Daily link catchup 2010-12-07

As I mentioned in the meta post, a roundup of links from my journeys around the web.

• That's Just Mean  As an avid cyclist, I can say without any doubt in my mind that the person who did this, more than a hundred years ago, was a total douche.
• UNNECESSARY TITLE  Yeah, I agree with this one.  I mean… how else would you describe someone who hates mowing the lawn but can't wait to tend their virtual corn?
• Captain Awesome WIN  Mostly I'm including this one because I miss watching Chuck and need to get caught up on that little bit of awesome
• Microwave Popcorn  Seemed like a fun idea -- stovetop popping and a science-y exploration of different cooking mediums?  sign me up!
• 19 Beautiful Examples of HDR Done Right  I have a hard time explaining why HDR photography is so cool, but these pics really do the job for me.  Stunning.
• Quote of the day  I hear that he has a time traveling laptop…
• Stow teen arrested after high speed dump truck chase  This is right in the area, but it wasn't my friend Bob's dump truck…
• 3TB HD, triple SSD iMac turnkey drive upgrades available from OWC  I've long thought Apple should add e-sata to their iMac line, and now you can do it aftermarket… makes me wonder how hard it would be to get esata in my macbook pro… maybe in place of the DVD drive?  maybe with a port multiplier?
• « Holiday countdown 2010............Dec 5th  This just looks yummy….
• 2011 Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship  I have no idea who Dr Anita Borg is, but it's awesome that her endowment is encouraging women to get all up in their science.
• Riverboat zombie survival compound  This is brilliant.  Surrounded by fast moving water, slippery sides that would be difficult for the living dead to scale wet, and plans for turning zombies into diesel fuel.  Talk about making lemonade!
• hilarious.  I've totally seen that sweater on someone. :)
• Brr!  Some ideas for winter cycling… good tips, but not really anything I hadn't figured out.
• Jailbreak Your Kindle for Dead Simple Screensaver Customization  I think I bookmarked this in hopes that Phil would see it and decide to jailbreak his Kindle…
• Super-Tiny Chameleon Photographed in Madagascar  i wonder how many people accidentally eat these…
• Science Is Sexy: Why Do NASA’s New Arsenic Bacteria Matter?  Even though I actually watched/listened to the press conference on this, I had no earthly idea (ha ha) why it was such a big deal.  Very cool explanation.