http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/24646940/

From the page: “Lincoln Hall died of altitude sickness on the evening of May 25, 2006 – and was miraculously found alive on the mountain the next morning. Here, an excerpt from his tale of survival, ‘Dead Lucky: Life After Death on Mount Everest.'”

http://www.nowpublic.com/tech-biz/10-amazing-urls-sites-suck

10 Amazing URLs with Sites that Suck

http://www.pearsonified.com/2008/05/how-to-use-wordpress-functions.php

Seperating user-defined functions from the theme in wordpress to save you a ton of grief should you redesign.

http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2008/05/the-art-of-surv.html

From the page: “Jerry White is the co-founder of Survivor Corps (formerly Landmine Survivors Newwork). His changed in 1984 when he lost his leg in a landmine explosion while visiting Israel. After this experience he has championed the cause of survivorship and became a leader in the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. In 1997 he shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Jody Williams for his efforts.”

http://blog.mlive.com/citpat/2008/05/back_in_her_loving_arms.html

Lynn Blackmore, 72, of Jackson gives his biological mother, Ruth Reeser, a hug during a visit in her Lansing home. Reeser was 18 years old and unmarried in 1935 when she gave birth to Blackmore, so she decided to give him up for adoption.

http://www.blogmaverick.com/2008/05/14/beating-google/

Interesting idea, completely flawed and ridiculous, but interesting nonetheless.

http://www.baekdal.com/design/interior_design/concrete-art/

The “art” of applying stickers to walls and windows is quite common, but it is rare to see somebody apply the same effect to a floor.

http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/05/tim-berners-lee.html?cid=114657476

Berners-Lee and Martin Moore are working on a project that they believe will make it easier to find the types of stories you’re looking for

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1312463/sleep_solution/

Video on how horses sleep standing up.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/05/14/report-al-gores-currenttv-offered-100-million-for-digg-in-2006/

” At the meeting Gore ran the room. He charmed everyone on the Digg team. He remembered everyone’s name, and if someone got cut off, he was careful to come back to him and ask him to finish what he was saying. It was quite a contrast to the meeting with Murdoch. “It made me feel so good to know this guy is legit,” Kevin says, remembering and still glowing. “You could just tell.”

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They came back a few weeks later. Gore was there again, with a glossy PowerPoint presentation that showed the CurrentTV and Digg logos coming together. Gore was standing in front of the screen, eyes on Kevin, with the Digg logo projected across his forehead. Kevin was trying his hardest to pay attention to what Gore was saying, but he was focusing at this large Digg logo on Al Gore’s forehead, thinking, “Oh. My. God.” That night twenty-nine-year-old Kevin called his parents. “You’re never going to believe what I saw on Al Gore’s forehead today,” he said.”