Real lasers in action

Wicked Lasers makes red, green, and blue lasers which are strong enough to cut tape, melt stuff, and light matches. The best part is, you can buy them for less than you think. They even sell a SaberLaser. Click to see a Windows Media Player video of a SaberLaser in action.

Remember Ring

Remember Ring protects you from the Wrath of Spouse by reminding you when a special occasion is imminent."24 hours before your special day, the Hot Spot™ on the interior surface of your Remember Ring™ will warm to 120º F for approximately 10 seconds, and continue to warm up every hour, on the hour, all day long!"

How to tie a necktie

This German krawatte ("cravat" in English) site includes useful illustrations of every conceivable way to tie a necktie.

New Fox Unit to Produce Christian Films - Los Angeles Times

Via Los Angeles Times

"The company that brought TV viewers racy and irreverent programs such as "Nip/Tuck," "Temptation Island" and "The Simpsons" has found religion.

In the biggest commitment of its sort by a Hollywood studio, News Corp.'s Fox Filmed Entertainment is expected to unveil plans today to capture the gargantuan Christian audience that made "The Passion of the Christ" a global phenomenon.

The home entertainment division of Rupert Murdoch's movie studio plans to produce as many as a dozen films a year under a banner called FoxFaith. At least six of those films will be released in theaters under an agreement with two of the nation's largest chains, AMC Theatres and Carmike Cinemas."

Shiny Shiny

Shiny Shiny is a tech blog for the pink half of the population, featuring girly gadgets like this pink USB keychain drive.

Gadget blogs are a great gimmick for making money while blogging, because nearly every post gives you an excuse to link to Amazon or some other affiliated store. It's also important to target your blog to a specific demographic.

Five Tips to Increase Your Likeability

This list of Five Tips to Increase Your Likeability from the Prometheus Institute, a secular, libertarian think tank, is highly practical and fairly easy to implement. I've already been working on all but number four, which I see as counter to my obedience to God, but there is a way to interpret it differently. Instead of "eliminate all judgments," I will endeavor to practice it as "be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you." [Ephesians 4: 31-32, KJV]

SquidSoap - Training Tomorrow's Great Hand Washers

Squidsoap is a new soap dispenser gimmick which gets kids to wash their hands better by putting a small ink mark on their hand which won't wash off until after 15-20 seconds of thorough scrubbing.

getbehindjesus.net (satire)

getbehindjesus.net is a Web site devoted to a modern-day "miracle"-dog named Angus MacDougall "that has recently been blessed with the revered and holy image of Jesus Christ on his hindquarters." You should see it for yourself, because "seeing is believing," eh?

Masters of Origami

According to this article at Discover.com, A physicist's computer program speeds the creation of stupefyingly complex paper sculptures.

Amazing Satoshi Kiyama makes Origami out of paper and foil without the aid of a computer.

See more complex Origami photos here.

Oneplace is the largest internet source of ministry program streaming radio

Salem Communications, a radio broadcaster focused on Christian and family-themed programming, announced today that its Salem Web Network site, Oneplace.com, now offers podcasting services. The site's ministries, including Focus on the Family, Winning Walk with Dr. Ed Young, Power Point Ministries with Jack Graham, and Family Life Today with Dennis Rainey, are on pace for more than 125,000 podcast program downloads in September.

MyChurch.org

MyChurch.org is a social networking site for church-related folks. Basic services are free. The layout is clean and looks easy to use.

eBible.com

eBible.com looks useful. I like the streamlined interface, a la Google.

PaperCut

PaperCut has amazing photos of three-dimensional art made by making cuts in ordinary paper.