http://www.cultcase.com/2007/07/from-sam-spade-to-harry-callahan.html

Toughest Movie Characters of All Times

From Walter Cameron and A.C. Abadie playing the sheriffs in Porters’ The Great Train Robbery (1903) to Douglas Quaid in Verhoeven’s Total Recall: the history of moving pictures is full of tough fellows and quite many tough dames. But who should be the one to be placed above them all? Who is THE toughest movie character of all times?

Another cracking post from CultCase.com

http://www.pwnplease.com/page/Ipecac+Pwns

Pranks and bets where people will attempt to drink ipecac, a vomit-inducing syrup made for people who have ingested poison or dangerous drugs.

http://www.wired.com/imageviewer?imagePath=/images/article/full/2008/04/smart_software_500px.jpg&imageCaption=Scientists%20used%20a%20modified%20version%20of%20the%20n-back%20test,%20which%20is%20schematized%20above,%20to%20achieve%20gains%20in%20fluid%20

Scientists used a modified version of the n-back test, which is schematized above, to achieve gains in fluid intelligence previously thought impossible. The image shows how users were forced to remember both visual and auditory information streams.

Forget Brain Age: Researchers Develop Software That Makes You Smarter

http://gigaom.com/2008/04/25/hubpages-7-things-we-did-to-beat-squidoo-case-of-less-is-more/

How HubPages removed and rejected content to improve the user experience and subsequently gain over their rivals Squidoo.

http://www.ctv.ca/mar/photo.html?pname=http://images.ctv.ca/archives/CTVNews/img2/20080429/450_ap_squid_080429.jpg&win_width=545.0&description=An%20unidentified%20New%20Zealand%20fisherman%20(view%20larger%20image)%20stands%20over%20a%20giant%20squid%20ca

Giant Squid.

http://www.internetbusiness.co.uk/28042008/yahoo-search-suck/

From the page: “If Yahoo Search had a motto for users, it would be ‘Thanks for visiting, now feck off, thanks for the cash'”

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2008/04/the-limits-of-m.html

New research in to our minds capabilities to retain knowledge has shed light on a question that has been discussed for many years; how much, can our mind remember, at a time?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/education/7372853.stm

The share of pupils in England’s schools speaking English as a second language has risen to a record high, government figures show.

Some 14.4% of primary school pupils spoke a language other than English as their first language in 2008 – a rise of 0.9 percentage points on 2007.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/28/no.body.case.ap/index.html?eref=edition

I wonder if before Digg they would have titled this “Oakland man guilty of wife’s murder”

http://www.menshealth.com/eatthis/9-Health-Foods-That-Arent/index.php

14 health foods that aren’t
* 1. Bran Muffin
* 2. Chicken Caesar Salad
* 3. Tuna Melt
* 4. Chicken Wrap
* 5. Turkey Burger
* 6. Fruit Smoothies
* 7. Granola Bar
* 8. Pasta Salad
* 9. Yogurt with Fruit on the Bottom
* 10. Bagel with Cream Cheese
* 11. Pasta Primavera
* 12. Dried Fruit
* 13. Fish Sandwich
* 14. Margarine