Low airliners collection

A collection of some of the greatest flybys done with airliners. Most of the time you see low level flybys performed by military pilots and their fighters or aerobatic pilots and their nimble airplanes. This time you have the chance to watch Boeings and Airbuses as their pilots go low.

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How to Get More From Your iPod: 10 Interesting Hacks, Mods, and Tips

Your iPod is probably one of your most frequently used personal gadgets. It keeps you company at work, at the gym, in the car, and on trips. It plays your favorite music, videos, and podcasts, but did you know that your iPod is actually capable of much more?

iPod enthusiasts from around the world have dedicated their time and effort to bring you the following modifications, hacks, tips, tricks, and alternative uses to help you get more from your iPod. So here we have it. The top 10 interesting and creative ways to get more out of your iPod:

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Dyatlov Pass Accident

The Dyatlov Pass Accident refers to a mysterious event that resulted in the death of nine ski hikers in the northern Ural mountains. The accident happened on the night of February 2, 1959 on the east shoulder of the mountain Kholat Syakhl (Холат Сяхл) (the Mansi name, meaning Mountain of the Dead). The mountain pass (N61°45'17", E59°27'46") where the accident happened had been named after the group's leader, Igor Dyatlov (Игорь Дятлов) - the Dyatlov pass (Перевал Дятлова).

The causes of the accident are still unknown. Neither the official inquest, nor attempts by unofficial enthusiastic investigations, have solved the mystery.

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Come Dine With Death!

Poisonous or dangerous food is considered a special delicacy by some cultures in several parts of the world. In most cases, a nice feast may turn into a deadly game of Russian roulette.

So, would you take the risks of eating these deadly delicacies?

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Old color photos of Norway.

Some truly stunning photos here. Enjoy. HERE

Milkytracker

Milkytracker offers accurate module playability based on Fast Tracker 2 (XM) and Protracker (MOD) engines..

Milkytracker is a free music creation tool inspired by Fast Tracker 2 (a popular MS-DOS tracker for the PC)

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Fragments of world’s oldest Christian manuscript found in Egyptian monastery

Fragments of the earliest dated Christian literary manuscript have been found at Deir al-Surian, an ancient monastery in the Egyptian desert. Dating from 411 AD, these were discovered under a collapsed floor of a ninth-century tower. The fragments are from the final page of a codex written in Syriac (an Eastern Aramaic language) which was acquired by the British Museum library in the 19th century.

Few manuscripts have had such an astonishing history. In 1847, British Museum librarian William Cureton said that “among all the curiosities of literature, I know of none more remarkable than the fate of this matchless volume”. We can now add a final chapter to the story.

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What a great story.

The ROCK DRILL and CIVILIZATION

Rock drilling is one of the world’s most ancient technologies—and a pre requisite for nearly all the others
THE PROGRESS OF MANKIND CAN BE MEASURED BY THE progress of mining and metallurgy. The successive historical epochs of stone, copper, bronze, iron, steel, and silicon are the steps our species has taken in the quest to control the world rather than simply survive it. Besides adding to humanity’s health and material well-being, each of these stages has created the need for an everincreasing web of laws, rules, and etiquette. The whole complex synergy that we call civilization ultimately depends on mining, and mining depends on rock drills.

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The Georgia Guidestones

On one of the highest hilltops in Elbert County, Georgia stands a huge granite monument. Engraved in eight different languages on the four giant stones that support the common capstone are 10 Guides, or commandments. That monument is alternately referred to as The Georgia Guidestones, or the American Stonehenge. Though relatively unknown to most people, it is an important link to the Occult Hierarchy that dominates the world in which we live.

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Lickable Ads

Madison Avenue thinks a tasty approach will give new life to Welch's grape juice.

Welch's is taking out full-page print ads in People magazine this month that give readers a chance to sample its grape juice by licking the ad. The front of the advertisement shows a huge bottle of the juice, while the back has a strip that peels up and off, with text that reads: "For a TASTY fact, remove & LICK."

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Somehow, I just can't see myself licking a magazine. It's not like it's a toad's head or anything.

25 Awesome Beta Research Tools from Libraries Around the World

If you're tired of using the same old search box on your local library website for research projects, it might be time to broaden your horizons. Try out one of these in-the-works betas sponsored by world-class libraries around the world. From academic libraries like that at MIT or renowned research centers like the Library of Congress, the following beta research tools feature innovative tricks to connect you with the most relevant, valid results on the Internet and in their card catalogs. Melvil Dewey would be proud.

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10 ages of man

Charming winter in Russia

More wonderful photos HERE

Catch of the day: Cocaine

At first glance, Bluefields in Nicaragua looks like any other rum-soaked, Rastafarian-packed, hammock-infested Caribbean paradise. But Bluefields has a secret.

People here don't have to work. Every week, sometimes every day, 35kg sacks of cocaine drift in from the sea. The economy of this entire town of 50,000 tranquil souls is addicted to cocaine.

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Top 50 proprietary programs that drive you crazy and their Open Source alternatives

Not every proprietary program can drive a person crazy, right? Some, like Norton Ghost, are superb tools for anyone to use. But, the fact that these tools are proprietary can drive open source fanatics up a wall. It’s not the price of the software that makes the real difference (although it’s a reason to migrate from one software to another for many people); it’s the idea that proprietary software comes with boundaries that keeps the user experience confined to…well, being the user. That’s enough to drive any developer crazy.

The following fifty proprietary programs are listed in no particular order within broad categories along with their open source alternatives. In some cases you could probably write your own book on frustrations with the proprietary programs shown here. In other cases, you’ll discover that the open source alternative isn’t quite up to snuff yet. And, in other cases still, you’ll learn that some proprietary programs are real gems, but that the open source advocate can replace those gems with equally shiny objects from the open source repertoire.

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Top 10 Badass Ancient Weapons

Long before drive by shootings and police stabbings, our ancestors used some truly badass weapons against each other. This is a list of the MOST badass weapons in ancient history. This list includes weapons up to the medieval period. HERE

6 incredible star forts

star forts are incredible, relatively unappreciated structures that have recently become a fascination of mine - humungous constructions that only really become visually stunning when you look down on them from above. this type of fortification design was adopted in the early 16th century as people realised that simpler, often circular forts were pretty crap when it came to the job in hand: defense.

many of them still stand today in varying sizes. some are empty, some contain ruins. some, as you’ll see below, contain entire villages. be sure to check out the source links at the bottom for more info.

so here are 6 of the best star forts on earth… HERE