this software can take multiple low-res grainy images and combine them into one cleaner, more detailed image. check out the examples. very cool.
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9856721-1.html

helpful for anyone who's had the frustrating experience of permitting windows services through firewalls.
http://www.hsc.fr/ressources/articles/win_net_srv/index.html

do you have at&t uverse? do you have one of these big metal boxes near your house? don't get too close, they've been blowing up lately.
http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=131210&page_number=1&image_number=2&site=

if only i had bought pressure washers and an air compressor as a kid instead of that stupid EMP gun...
http://www.katu.com/news/14297287.html

non-newtonian fluids are fun. the guy stops running on it half way through the video and sinks in to show it's actually a liquid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2XQ97XHjVw

sony came out with a camera today that detects faces and can take a picture when it sees you smile. scary. but fear not, for i shall foil this black magic with the patented "bryan's coy half-mouth-tilt-grin", which will slip undetected past its defenseless sensors.
http://crave.cnet.com/8301-1_105-9855869-1.html

i ordered a bottle of wine over the internet for a friend. fedex delivered it today with a warning in huge, bold font:
This package contains ALCOHOL
Do not deliver to an intoxicated person

am i the only one that finds it hilarious that fedex thinks there's a large risk of people sitting at home, ordering a constant stream of alcohol over the internet, to the point that they're constantly drunk and would answer the door slurring their words?

my country tis of thee, sweet land of liberty...

this guy invented the wii remote 8 years ago, too bad he didn't make any money off of it.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/15/exclusive-shots-of-goschys-prototype-wiimote-controllers/

pretty science stuff to look at:
http://deputy-dog.com/2008/01/04/5-unbelievably-cool-research-facilities/

someone in the government wants to deal with the root cause of terrorism as opposed to just catching the terrorists and stopping their effects? amazing!
http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/01/joint-staff-mar.html