http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2008/01/digg-tips-the-v.html

Wired’s take on the recent algorithm changes over at Digg.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,324798,00.html

From the page: “The monumental chestnut tree that comforted Anne Frank while she was in hiding from the Nazis will be preserved for at least five more years under a plan agreed Wednesday, the museum at the site said.

The tree, which is afflicted with a lethal fungus, was to have been cut down last year, but a judge ordered a reprieve while supporters worked on a plan to preserve it.”

http://www.wallstreetfighter.com/2008/01/amazing-sand-art-of-jim-denevan.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJw0L7fxbF4

Slinky vs Escalator

http://babblin5.com/2008/01/23/two-diggs-one-cup/

From the page: “On January 23, 2008, the Digg servers went down for about an hour. What happened when they came back up has left plenty of people wretching in disbelief.

Digg has pretty much taken a crap in a cup, and asked everyone, including even the top diggers, to partake in the offering. It now takes (barring a miracle, or a massive, collective pre-planned quick-strike diggfest), around 200 diggs to go popular, which leaves many (including me) to wonder… is Digg TRYING to drive away users, and if so, why?”

http://ecoworldly.com/2007/12/30/7-eco-wonders-you-should-see-before-you-die?articleid=main

Like other wonders of the modern world, these amazing green wonders are places you must see before you die. These structures are unique in the world for their brilliantly creative methods of melding aesthetic beauty, functional design and environmental sustainability.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19726404.600-lazy-option-is-best-when-waiting-for-the-bus.html

From the page: “Ever lose patience waiting for a bus and decided to walk instead? Next time, stick around, it’s nearly always the best strategy”

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/7172156.stm

From the page: “Joe Calzaghe’s super-fight with Bernard Hopkins will take place in Las Vegas on 19 April, it has been confirmed.

The non-title bout will see undisputed super-middleweight champion Calzaghe, 35, step up to light-heavyweight and fight in America for the first time.”

http://www.asianoffbeat.com/default.asp?Display=1278

Chinese Man Shows World What Real Love is by Carving 6,000 Steps Up a Mountain for Wife

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml;jsessionid=RP1CJSMGQ5WSJQFIQMFSFFOAVCBQ0IV0?xml=/arts/2008/01/19/bokidsbooks319.xml&page=1