So it looks as if I won't be driving into work today because of some 500,000 protesters about the immigration reform. Downtown Chicago is going to be INSANE today. more here
Scientists make water run uphill!

Colbert takes a stand at the White House Correspondents' dinner
MacBook Pros hot because thermal grease not applied properly? OOPS!
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WOW!! Check out this commercial for iTalk — Apple's new phone
Microsoft FIJI — Life after VistaAwesome hi-res image of the Sun (2100×2034 pixels)
Giving light a new twist
In the 28 April PRL, researchers describe an optical device that cleanly converts one kind of angular momentum into the other, a demonstration that may ultimately find applications in communication and computing.
Seeing inside your veins. Pretty sweet
The device will help doctors stick a vein the first time. The device should be helpful for children, the elderly, diabetics on dialysis, and treating varicose veins. Very cool