Category: Linklog

Rafael Nadal edged arch-rival Roger Federer in a thrilling decider in the “battle of the surfaces” in Mallorca. The world’s top two players slugged it out in an exhibition match on a half-clay, half-grass court before the Spaniard prevailed 7-5 4-6 7-6 (12-10).

Map of online communities. I’m waiting for the day when, if you tell someone “I’m from the internet,” instead of laughing they just ask “oh, what part?”

Delta emerge from bankrupcy. Following a 19 month restructuring plan and one attempted takeover by US Airways, Delta exit Chapter 11 and come out kicking with a brand new look.

The Atlanta Braves have reached an agreement on a contract extension with pitcher John Smoltz. This extends his contract through 2008 with options for 2009 and 2010 which surely means Smoltz will end his playing days with the Braves.

An awesome video of former Phoenix Suns player Dan Majerle draining some crazy shots from half court while wearing a suit before the Suns/Lakers game a few nights ago. Back in the day, Dan could the shoot lights out from anywhere!

US health officials are now looking at whether humans may have consumed food containing a chemical linked to a recall of pet foods and livestock feed. FDA officials said they would inspect imports of six grain products used in foods ranging from bread to baby formula for traces of melamine, a chemical thought to have killed and sickened cats and dogs.

I took it! And if you’re in web design, so should you. The first A List Apart web design survey.

We Dig TV. Play “classic” old skool UK game shows like Bullseye, Countdown and Blockbusters online.

Microsoft unveil a preview of Photosynth, a 3D way to view photos taken in the same location. This looks to be very, very cool… Get this working with Flickr and geotagging and you have a virtual 3D Earth.

Britain’s Best and Worst Places to Bring Up Children. Apparently, the best place to bring up children is in my brothers house, how bizarre!

No one belongs here more than you. Miranda July does a real old skool website to promote her book of the same name, that being hand written with a dry erase marker on appliance surfaces. Very nice indeed.

A 16-year-old student took his own life Wednesday afternoon, just an hour after he approached classmates armed with a gun on campus at North Mecklenburg High School in Huntersville. The events put four schools temporarily on lockdown and had the area police and campus officers on high alert. Just after the lockdown ended, officers tracked the student to a gas station. When police approached the teenager, he made his weapon visible, but instead of putting it down, he turned it on himself.

A list of fatal shootings that took place at US schools. A scary list, these last few years have just been crazy…

At least 20 people have been killed and more injured after a gunman went on the rampage at the campus of Virginia Tech. Police say there were two separate shooting incidents, one at West Ambler Johnston Hall, a student dormitory, and Norris Hall, an engineering building. The incidents were about two hours apart. Police also said that the gunman at Norris Hall is dead.

Audio demonstration of how two Nickelback songs released two years apart are actually, to a rough approximation, the same song. “You bastards, you’re taking advantage of those tone deaf MTV brainwashed twats who are too thick to notice you’re releasing song that are EXACTLY THE SAME as ones your recorded earlier.” [via]