del.icio.us links for 2005-12-02

• How to Build a Universe That Doesn't Fall Apart Two Days Later: "Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." (culture funny psychology reality religion science scifi weird)
• Turn left in 500 feet... fool! - Dec. 1, 2005: NavTones has contracted with Mr. T and the actors Burt Reynolds and Dennis Hopper to record voices that can be loaded into navigation systems. "There are only so many times I want to hear Mr. T threaten to come out of my navigation device and beat me." (car funny gps news transportation)
• How To: The Al-Qaida Guide to Kidnapping - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News: Kidnapping is okay -- so long as it serves political or financial goals for a terrorist organization. It's also fine if it draws attention to a political issue like, say, Chechnya.These are just a few of the parting tips offered by a top al-Qaida strategi (howto terrorism)
• Ted's Mozilla page - Tab Preview: Tab Preview is an extension for Firefox 1.5 that shows a preview of tab contents when you move your mouse over a background tab. It's simple to use, but surprisingly useful. (boingboing cool extension firefox mozilla)
• Jurors' Handbook: Citizens Guide to Jury Duty: That is the power of the jury at work; the power to decide the issues of law under which the defendant is charged, as well as the facts. In our system of checks and balances, the jury is our final check, the people's last safegard against unjust law and t (history law liberty reference)
• American Jury Institute/Fully Informed Jury Association: Home: Our mission is to inform all Americans about their rights, powers, and responsibilities when serving as trial jurors. Jurors must know that they have the option and the responsibility to render a verdict based on their conscience and on their sense of jus (law liberty politics reference)
• RollingStone.com: Scott Stapp : Scott Stapp and 311 Brawl : News: "So knowing we got along earlier, I kindly asked him not to disrespect anybody and reminded him that we're all friends. That's when he sucker-punched me -- hit me right in the face." (311 baltimore creed drunk maryland news rock sploid sucks us)
• Sploid: Hooray! No black people!: A suburban development in Utah is in hot water for making the lack of black people a selling point. (black evil mormon racism religion sploid us utah)
• Universe Today - Giant Hubble Mosaic of the Crab Nebula: The Hubble Space Telescope took this amazing picture of the Crab Nebula supernova remnant. The star at the heart of the nebula exploded as a supernova nearly 1,000 years ago, and was recorded by Chinese astronomers as being bright enough to be visible dur (astronomy cool photo space)