Station. He says the private spaceflight industry is beginning to take off.

"Be-Friend" this account, and you'll see a Dot in your friends list each week with a link to the latest podcast from National Public Radio's "Science Friday" program.

Quoted: Science Friday Feed on Blue Dot

I heard a little of this on the radio today. It's REALLY good.

Quoted: A five-part radio series to mark the 10th anniversary of South Africa's first democratic election. With the resource of more than 150 hours of archival recordings and interviews, Mandela: An Audio History tells the story of the struggle against apartheid in a way that has never been done before.

There's also a web site for the series:
http://www.radiodiaries.org/mandela/index.html

Story on NPR talking about people who were lucky enough to start in the hey-day of Microsoft - and those that came later when the stock price had flattened out.

Quoted: The tech explosion over the last 20 years or so minted stock-option millionaires by the thousands. But, as in other areas of the Internet economy, those who came late fared less well — often much less.

OK - another in a long line of ukulele dots....I think we're approaching enough to for the "ukulele portal page"!

This is the same guy that Derek dotted last year. Deb say's he plays an "electric" version on NPR that really rocks out (from his Conan O'Brien appearance).

Jake Shimabukuro (from Hawaii) has a new CD Out "Gently Weeps" - a tribute to George Harrison.

Quoted: Think the ukulele is just a cheap, plastic toy to be played under a palm tree? One listen to Jake Shimabukuro and you'll change your mind. The Hawaiian-born virtuoso visits NPR to show what the tiny instrument can do.