links for 2006-05-16

Just a wonderful article about life

Flickr will be rolling out new features soon – I am looking forward to a better Organizr (and no that’s not a typo)

All the funny jokes from the alt.misc days of the Internet in one place

A very cool blog that goes into all the details of building a Web2.0 app – great reading!

Given that this is Google news, I am filing this really late, but Google launches new search products Co-op and Trends. Google Desktop gets an upgrade

New research throws more light on the water cycle of the oceans

Here’s a puzzle – how did a tiny piece of a meteorite that left a 40 mile crater survive the impact?

An really funny article on the new rip-off that is the Original Star Wars DVD – also this

Unbelieveable – Britain have only just finished paying off the loans taken from the US after WW II

A very nice introduction to the benefits and pitfalls of Ajax