Penalty for Crossing an Al Qaeda Boss? A Nasty Memo

The Al Qaeda leader had learned that a subordinate had broken the rules repeatedly. So he did his duty as the feared military chief of a global terror network: He fired off a nasty memo.

In two pages mixing flowery religious terms with itemized complaints, the Egyptian boss accused the militant of misappropriating cash, a car, sick leave, research papers and an air conditioner during \”an austerity situation\” for the network. He demanded a detailed letter of explanation.

I bet he also CC\’ed everyone else in Al Qaeda including Osama.

Now this is interesting. The design of the Millennium Falcon is very similar to the floorplan of a building designed by Otto Wagner. The building even has the cockpit attached to the side. It\’d be so awesome if Wagner also designed a building that looks like a Star Destroyer.

Minas Tirith built out of matchsticks. Badass. I bet he\’s tired of all the \”got a light?\” jokes.

Cool photos of the space shuttle getting ready for take off. There\’s a lot of freaking plumbing on the launchpad. I wonder if the crawler stays under the shuttle when it takes off.

The World\’s Greatest Elevator Rides. I like #4 and #11.

Trailer for Koolhaas Houselife, a documentary about a house designed by Rem Koolhaas in France. Its owner is wheelchair-bound so the house is full of slick moving walls, platforms, and automated panels. Sort of like that house in 13 Ghosts except, you know, not haunted.