SurfFoo for June 7th

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Gems from the Web:

• Poland to probe if Teletubbies are gay - washingtonpost.com - Poland’s conservative government took its drive to curb what it sees as homosexual propaganda to the small screen on Monday, taking aim at Tinky Winky and the other Teletubbies. No kiddin’
• The 20 Best “That Guys” of All Time - What is a “That Guy”? A That Guy is a B-list character actor who’s just talented enough to secure bit parts in a handful of movies every year, but not quite talented enough to become a brand-name star like Chris Kattan.
• Grow Your Second Home - Popular Science - This house is to be grown! Architects Mitchell Joachim and Javier Arbona and environmental engineer Lara Greden designed this ?tree house? to be both eco-friendly and alive. Trees are planted and trained to grow in the shape of the finished home.
• Old soda cans - Pile of Photos - Nice collection of old cans of Coke, Pepsi, Seven up (”The Uncola”).
• (mt) Media Temple - Load balancers upgraded - Looks like my host has managed to improve loading times for WordPress installations. Do you also have the impression that my blog loads faster now?
• Adsense Tricks - No matter how much money AdSense is making for you right now, a few simple tweaks can increase that amount considerably. (And I still haven’t joined the monetizing bandwaggon…)
• The Coral Castle - Just one day before his wedding ceremony, Ed Leedskalnin was dumped by his girl. Heartbroken, he set out on a lifelong quest to create a monument on his lost love ? for the next 28 years, Ed carved a fantastic castle out of 1,100 tons of coral rocks!
• English Russia » Belarusian Movie Posters - How Hollywood posters look in Belarus. Kind of reminds me of my trip to India, where all actors were painted more wholesome. Enjoy.
• Colorful Beauty in Nature: Butterflies by COLOURlovers - Colour palettes of butterflies. Fascinating read.
• 25 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen - Forget The Godfather. What we’ve got here are the overlooked greats, the hidden gems. From Jake Gyllenhaal in a bubble to a murderous Kate Winslet to a pair of violent, avenging Irish “angels”? these are the box-office left-behinds . (I’ve seen 2 of the
• Pileus: The Internet Umbrella - Pileus has a large screen on the top surface, a built-in camera, a motion sensor, GPS, and a digital compass, and it provides two main functions; A Social Photo-sharing and A 3D Map Navigation.
• Talj’s Photo A Day 2007: 3rd June 2007 - Lovely blue flower photography. Check out the other days, too!
• Jo’s Plumbing - Virtual toilet flushing. Flash. Free. Fun.
• 10 Ways to Eliminate Distractions - One of the fundamental principles of productivity is that in order to get things done, you gotta focus. And that necessary focus requires that you eliminate as many distractions as possible.