I just got back from my evening perambulation through the neighborhood. It was a pretty starry night out tonight, though not quite like The Starry Night.

Check out this awesome NASA mpeg of the 21 named storms from the 2005 hurricane season. It’s a little long, but really amazing. What I find really interesting is the color coding for ocean surface temperatures. You can really see how cyclonic storms are really just gigantic systems to suck the heat away from the ocean. Pretty cool stuff.

Well this looks interesting: SkyBuilt Power builds out shipping containers that can function as solar farms, wind farms or any combination of renewable energy for remote locations. They use standardized parts and the system is expandable.

Another interesting point, SkyBuilt Power is funded by a venture capital firm run by the CIA.

Just like the title says, more Firefox tips for Macintosh users.

I can honestly say after looking at this site, the impossible has happened: I’m tired of looking at boobs.

I love looking at maps. Especially interesting maps that breakdown interesting political/social trends. Remember last years red state/blue state maps? I’m talking about stuff like that.

And here’s a few more that I really like:

• The Common Census Project is putting together a map of the United States showing the areas of influence for major cities.
• The Common Census Sports Map Project – Same idea as above, only for major sports teams instead of cities. This is a little more interesting, especially the broad appeal of the Chicago Cubs across the nation, and what can only be described as the Favre Factor; the Green Bay Packers strong showing in Mississippi and Alabama.
• Pop Vs. Soda – I went to college in Wisconsin, and one thing I noticed right away was how people drank pop instead of soda. This map breaks out pop vs. soda usage by county across the US.