Hey kids! Now you too can crack Nazi codes with your own paper enigma machine. It looks simple, but the actual usage is a little more complicated. It\’s cool that you can fold up and carry in your pocket something that mathematicians and cryptologists spents years cracking.
[ From Boing Boing ]

\’Possessed\’ nun crucified after row with priest
So four nuns and a priest walk into a church – Stop me if you\’ve heard this one before folks – and they…

\”Use your aggresive feelings, Tom Cruise. Let the hate flow through you.\”

Brick Journal is a new magazine all about Lego. The first issue has interviews with builders, cool models, instructions for simple models, and other stuff. And it\’s free too.
[ From Boing Boing ]

Amazing pictures of mammatus clouds over Nebraska. It might be a boring state, but at least you can look at cool clouds.

Aston Martin has a swanky new James Bond-inspired showroom in LA. There\’s a secret entrance that requires a thumbprint for entry, a bar, and a vault where you pick up your car. Although it might be kind of cheesy if they overdo the James Bond thing.

On a related note, the new Vantage V8 is gorgeous! The styling and proportions are just perfect.

Forbes has a slideshow on the real cost of being Batman. Alfred makes $200,000 a year! Holy shit! After all those years working for Bruce Wayne he could buy his own Batmobile now.

Grandfather Kills Leopard With His Hands

A 73-year-old Kenyan grandfather reached into the mouth of an attacking leopard and tore out its tongue to kill it, authorities said Wednesday.

That\’s hardcore.

DataTiles:A Modular Platform for Mixed Physical and Graphical Interactions. Oh man, this thing\’s so cool. Don\’t miss the video. I bet in real life it\’d be a pain in the ass to use though, cause you have all those tiles lying around and stuff.
[ From Kottke.org ]

I Am a Japanese School Teacher. Thank god we never played Kancho when I was in school.
[ From Kottke.org ]