The Mars lander has touched down safely, and is sending pictures back already:

NASA – Phoenix Images
For more on the Phoenix project, check out NASA’s mission page, or MarsPhoenix’s Twitter feed.

xkcd has posted the best possible memorial to the passing of Gary Gygax, the creator of Dunegons and Dragons:

Good luck in the Outer Planes, Gary.

This guy made a neat case on the cheap, but I wonder where he put his gum?

Original post @ Myke’s ‘blob | digg story

Is it more sinister to talk on a cellphone while using a urinal, or to finish what you’re doing, and continue to stand in front of the urinal, chatting loudly on the cellphone in the men’s room?

I’m too impatient to wait for Calculator.app to load, or for the Calculator dashboard widget to catch up with me. The solution? Google.
If my computer is turned on, there’s generally a web browser open. Google Calculator meets my needs, and it’s faster than opening a local app or taking my boots off (if I need [...]

El Reg has a quick blurb about Western Digital’s Passport portable hard drive.

Looks like a nice little unit: 250GB, USB2.0, &c.
As part of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, WD will make a dontation to the National Breast Cancer Foundation for each pink Passport drive sold. Going one step further than most, WD’s donations will continue beyond [...]